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Recording Available of Professor Shubha Ghosh’s Presentation on how COVID and Other Crises Shape Innovation at the Conference
Crandall Melvin Professor of Law Shubha Ghosh recently spoke at the Conference on Innovation and Communication Law, held May 19 and 20 at the Danube University, Krems, Austria.
Ghosh spoke on “Crisis, Invention, and Innovation” in relation to COVID and other crises.
The audio of his presentation is here.
College of Law Professor Gregory Germain Discusses Tax Implications in the LeClairRyan Bankruptcy Proceedings
In the in-depth Law360.com story, “Last Of LeClairRyan’s Partners Battle Opaque Tax Threat,” Professor Gregory Germain notes that the waiver of a bankruptcy claim based on an unpaid loan should be a concern because debt forgiveness is typically viewed as income for tax purposes.
Professor Paula Johnson writes “It’s time to replace ‘replacement theory'"
As a start, I call for a replacement to replacement theory. Replace it with knowledge, education, and equitable economic, legal and political systems.
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Professor Cora True-Frost G’01, L’01 Awarded Fulbright to European Center of Excellence for Research on European Tribunals
Cora True-Frost G’01, L’01, Bond, Schoeneck and King Distinguished Professor, has been selected by the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Program to join the University of Oslo, Pluricourts as a Fulbright Scholar. Beginning in August 2022, True-Frost will conduct her research and scholarship on European Tribunals and International Disability Law: Definitions, Discrimination, and Involuntary Detention.
| Name | Areas of Expertise |
|---|---|
| Rakesh K. Anand Professor of Law |
Constitutional Law Constitutional Law (Individual Rights) Criminal Law Legal Ethics Legal Theory |
| Robert Ashford Professor of Law |
Economics and the Law Professional Responsibility Tax Law Tax Law (Banking, Securities, and Tax Law) |
| Elizabeth A. August L'94 Teaching Professor |
Corporate Law |
| Hon. James E. Baker Professor of Law Director, Institute for Security Policy and Law Professor of Public Administration, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs (by courtesy appointment) |
Civil-Military Relations Counterterrorism Law and Policy Cybersecurity Law and Policy Laws of War Legal Ethics Military Law National Security Law and Policy Professional Responsibility Veterans Law |
| William C. Banks Professor of Law Emeritus Distinguished Lecturer |
Civil-Military Relations Constitutional Law Constitutional Law (Individual Rights) Counterterrorism Law and Policy Laws of War Military Law National Security Law and Policy |
| Kristen Barnes Associate Dean for Faculty Research Professor of Law |
Dean Anti-Discrimination and Equality Law Education Law Constitutional Law Housing and Law |
| Peter A. Bell Professor of Law Emeritus |
Law and Medicine Public Health Law Tort Law |
| Todd A. Berger Professor of Law Director, Advocacy Programs Director, PhillyEx |
Criminal Law Criminal Law (Criminal Defense and Ethics) Public Interest Law Trial Advocacy |
| Peter D. Blanck University Professor Chairman, Burton Blatt Institute |
Disability Law and Policy Empirical Study and Analysis |
| Craig M. Boise Dean and Professor of Law |
Legal Education Legal Education (Technology) Tax Law Tax Law (Treaties) |
| Daan Braveman Distinguished Lecturer |
Faculty/Staff Civil Procedure and Due Process Constitutional Law Federal Courts and Procedure Public Interest Law |
| Jenny Breen Associate Professor of Law |
Constitutional Law Immigration Law and Policy Labor Law |
| Emily Brown L'09 Assistant Teaching Professor |
Civil Litigation Labor Law Labor Law (Collective Bargaining Agreements) |
| Keith J. Bybee Vice Dean Paul E. and Hon. Joanne F. Alper '72 Judiciary Studies Professor Professor of Law Professor of Political Science Director, Institute for the Study of the Judiciary, Politics, and the Media (IJPM) Senior Research Associate, Campbell Public Affairs Institute |
Civility and Democratic Society Constitutional Law Judicial Process Law and Diversity Law, Politics, and the Media |
| Sanjay K. Chhablani Laura J. & L. Douglas Meredith Professor of Teaching Excellence 2017-2020 Professor of Law Adjunct Professor, Forensic and National Security Sciences Institute, College of Arts and Sciences |
Criminal Law Death Penalty Incarceration |
| Kelly K. Curtis Teaching Professor Director, Academic and Bar Support |
Legal Ethics Professional Responsibility |
| Christian C. Day Professor of Law Emeritus |
Antitrust Law Corporate Law Corporate and Financial Law Legal Education Real Estate Law Tax Law |
| Lisa Dolak L'88 Angela S. Cooney Professor of Law |
Federal Courts and Procedure Intellectual Property Legal Ethics Patent Law |
| Doron Dorfman Associate Professor of Law |
Anti-Discrimination and Equality Law Disability Law and Policy Service Animals Employment Law Public Health Law Tort Law |
| David M. Driesen University Professor |
Constitutional Law Environmental Law Law and Economics |
| Jan Fleckenstein G'84, G'86, L'11 Associate Teaching Professor Director of the Law Library |
Legal Education Library Planning and Design |
| Ian Gallacher Professor of Law Emeritus |
Class Action Litigation Legal Education |
| Shannon P. Gardner Associate Dean for Online Education Teaching Professor |
Criminal Law Criminal Law (Criminal Defense and Ethics) |
| Gregory L. Germain Professor of Law Director, Bankruptcy Clinic |
Bankruptcy Law Commercial Law Contracts Law Corporate Law Tax Law |
| Shubha Ghosh Crandall Melvin Professor of Law Director, Syracuse Intellectual Property Law Institute |
Antitrust Law Copyright Law and Development Patent Law Pharmaceuticals Software and the Internet Technology Commercialization Tort Law Trademarks |
| Antonio Gidi Teaching Professor |
Civil Law (International) Civil Procedure and Due Process |
| Lauryn P. Gouldin Laura J. & L. Douglas Meredith Professor of Teaching Excellence Crandall Melvin Professor of Law Director, Syracuse Civics Initiative |
Faculty/Staff Criminal Law Criminal Law (Procedure and Evidence) Eighth Amendment (Bail Reform and Pretrial Detention) Fourth Amendment (Search and Seizure) |
| Jack Graves Teaching Professor |
Arbitration Commercial Law Contracts Law International Law Professional Responsibility |
| Andrew S. Greenberg L'89 Teaching Professor |
Family Law Family Law (Children and the Law) Personal Injury Tort Law |
| Roy Gutterman L'00, Affiliated Faculty by Courtesy Appointment Director, Tully Center for Free Speech Associate Professor, Newhouse School Professor of Law, College of Law (by courtesy appointment) |
Communications Law Constitutional Law Constitutional Law (Bill of Rights) |
| Margaret M. Harding Professor of Law |
Alternative Dispute Resolution Arbitration Civil Procedure and Due Process Securities Regulation |
| Prashanth Jayachandran L'98 G'98 Distinguished Lecturer |
Faculty/Staff Employment Law Labor Law |
| Paula C. Johnson Professor of Law Director, Cold Case Justice Initiative |
Cold Cases Law and Diversity Professional Responsibility Voting Rights |
| Arlene S. Kanter Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professor of Teaching Excellence 2005-2008 Professor of Law Director, Disability Law and Policy Program Faculty Director of International Programs Professor of Disability Studies, School of Education (by courtesy appointment) |
Disability Law and Policy Disability Law and Policy (Rights of Women and Girls with Disabilities) Human Rights Law International Human Rights Law International Law International Law (International Humanitarian Law) |
| Gary T. Kelder Professor of Law |
Constitutional Law Criminal Law Criminal Law (Procedure and Evidence) |
| Deborah Kenn Professor of Law |
Community Development Law Experiential Education Housing and Law |
| Andrew T. Kim Professor of Law |
Administrative Law Immigration Law and Policy Refugee law |
| Dafni Kiritsis '97 Director of Externships and Career Services Adjunct Professor |
Faculty/Staff Career Development Faculty or Staff Civil Litigation Employment Law Veterans Law |
| Nina A. Kohn David M. Levy L'48 Professor of Law Faculty Director of Online Education |
Elder Law Family Law Family law (Guardianship and Alternatives) Legal Education Tort Law Wills, Trusts, and Estates |
| Laura G. Lape Associate Professor of Law |
Copyright Property Law |
| Richard Levy L'77 Distinguished Lecturer, JDi |
Faculty/Staff Academic Faculty or Staff Bankruptcy Law |
| Kevin Noble Maillard Professor of Law |
Civil Liberties Family Law Family Law (Adoption and Popular Culture) Wills, Trusts, and Estates |
| Robin Paul Malloy E.I. White Chair and Distinguished Professor of Law Kauffman Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Director, Center on Property, Citizenship and Social Entrepreneurism Professor of Economics, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs (by courtesy appointment) |
Disability Law and Policy Disability Law and Policy (Land Use) Law and Economics Law and Economics (Market Economy) Property Law Real Estate Law |
| Mary Helen McNeal Professor of Law Director, LondonEx |
Elder Law Legal Education Legal Ethics Legal Services for the Poor Professional Responsibility |
| Suzette M. Meléndez Associate Dean for Equity & Inclusion Teaching Professor |
Domestic Violence Family Law Family Law (Children and the Law) Women, Children, and the Law |
| Aliza M. Milner Teaching Professor Director, Legal Communication and Research |
Civil Litigation Civil Procedure and Due Process Legal Education |
| Jessica R. Murray Associate Teaching Professor Director, Transactional Law Clinic |
Corporate Law Intellectual Property |
| Robert G. Nassau Executive Director, Office of Clinical Legal Education Teaching Professor Director, Low Income Taxpayer Clinic |
Tax Law Tax Law (Estate and Gift Tax) Tax Law (Income Tax) |
| Mark Nevitt Associate Professor of Law |
Civil-Military Relations Environmental Law International Law Laws of War Military Law National Security Law and Policy |
| Gary J. Pieples Teaching Professor Director, Criminal Defense Clinic |
Arbitration Consumer Law |
| M. Jack Rudnick L'73 Professor of Practice Director, Innovation Law Center |
Commercialization Law Intellectual Property |
| Michael A. Schwartz Associate Professor of Law Director, Disability Rights Clinic |
Disability Law and Policy Disability Law and Policy (Deaf Culture) |
| William C. Snyder Teaching Professor |
Administrative Law Computer Law Cybersecurity Law and Policy Federal Prosecutions |
| Mary Szto Teaching Professor |
Immigration Law and Policy Property Law Real Estate Law |
| Monica Todd Teaching Professor |
Family Law Family Law (Children and the Law) Property Law |
| C. Cora True-Frost G'01, L'01 Bond, Schoeneck and King Distinguished Professor Professor of Law |
Constitutional Law Constitutional Law (Bill of Rights) Human Rights Law International Human Rights Law International Law International Law (International Criminal Court) International Law (International Criminal Law) International Law (International Humanitarian Law) Legal Theory Regulatory Law and Policy |
| Terry L. Turnipseed Professor of Law Professor of Engineering and Computer Science, LC Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science (by courtesy appointment) |
Eminent Domain Law and Engineering Property Law Wills, Trusts, and Estates |
| A. Joseph Warburton Professor of Law Professor of Finance, Whitman School of Management |
Bankruptcy Law Corporate Law Corporate and Financial Law Financial Regulation Mutual Funds |
| Linda Whitton Distinguished Lecturer |
Commercial Law Corporate Law Elder Law Property Law Real Estate Law |
| John T. Wolohan Adjunct Professor Professor, Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics |
Sports Law |