Through scholarly publications, an array of professional and community activities, and leadership positions with local and national institutions and organizations, Southwestern faculty members influence and inform the public, the profession and legal education. The following provides a sampling of the research, publications, presentations, media activity and public service involvement.
Faculty Activities may also be found in the Southwestern Reporter Online (published on this website during the academic year, August through May)
Fall 2012, Number 1 | Fall 2012, Number 2
Spring 2013, Number 1
Fall 2012, Number 1
PROFESSOR RYAN ABBOTT
- Inside Views: Access to Medicines and Intellectual Property in Jordan, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY WATCH (July 2012)
- Presenter, "Healthcare Policy and Integrative Medicine," UCLA Summer Session A: Medicine 180 - Integrative East-West Medicine for Health and Wellness, Los Angeles
- Panel Moderator and Organizer, "Integrating Legal Writing Skills Development into ADR Courses," AALS/ABA Legal Educators Colloquium, ABA Dispute Resolution Section's Annual Meeting, Washington, DC
- Panel Moderator and Speaker, "Developments in CERCLA," Environmental Law Symposium, LACBA Environmental Law Section
- Participant, American Law Institute Annual Meeting, Washington, DC
- CALIFORNIA LEGAL ETHICS, 8th ed. (with R. Wydick and R. Perschbacher; West Group, 2012)
- CIVIL PROCEDURE, 6th ed. (with F. James, G.C. Hazard Jr., and J. Leubsdorf; Foundation Press, 2011)
- 2012 Annual Supplement, CASES AND MATERIALS ON CIVIL PROCEDURE, 6th ed. (with D. Crump, W. Dorsaneo and R. Perschbacher; Lexis Publishing 2012)
- 2012 Annual Supplement, FEDERAL COURTS, 13th ed. (with C. Wright and J. Oakley; Foundation Press, 2012)
- PROBLEMS IN LEGAL ETHICS, 10th ed. (with M. Schwartz, R. Wydick and R. Perschbacher; West Group, 2012)
- Update, LABOR LAW IN THE CONTEMPORARY WORKPLACE (with K. Dau-Schmidt, M. Malin, R. Corrada and C. Fisk; West Academic Publishing, 2009)
- Update, LABOR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS: STRIKES, LOCKOUTS AND BOYCOTTS, 2nd ed. (with D. Ray and W. Corbett; West Group, 2009 & Supp. 2011-2012)
- Lecturer, "The Road to Representation Under the National Labor Relations Act," 50th Annual Short Course on Labor Law, Center for American and International Law, Dallas, TX
- Director, 21st Anniversary Scholarship and Awards Gala, Mexican American Bar Foundation, Los Angeles, CA
- Presenter, Annual Scholarship Luncheon, Los Angeles City Employees Chicano Association, Los Angeles, CA
- Member, Six Months of Service Completed, Los Angeles Employee Relations Board
- Explaining the Recent Upturn in Divorce In Indonesia: Developmental Idealism and the Effect of Political Change, 39 ASIAN JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCE 776 (with T. Heaton; 2011)
- Presentation, "Indonesian Islamic Inheritance Law," Atma Jaya University, Jakarta, Indonesia
- Presentations, "Marital Property Law," University of Indonesia, Jakarta and Parahyangan University, Bandung, Indonesia
- Editor and Principal Drafter, A Survey of Law School Curricula: 2002-2010 (ABA; July 2012)
- The Evolution of Unconstitutionality in Sex Offender Registration Laws, 63 HASTINGS LAW JOURNAL 1071 (with A. Beverlin; May 2012)
- Findings from the 2010 Curriculum Survey, 81 THE BAR EXAMINER (June 2012)
- Presenter, "Accreditation Standards and Curriculum," California State Bar Task Force on Admissions Regulation Reform, San Francisco, CA
- Presenter, "Findings from the 2010 Curriculum Survey," ABA Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL
- Presenter, "Findings from the 2010 Curriculum Survey and their Relationship to ABA Standards," Council of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar, Boston, MA
- Presenter, "Lessons from the 2010 Curriculum Survey," Associate Deans Boot Camp, ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar, Las Vegas, NV
- Presenter, "Predicting Casebooks of the Future," Thomson Reuters Innovation Summit, Minneapolis, MN
- Presenter, "The Regulation and Structure of ABA-approved Law Schools," ABA Rule of Law Initiative for Tajikistan Deans and Law Professors, Washington, DC
- Participant, Foreign Programs Committee and Finance Committee, ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar, Boston, MA
- Participant, Standards Review Committee, ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar, Chicago, IL
- Quoted in "Job Concerns Influence Changes in Law School Curricula," New York Law Journal
- Quoted in "Law School Curricula are Changing" and "Law Schools Expanding Clinical Courses," ABA Journal
- Quoted in "Law Schools Getting the Message on Professional Skills," National Law Journal
- Quoted in "Schools Expand on Offerings," Chicago Daily Bulletin
- Leader, Street Law Inc.'s Diversity Pipeline Best Practices Workshop, Washington, DC
- Presenter and Panelist (with A. Ramos, J. Rodriguez-Fee, J. Vazquez, and J. Waterstone), "Training and Transforming Law Students into Lawyers," AALS Conference on Clinical Legal Education, Los Angeles, CA
- Speaker, "Evidence-Based CEO Compensation," Board of Directors and Senior Executive Team, Boise, Inc., Santa Monica, CA
- Presenter, "How to Teach A Blended (Hybrid) Course," CALI Conference, Thomas Jefferson School of School, San Diego, CA
- Corporate Law Firms, NGOs, and Issues of Legitimacy for a Global Legal Order, 80 FORDHAM LAW REVIEW 2309 (with Y. Dezalay; 2012)
- Speaker, "After the JD and Its Lessons for Studying Lawyers' Careers Within and Outside of the US, Workshop on Standardizing International Research on Legal Careers," The Center on the Global Legal Profession, Indiana University Maurer School of Law, Bloomington, IN
- Panelist, "Identifying, and Keeping Your Eye on, the Big Picture," "Faculty" and "Students," New Deans' Committee Meeting, ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar, Moran, WY
- Panelist, "Theorizing Post-Colonial Legal Professions and Politics," Law and Society Annual Meeting, Honolulu, HI
- Selection Committee Member, Jerry S. Cohen Memorial Fund Writing Award
- 'The Toxic Trade': The Legal Landscape of Asbestos Regulation in India, 90/91 WOMEN & ENVIRONMENTS 25 (with D. Jain; Spring/ Summer 2012)
- Promoting Clinical Legal Education in India: A Case Study of the Citizen Participation Clinic, Joint Report by the Cornell International Human Rights Clinic and the Jindal Good Rural Governance and Citizen Participation Clinic (with E. Brundige and S. Kalantry, July 2012)
- A Province of Jurisprudence?: The Invention of a Law of Constitutional Conventions in LAW BOOKS IN ACTION: ESSAYS ON THE ANGLO-AMERICAN LEGAL TREATISE (M. Dubber and A. Fernandez, eds.; Hart Publishing, 2012)
- Elected, Board, Copyright Society
- SUBDIVISION LAW AND GROWTH MANAGEMENT, 2 vols. (West Group, 2012)
- A New Role for Free Trade Agreements in International Trade in INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ASPECTS OF FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION (C. Antons and R. Hilty, eds.; Kluwer-Max Planck, 2012)
- Comparative Observations about Transnational Legal Education and Legal Scholarship, 46 INTERNATIONAL LAWYER (2012)
- On Scholarship in the American Legal Academy: An Essay, 46 INTERNATIONAL LAWYER (2012)
- An Essay on the American Perspective on Lawyer Conduct and Discipline: New Norms and Challenges for the International Legal Profession (translated into French: La conformite: Nouvelles regles et nouveaux defies pour professions juridiques internationals - Une perspective americaine) in LA SEMAINE JURIDIQUE ENTREPRISE ET AFFAIRES (Lexis-Nexis Publishers, July 2012)
- Speaker, "Impacts of Technology and Globalization on the American Legal Profession - Report of the ABA Commission on Ethics," State Bar Delegations to the ABA House of Delegates, ABA Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL
- Speaker, "The Role of the Legal Profession in 'Protecting, Respecting and Remedying Human Rights,'" ABA Section of International Law Council and ABA Center for Human Rights, Chicago, IL
- Speaker, "Your Passport to Getting Information You Need from Abroad: The Nuts and Bolts of International Discovery," Beverly Hills Bar Association
- Speaker, ABA Section of International Law Council Meeting, New York City
- Appointed, ABA Task Force, International Trade in Legal Services
- Appointed, Co-Chair, ABA Section of International Law's Seasoned-Lawyers' Network Division
- Appointed, NAFTA Chapter 19 Case by the USTR, Confirmed by the Senate Finance Committee and House Appropriations Committee to the NAFTA Bi-national Roster of Arbitrators
- Appointed, Senior Advisor, ABA Center for Human Rights
- Appointed, SIL Liaison, ABA Commission on Ethics 20/20 and ABA Center for Professional Responsibility
- Invited Participant, "Can't We Just All Get Along: Challenges of Civil Discourse and Mutual Respect," A Fourteenth Intentional Conversation at The Huntington, Sponsored by Marymount College, Pasadena, CA
- Meeting Participant, ABA Task Force on International Trade in Legal Services, Chicago, IL
- Meeting Participant, American Bar Foundation Fellows' Research Advisory Council, Chicago, IL
- Speaker, "The First Amendment: A Constitutional Take on Religion," Barn Gang at the Engineer's Club, Dayton, OH
- Jay-Z's 99 Problems, Verse 2: A Close Reading With Fourth Amendment Guidance For Cops And Perps, ST. LOUIS UNIVERSITY LAW JOURNAL 2012 (the article has resulted in significant media attention)
- Amicus Curiae Brief in support of petitioners, Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co., U.S. Supreme Court, on behalf of Government of the Argentine Republic
- Evading Legislative Jurisdiction, 87 NOTRE DAME LAW REVIEW 1673 (2012)
- Quoted in "Legal Experts: Kelly Thomas video doesn't tell whole story," Orange County Register
- Reflections of Who We Were When Joining Conveyed a Message, 80 UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY LAW REVIEW 703 (Spring 2012)
- Editor and Executive Summary Author, State of Criminal Justice (ABA Criminal Justice Section, 2012)
- Organizer and Intro Co-writer, Criminal Justice Magazine (Forensic Science Symposium Issue; Spring 2012)
- Guest Editor and Author of the Overview, Family Court Review (Special 2012 edition devoted to children of incarcerated parents; 2012)
- Reappointed, ABA Commission on Domestic Violence and Sexual Abuse
- Reappointed, Advisory Board, ABA Youth at Risk Commission
- Co-chair, ABA Criminal Justice Section's Innocence Committee and Forensic Science Task Force
- Planning Committee Chair and Panel Facilitator, "National Academy of Science Report: Three Years Later," Third Annual ABA Criminal Justice Section's Forensic Science Conference, Fordham Law School, New York, NY
- Moderator, "CSI and Beyond," ABA Presidential Showcase Program, ABA Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL
- Presenter and Panelist (with L. Cohen, J. Rodriguez-Fee, J. Vazquez, and J. Waterstone), "Training and Transforming Law Students into Lawyers," AALS Conference on Clinical Legal Education, Los Angeles, CA
- Presenter and Panelist (with L. Cohen, A. Ramos, J. Vazquez, and J. Waterstone), "Training and Transforming Law Students into Lawyers," AALS Conference on Clinical Legal Education, Los Angeles, CA
- Would a 'Right of Reply' Fix Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act?, 20 OXFORD INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LAW & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (2012) and 4 JOURNAL OF INTERNATION MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT LAW (Fall 2011)
- Webinar Moderator, "The Convergence of Entertainment, Advertising, and Social Media," Media Law Resource Center
- Appointed, Research Fellow, Center for the Legal Profession, Stanford Law School
- Op-ed article, "Expo Line's halting start: If mass transit is to succeed in Los Angeles, the MTA is going to have to get its act together," Los Angeles Times
- THE WIZARDS OF OZYMANDIAS: REFLECTIONS ON THE DECLINE AND FALL (Ludwig von Mises Institute, 2012)
- Member, Associated Scholars, Ludwig von Mises Institute
- Interviewed regarding his book, THE WIZARDS OF OZYMANDIAS: REFLECTIONS ON THE DECLINE AND FALL, Brian Greenberg Show, WNJC radio, Philadelphia and The Robert Wenzel Show, www.economicpolicyjournal.com
- Presenter, "Case Studies on the Gulf Coast Claim Facility and the Toyota Unintended Acceleration Litigation in the United States: An Interim Report, Fifth Annual Conference on the Globalization of Class Actions and Mass Litigation," The Hague, Netherlands
- Presenter, "Mass Media and Disparate Culture as Enablers and Obstacles in the Toyota and British Petroleum Litigation in the United States," 2012 International Conference on Law and Society, Honolulu, HI
- Presenter, "Tort Reform and Individual Justice," Association of Private Enterprise Education Annual Conference," Las Vegas, NV
- Queer (In)Justice: Mapping New Gay (Scholarly) Agendas, 102 JOURNAL OF CRIMINAL LAW AND CRIMINOLOGY 171 (with G. Shay, 2012)
- Skilling Reconsidered: The Legislative-Judicial Dynamic, Honest Services Fraud, and the Ill-Conceived 'Clean-Up Government Act,' 39 FORDHAM URBAN LAW JOURNAL 309 (2011)
- White Collar Crime and Punishment: Reflections on Michael, Martha, and Milberg Weiss, 15 GEORGE MASON LAW REVIEW 45 (2007), included in the course materials for the First Annual White Collar Crime Institute, New York City Bar Association (May 2012)
- Selected, LGBT Issues Committee, Society of American Law Teachers
- Presenter and Panelist (with L. Cohen, A. Ramos, J. Rodriguez-Fee, and J. Waterstone), "Training and Transforming Law Students into Lawyers," AALS Conference on Clinical Legal Education, Los Angeles, CA
- Op-ed,"Charter Schools Must Educate All our Children," Daily Journal (with M. Waterstone; July 2012)
- Presenter and Panelist (with L. Cohen, A. Ramos, J.
Rodriguez-Fee and J. Vazquez), "Training and Transforming Law Students
into Lawyers," AALS Conference on Clinical Legal Education, Los Angeles,
CA
ADJUNCT FACULTY
PROFESSOR ALLISON BREHM- Copyright Protection for Fictional Characters, BLOOMBERG BNA'S PATENT, TRADEMARK & COPYRIGHT JOURNAL (with E. May; June 2012)
- Presenter, "Inspired By A True Story: Legal Issues in Works Based On, Inspired By or Depicting Real People," Continuing Legal Education Seminar
- Quoted in "Appeals Court Makes It Easier for Writers," Variety.com
- Quoted in "2nd Cir. Ruling May Be A Royal Pain for Movie, TV Studios," Law360
- Quoted in "Second Circuit: Suit Over Idea for 'Royal Pains' Not Preempted by Copyright Law," National Law Journal
- Elected, Board of Directors, Peace Over Violence
- Author, "The Fix Up," Fireworks Festival Summer of One-Acts
- Presenter, "Litigation Ethics," Joint Meeting of the Burbank Bar Association, Glendale Bar Association and the Arab American Lawyers Association of Southern California, and Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP, Los Angeles, CA
Fall 2012, Number 2
PROFESSOR RYAN ABBOTT
- Treating the Health Care Crisis: Complementary and Alternative Medicine for PPACA, 14 DEPAUL JOURNAL OF HEALTH CARE LAW 35
- The Price of Medicines in Jordan: The Cost of Trade-based Intellectual Property, 9 JOURNAL OF GENERIC MEDICINES 75 (with R. Bader, L Bajjali, T. ElSamen, T. Obeidat, H. Sboul, M. Shwayat and I. Alabbadi; June 2012)
- Inside Views: Access to Medicines and Intellectual Property in Jordan, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY WATCH (July 2012)
- Presenter, Healthcare Policy and Integrative Medicine, UCLA Summer Session A: Medicine 180 - Integrative East-West Medicine for Health and Wellness
- Presenter, "Hot Issues in Intellectual Property and Public Health," Seminar Intelectual do Instituto de Direito PUC-RIO, Rio de Janeiro
- Quoted in "Pac-12 football coaches hush-hush about hurt players," Los Angeles Times
- Update, LABOR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS: STRIKES, LOCKOUTS AND BOYCOTTS, 2nd ed. (with D. Ray and W. Corbett; West Group, 2009 & Supp. 2012-2013)
- On Emotion, Juvenile Sex Offenders, and Mandatory Registration, 3 JOURNAL OF RACE, GENDER AND POVERTY (forthcoming 2012)
- Elected, Member, American Law Institute
- Appointed, Standards Review Committee, ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Appointed, AALS Curriculum Committee
- Appointed, Planning Committee for AALS Conference 2013, Workshop on Site Visits
- Presenter, "During the Site Visit: What to Expect Over the Three Days," New Site Evaluators' Workshop, Chicago, IL
- Presenter, "The Site Visit: Up Close and Personal," Chairs Workshop, ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar, Chicago, IL
- Meeting Participant, Foreign Programs Subcommittee of the Accreditation Committee, ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar, Chicago, IL
- Meeting Participant, Rules Subcommittee, Standards Review Committee, ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar, Los Angeles, CA
- Recipient, Pro Bono Award for the Small Claims Clinic, California State Bar (presented at Annual State Bar Meeting/Reception, Monterey, CA)
- Lecture, "Ethics, Technology, Globalization and the Legal Profession," Wyoming Bar Convention, Jackson Hole, WY
- Lecture, "International and U.S. Arbitration Law," Mexican Federal Judicial College, Mexico City
- Presentation, "Report on U.S. ADR Developments, 2011-12, for NAFTA art. 2022 Advisory Committee on Private Commercial Dispute Resolution," Puebla, Mexico
- Participant, ABA Section of International Law Fall Meeting, Miami, FL
- Participant, ABA Commission on Ethics 20/20 Meeting, Washington, DC
- Quoted in "Space: Media Psychology's New Frontier," Psychology Today
- Interviewed regarding "Committee on U.S. Foreign Investment" and current foreign company proposed mergers, Bloomberg Press
- Speaker, Constitutional Guarantees with Respect to Religious Freedom, Griffith Park Adult Community Center, Los Angeles, CA
- Domestic Responses to Transnational Crime: The Limits of National Law, CRIMINAL LAW FORUM Criminal Law Forum (Springer; September 2012)
- Panelist, "Dean's Panel - Implementing Institutional Change," Conference on the Development of Professional Identity in Legal Education: Rethinking Learning and Assessment, Educating Tomorrow's Lawyers, Denver University Sturm College of Law
- Panelist, "Extraterritoriality Post-Kiobel: The Implications of Kiobel for International Legal Theory," Annual International and Comparative Law Symposium, University of Maryland, Francis King Carey School of Law
- Interviewed regarding the lawsuit over the Santa Monica Nativity Scene, Air Talk (KPCC)
- Participant, ABA Commission on Domestic Violence and Sexual Abuse Meeting, Washington, DC
- Participant, Criminal Justice Magazine Editorial Board Meeting, Washington D.C.
- Speaker, "The Limits of the FTC's Data Security Program: Where is the line, and where should it be?" Privacy and Information Security Committee, ABA Section of Antitrust Law
- Award Recipient, Gary Schlarbaum Prize for "Lifetime Achievement in Defense of Liberty" and Presentation, "In Defense of History," Ludwig von Mises Institute Conference, Callaway Gardens, GA
- Speaker, "What did Ron Paul Accomplish?" and Moderator, Intellectual Property Panel Discussion, 2012 Libertopia Conference, San Diego, CA
- Speaker, Ron Paul Rally, Sun Dome, University of South Florida, Tampa (broadcast live on C-Span)
- Speaker, The Collapse of Western Civilization and its Aftermath, Karl Hess Club, Culver City, CA
- Interviewed regarding his book, THE WIZARDS OF OZYMANDIAS, Robert Wenzel Show, Economic Policy Journal
- Panelist and Presenter, "Challenging Heterocentricity in the Classroom: Integrating LGBT Perspectives," Teaching Social Justice and Expanding Access to Justice: The Role of Legal Education and the Legal Profession, University of Maryland Law School, Baltimore, MD
- Participant, ABA Workshop for Site Team Chairs, Chicago, IL
- An Intersystemic View of Intellectual Property and Free Speech, 81 GEORGE WASHINGTON LAW REVIEW (with M. Bartholomew; 2012)
- Curbing Copyblight: Three Modest Proposals, 14 VANDERBILT JOURNAL OF ENTERTAINMENT AND TECHNOLOGY LAW 993 (2012; Symposium issue on Copyright & Creativity)
- Towards a Critical IP Theory: Copyright, Consecration & Control, 2012 BYU LAW REVIEW (2012)
- Presentation, "Copyright Trolls? Rethinking Intellectual Property Asset Management and Investment Companies," American Intellectual Property Law Association Annual Spring Meeting, Austin, TX
- Presentation, "Control and Consecration in Cultural Reproduction: Towards a Critical Copyright Theory," Critical Legal Conference, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
- Presentation, "Curbing Copyblight," Arizona State University Legal Scholar Workshop, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Tempe, AZ
- Presentation, "The Meaning of Public Domain: The Wizard of Oz, Betty Boop and the Intersection of Copyright and Trademark Law," Media Law Resource Center, California Chapter, Los Angeles
- Presentation, "Remedying Copyblight," Law and Society Association Annual Meeting, Honolulu, HI
- Presentation, "Selective Racialization and the Politics of Whiteness," Alliant International University, Alhambra, CA
- Presentation, "Who's Afraid of Hussein? The Trope of Colorblindness in the Age of Obama," International Conference on the Iranian Diaspora, Iranian Alliances Across Borders, UCLA
- Negligence, Responsibility, and the Clumsy Samaritan: Is There a Fairness Rationale for the Good Samaritan Immunity? GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY LAW REVIEW (forthcoming 2013)
- Presentation, "Contractualism and Risk Regulation: A Reply to Barbara Fried," Southern California Junior Faculty Workshop, Los Angeles, CA
ADJUNCT FACULTY
PROFESSOR ALEXANDRA D'ITALIA- The Fix Up in NORTHNORTHWEST, 7th edition (The Northwest Playwrights Alliance, 2012)
- What Good Children Do, ARCADIA LITERARY JOURNAL (November 2012)
- Faculty Member, Domestic Violence Course at the Criminal Law Orientation for California Judges, Primary Assignment Orientations, Education Division/Center for Judicial Education and Research, Administrative Office of the Courts
- Speaker, Legal, Practical, and Fiscal Impacts of Sentencing Realignment on the First Anniversary Since the Landmark Law Took Effect, California State Bar Annual Meeting, Monterey, CA
SENIOR STAFF
DAVID MCFADDEN, SENIOR REFERENCE LIBRARIAN- Speaker, "Law Librarians' Efforts to Enact the Uniform Electronic Legal Materials Act (SB 1075)," Legislative Advocacy Training Panel, American Association of Law Libraries Annual Meeting, Boston, MA
- Panel Moderator, Innovators and Advocates: Celebrating California's Library Hall of Fame Librarians, California Library Association's Annual Conference, San Jose, CA
Spring 2013, Number 1
PROFESSOR RYAN ABBOTT
- Overcoming Barriers to a Global Treaty on Medical Funding and R&D, 7 JOURNAL OF THE BRAZILIAN INSTITUTE FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 70 (December 2012)
- Panelist, "Research and Health Care Policy: Driving IM Forward," Annual Conference for Integrative Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
- "Inside Views: Potential Elements of the WHO Global R&D Treaty: Tailoring Solutions for Disparate Contexts," Intellectual Property Watch (January 2013)
- Appointed, AALS Alternative Dispute Section Executive Committee
- Appointed, AALS Litigation Section Executive Committee
- Guest Speaker, "The Supreme Court and the Future of Arbitration," Annual Arbitrator's Meeting, Independent Film and Television Alliance, in conjunction with the American Film Market, Santa Monica, CA
- Speaker (with Professor Christopher Ide-Don, UC Davis School of Law), "A Tale of Two Performance Test Courses," West Coast Consortium of Academic Support Professionals, McGeorge School of Law, Sacramento, CA
- Perceptions of Justice: An International Perspective on Judges and Appearances, 36 FORDHAM INTERNATIONAL LAW JOURNAL (with R. Perschbacher; 2012-2013)
- Presenter, "Deconstruct and Superstruct: Reexamining Bias in the Legal System," AALS Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA
- "Argument preview: Avoiding removal by limiting damages?" and "Argument recap: Manipulation versus 'master of the complaint,'" SCOTUSblog (January 2013)
- Panel Moderator, "Off-the-Radar Issues in Criminal Justice," 40 Years of LGBT Legal Activism: Taking Stock & Looking Ahead, Annual Law Review Symposium, Southwestern
- Roundtable Participant, Corporate Governance Roundtable on Corporate Social Responsibility, Institutional Investor Educational Foundation, Los Angeles, CA
- Presentation, "Mutiny on the Pirate Ship: Renegade Distribution and the Development of a Media Assets," and Panel Moderator, "International Regulatory Restraints," IP for Creative Upstarts Conference, Intellectual Property, Information & Communications Law Program, Michigan State University College of Law, East Lansing, MI
- Panelist, "The How and Why of Privacy," Biederman Institute's First Annual Online Privacy Conference, Southwestern
- Panelist, "Out and Proud in the Profession: Sweet Stories of Success," 40 Years of LGBT Legal Activism: Taking Stock & Looking Ahead, Annual Law Review Symposium, Southwestern
- Panel Moderator, "LGBT Social Movements and the Law: History and Future," 40 Years of LGBT Legal Activism: Taking Stock & Looking Ahead, Annual Law Review Symposium, Southwestern
- Panel Moderator, "Out and Proud in the Profession: Sweet Stories of Success," 40 Years of LGBT Legal Activism: Taking Stock & Looking Ahead, Annual Law Review Symposium, Southwestern
- Ethics Presentation for Newly-elected LGBT Officials, Victory Fund Conference, Long Beach, CA
- Panel Moderator, "International Relief Organizations and Human Rights" and "AIDS and International Human Rights," West Hollywood's Human Rights Speakers Series, Southwestern and West Hollywood, CA
- Panel Moderator, "LGBT Diversity and Resistance," 40 Years of LGBT Legal Activism: Taking Stock & Looking Ahead, Annual Law Review Symposium, Southwestern
- Panelist, Edelman Trust Barometer, Los Angeles, CA
- Planning Committee and Welcoming Remarks, The 10th Annual Entertainment and Media Law Conference, Biederman Institute and Media Law Resource Center, Hollywood, CA
- Planning Committee and Welcoming Remarks, Biederman Institute's First Annual Online Privacy Conference, Southwestern
- Panel Moderator, "Adoption, Abductions and the Hague Conventions," The Future of Children in International Law, Annual Law Journal Symposium, Southwestern
- Guest Lecture, "The Role of International Economic Law in International Law," University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
- Organizer and Speaker, "The Role of Legal Profession," American Bar Association Delegation to United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights, Geneva, Switzerland
- Participant and Presenter, ABA Mid-year Meeting, ABA Section of International Law Council and ABA Commission on Ethics 20/20, Dallas, TX
- Speaker, "The Legal Profession, Business and Human Rights," International Law and Human Security in the 21st Century, University of Denver Sturm College of Law, Denver, CO
- Represented Southwestern, House of Representatives, AALS Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA
DEAN AUSTEN PARRISH
- State Court International Human Rights Litigation: A Concerning Trend?, 3 UC IRVINE LAW REVIEW 25 (2013)
- Panelist, "Cashing-in on Innovation," Challenges, Uncertainty, and Change: Best Practices Collaboration for Development, Alumni Services, and Communications Professionals, Closing Plenary Session, AALS Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA
- Panelist, "Innovation and Part-Time Programs for Parents with Child Care Responsibilities," Unbundling Part-Time Programs from Full-Time Programs, AALS Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA
PROFESSOR ROBERT PUGSLEY
- Interviewed regarding presidential power to kill US citizens abroad if they're suspected of being members of al Qaeda, Sunday Morning Newsmakers (KRLA)
- Panelist, "Shattered Families," The Future of Children in International Law, Annual Law Journal Symposium, Southwestern
- Panelist, "Families and the Criminal Justice System," Modern Families: Changing Families, Challenging Laws, University of Iowa College of Law, Iowa City, IA
- Participant, ALI Model Penal Code Sentencing Member's Consultative Group Meeting
- Participant, Incarcerated Parents Working Group, Los Angeles County Dependency Court, Los Angeles, CA
- Participant, Youth at Risk Meeting, ABA Midyear Conference, Dallas, TX
- Participant, Women in Legal Education Mentoring Event, AALS Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA
- Panel Moderator, "Rights of Children and Governmental Responses," The Future of Children in International Law, Annual Law Journal Symposium, Southwestern
- Quoted in "FBI lab's woes cast growing shadow," The Washington Post
- Panel Moderator, "TV Everywhere - Copyright Protector Nowhere or Somewhere?" The 10th Annual Entertainment and Media Law Conference, Biederman Institute and Media Law Resource Center, Hollywood, CA
- Panelist, "Privacy and Reputation" and Panel Moderator, "Privacy and the Digital Marketplace," Biederman Institute's First Annual Online Privacy Conference, Southwestern
- Introduction of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court Fellows Dinner
- Honored (with Dr. W. Sloan), Support of Oberlin Conservatory and Violin Society of America Programs and Collection, Library of Congress Music Division
- Presenter, "The Promise and Peril of Media and Culture in Global Mass Litigation: The Toyota Unintended Acceleration Litigation and Gulf Coast Claims Facility," University of Windsor Faculty of Law, Windsor, Canada
- Guest Lecturer, Law and Catastrophe Seminar, University of Windsor Faculty of Law, Windsor, Canada
- Quoted in "Toyota moves to settle two high-profile sudden acceleration cases," Los Angeles Times
- Civil and Criminal Forfeitures in WHITE COLLAR CRIME: BUSINESS AND REGULATORY OFFENSES (Otto G. Obermaier & Robert G. Morvillo, eds.; with D. Parker; Law Journal Press, 2013)
- Presenter, "Federal Political Corruption Statutes: An Overview and Recent Developments," Annual Meeting of the Advocacy Group, Santa Monica, CA
- Panelist, "Off-the-Radar Issues in Criminal Justice," 40 Years of LGBT Legal Activism: Taking Stock & Looking Ahead, Annual Law Review Symposium, Southwestern
- Chair, ABA/AALS Site Evaluation Team, Northeastern University School of Law, Boston, MA
- Re-elected Chair, Board of Governors, Queen Margaret's School, Duncan, British Columbia, Canada
- Elected, President, Musica Intima Choral Ensemble
- Dangerous Undertakings: The Wind Done Gone, 60 Years Later and Copyright's Myth of Aesthetic Neutrality in THE SAGE HANDBOOK OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (M. David & D. Halbert, eds.; Sage Publications, 2013)
- Of Cheerleaders, Hobbits and Ginger Rogers: Hollywood and Trademark Law in HOLLYWOOD AND THE LAW (P. McDonald, E. Hoyt, E. Carman and P. Drake, eds.; forthcoming 2013)
- Guantanamo's Greatest Hits: Sound, Meaning and Performer Rights in Music, 15 VANDERBILT JOURNAL OF ENTERTAINMENT & TECHNOLOGY LAW (forthcoming 2013)
- Curbing Copyblight: Three Modest Proposals, 14 VANDERBILT JOURNAL OF ENTERTAINMENT & TECHNOLOGY LAW 993 (2012), selected as one of the best law review articles in the field of intellectual property by Thomson Reuters (West), republished in INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW REVIEW (Thomson Reuters (West), forthcoming 2013)
- Presenter, "It'll Break Your Heart Every Time: Baseball, the Internet and Judicial Romanticism," Internet Law Works-in-Progress Conference, High Tech Law Institute, Santa Clara University School of Law, Santa Clara, CA
- Presenter, "Performer Rights in Music," Annual Symposium of the Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law, Vanderbilt University School of Law, Nashville, TN
- Presenter, "White Geographies, Colorblindness and Race in the Age of Obama," Arizona State University Legal Scholars Workshop, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Tempe, AZ
- Moderator, "Changing the Curriculum to Keep Pace With Technology," The Future of Law, Business, and Legal Education: How to Prepare Students to Meet Corporate Needs, Annual Symposium of the Chapman Law Review, Chapman University School of Law, Orange, CA
- Interviewed, The Docket, KUCI 88.9 fm (UC Irvine Radio)
- Elected, Member, Los Angeles Copyright Law Society
- Re-elected, Executive Board, National Lawyers Guild, Los Angeles Chapter
- Guest lecturer, "Mexican Narco-violence and U.S. Asylum: An Overview of the 'Winning' Asylum Cases," UCLA Department of History, Los Angeles, CA
- Panel Moderator, "Shattered Families," The Future of Children in International Law, Annual Law Journal Symposium, Southwestern
- Submitted Written Testimony, Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Human Rights
- Panel Moderator, "Child Trafficking and Children in Conflict with the Law," The Future of Children in International Law, Annual Law Journal Symposium, Southwestern
ADJUNCT FACULTY
PROFESSOR WILLIAM WOOD- Speaker, "Marine Life Protection and Tribal (Fishing/Gathering/Harvesting) Rights in California," A Comprehensive Conference on Tribal Water Rights in California, Morongo Resort & Casino, Cabazon, CA
ABA - American Bar Association
AALS - Association of American Law Schools
LACBA - Los Angeles County Bar Association
LSSSE - Law School Survey of Student Engagement
NALP - National Association for Law Placement
