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Robert “Bob” Force has influenced generations of lawyers in maritime law as a professor and legal icon, and after 54 years “the Force” is retiring, leaving an unmatched legacy at Tulane Law School.
After teaching thousands of students over 108 semesters – more if you include summer programming... 
In life, immigration attorney Valerie Zukin fought for the most vulnerable, transforming detained immigrants’ access to representation in northern and central California.
Through her indefatigable determination and grit, she convened and inspired other lawyers and established the infrastructure... Read more 
Maritime entrepreneur, Tulane Board member and a founder of the Tulane Maritime Law Center, Erik Johnsen died earlier this week at the age of 97.
Johnsen (B’48) founded the Central Gulf Steamship Corp. (later renamed International Shipholding Corp.) with his father and brother in 1947, and... Read more 
Tulane Law School invites all alumni to join in a reception following a group swearing-in ceremony to the U.S. Supreme Court Bar later this summer.
The event, following the Court swearing-in on June 1, 2023 is being hosted by Chris Johnsen (L'85), a senior partner for Jones Walker’s Washington, D.... Read more 
Tulane’s Corporate and Securities Law Roundtable is back March 25, on the heels of the 35th annual Corporate Law Institute.
Tulane Law Professor Ann Lipton annually gathers top corporate and securities scholars from around the country to explore changes in the field, immediately following the... Read more 
Renowned legal scholar and Harvard Law Professor Randall Kennedy will speak at Tulane Law School Friday, March 24 on issues of race and social justice.
Kennedy, who in 2015 was Tulane Law’s Dreyfous Lecturer on Civil Rights, will present a keynote address titled “From Protest to Law: Triumphs and... Read more 
Corporate Law Institute draws hundreds March 23-24
The best and brightest M&A and securities practitioners, leading corporate counsel and Wall Street investment bankers gather March 23-24 at the 35th annual Tulane Corporate Law Institute, the premier M&A conference in the nation.
Among the highlights this year’s conference, to be held... Read more March 18, 2023
Politics’ influence on local criminal justice is the subject of Tulane Law Gamm symposium
The impact of politics on jails, prisons, courts, prosecutors, police, and defense attorneys are just a few of the topics that will be addressed at this year’s Gordon Gamm Comparative Law and Justice Symposium on March 31, 2023.
The event will be held at Tulane Law’s John Giffen Weinmann Hall,... Read more March 15, 2023
The 28th Annual Tulane Environmental Law & Policy Summit, on Friday, March 17th and Saturday, March 18th, is giving a platform to “unconventional voices.”
The Summit, the longest ongoing student-run environmental law conference in the country, will honor that theme with a keynote address on... Read more 
More than 200 attendees were on hand at the 6th annual Tulane Entertainment and Sports Law Conference in early March, a two-day event that brought in excess of 40 high-profile speakers and was capped by a keynote conversation with actor and Breaking Bad star Jonathan Banks.
Alumnus Tim Francis (L... Read more 
Second annual New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University returns to campus, March 9-11
The second annual New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University returns March 9-11 on Tulane’s uptown campus. The three-day celebration of literature and culture features over 130 renowned and rising authors participating in 78 panels, book signings, a culinary symposium, family day festivities... Read more March 06, 2023
When The New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University officially opens on Thursday, March 9, the schedule will include a number of authors and presenters from Tulane. Faculty and staff from across the university will appear on panels discussing a variety of topics as the festival continues... Read more
Tulane Law’s 2nd Black Law Alumni Reunion celebrated distinguished alumni with first-ever awards, addressed issues of importance in a two-day panel series and emphasized the importance of building a legacy of diversity at the law school during events Feb. 2-5.
From hearing from former President... Read more 
Breaking Bad actor is keynote at 6th annual Entertainment and Sports Law Conference
Actor and Breaking Bad star Jonathan Banks is the keynote speaker at the 6th annual Tulane Entertainment and Sports Law Conference Friday, March 3 and Saturday, March 4.
Banks will have a no-holds-barred conversation with alum Jeff Frost (L’89), president and founder of Bristol Circle... Read more February 27, 2023
New Tulane Research, Innovation and Creativity Summit celebrates university’s diverse scholarly work
Tulane’s interdisciplinary research and cross-campus collaborations have led to groundbreaking discoveries that have made lasting impacts across the region, nation and globe. To highlight the breadth of this work, the Office of Research will host the inaugural Tulane Research, Innovation and... Read more February 24, 2023
Tulane Law School’s faculty is participating in Tulane’s first Research, Innovation and Creativity Summit March 1-2.
The event, which will feature short presentations and lectures from the university’s researchers, faculty and scholars, is part of a broader effort to showcase the work of those... Read more