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Tulane Law School topped its previous record in what was the most successful Give Green day of giving on the books.
Held April 11, the law school:
Won the Big Green Grand Prize for the third year in a row in the A category, adding $8,000 in bonus money;
Reached a whopping 644 donors, the... 
Renowned Political Strategist James Carville will headline Tulane Law School’s 2nd Annual Entertainment & Sports Law Conference, which draws a veritable Who’s Who of entertainment and sports executives as well as creative entrepreneurs each year.
Titled “Geaux Create: Emerging Trends in Law... Read more 
Tulane Law Dean David Meyer has joined more than 100 other law deans across the country to oppose the proposed elimination of the Legal Services Corporation (LSC), the largest funder of civil legal aid in our nation. The Deans’ letter, sent to U.S. House and Senate Appropriations' Committee members... Read more 
Maritime law students in law Prof. Raymond Waid’s Cargo class are about to enter tough negotiations on how to move goods from one country to another by sea.
For the second time in as many years, students in Waid’s class on April 11 will enter mock negotiations with a bonus not afforded them in... Read more 
Law school grads honored at Tulane Alumni Awards
Distinguished alumni of Tulane Law School were honored April 6 for their work, dedication and service on behalf of the community during the Tulane Alumni Awards. The Tulane Alumni Association has created the awards to celebrate dedicated alumni, which are the pride of Tulane University. This year... Read more April 05, 2019
When it comes to the delicate balance of life in lakes, rivers and bayous, it’s really all about the oxygen.
So when the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved a state rule in 2016 that would allow for more pollutants in the waterways of the North Shore of Lake Pontchartrain --... Read more 
Tulane’s 24th Annual Environmental Law & Policy Summit capped off Tulane’s Climate Action Week with two days of panels and speeches featuring local and national experts, practitioners, writers, scientists, activists, and teachers.
Several hundred people, including students from Tulane,... Read more 
Tulane Law Review honors its best
The Tulane Law Review hosted its annual awards ceremony -- celebrating the accomplishments of this year's writers and editors - April 3 at the Audubon Tea Room.
With a backdrop of New Orleans' famed Audubon Park, with its massive oak trees and the sight of an occasional peacock wandering by, the... Read more April 04, 2019
The Coastal and Wetlands Law seminar took a field trip to Cocodrie, La., and the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON) in mid-March to put legal issues surrounding Louisiana’s wetlands into real-world context.
The field trip, hosted by LUMCON professor and Tulane Adjunct Professor Alex... Read more 
What began as a battle by a first-year Tulane law student to get her rental deposit back from a prickly landlord is officially the hottest startup in New Orleans.
Lydia Winkler, a JD-MBA who graduates in May, and Marco Nelson, an A.B. Freeman School of Business MBA student, won the top prize at... Read more 
Beloved Tulane Law alum Jimmy Coleman has died
James “Jimmy” Coleman, Jr., a Tulane Law alumnus, philanthropist and visionary businessman who annually hosted dozens of international students to his lavish Uptown home for a decidedly New Orleans-style welcome, passed away last week. He was 77.
Coleman, a 1968 graduate of the law school and a... Read more March 28, 2019
Tulane, Murphy Institute host Tax Roundtable
Tulane Law School, Tulane’s Murphy Institute and Boston College Law School hosted an annual Tax Roundtable March 22, a day-long academic conference that brought together tax scholars from around the country, resident Tulane faculty and Tulane students for discussion and debate about the important... Read more March 28, 2019
Tulane hosts inaugural energy law conference
Tulane Center for Energy Law is hosting its first annual Tulane Energy Law Conference: The Changing Landscape for Cross-Border Energy Transactions Thursday March 28 and Friday March 29.
The forum will gather global experts from industry, government and the legal academics to discuss current... Read more March 28, 2019
Women In Sports Law panel draws alumni in field
Continuing our celebration of #womenshistorymonth, Tulane Law School hosted the Women in Sports Law panel, that included several distinguished alumni working in the field. A big thank you (L-R) to Erinn Banks (L'13), Associate Director for NCAA Compliance, Tulane University; Lesli D. Harris (L'02... Read more March 27, 2019
Tulane’s Center for Environmental law is a critical component to help save Louisiana’s fragile coastline while expanding the state’s expertise in the balance of natural resources, Gov. John Bel Edwards told those gathered at Tulane Law School to mark the Center’s launch March 21.
Calling that... Read more 
Senior Corporate Counsel at Google Ruth Ann Castro (L'00) is the keynote speaker of the 24th annual Environmental Law & Policy Summit Friday, March 22 and Saturday, March 23, the annual meeting of top scholars in environmental science, law and policy at Tulane Law School.
The student-run... Read more