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Amid fanfare and celebration, Tulane Law School said goodbye to its 173rd graduating class, the Class of 2024, which overcame the early stages of the COVID pandemic and Hurricane Ida, forcing the start of their law school journey online.
Tulane Law conferred degrees on more than 300... 
Through a common interest in quilting, a truck driver from Indianapolis, Ind., and a Tulane Law professor have come together to help health care workers in need of masks.
Tulane Law Prof. Elizabeth Townsend Gard, whose research recently explored on intellectual property norms in the creative world... Read more 
In a moving tribute to Tulane Law and in recognition that his life remains in danger in his native Liberia, an alumnus who won one of the environmental world's most prestigious prizes, has bestowed it on Tulane for safekeeping.
"At Tulane Law I feel at home," said Alfred Brunell (LLM'02) who in... Read more 
On the heels of establishing two world-class centers – in energy law and in environmental law – Tulane Law School is launching two online master’s programs for those working in these growing industries.
The Master of Jurisprudence in Environmental Law and the Master of Jurisprudence in Energy Law... Read more 
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The 28th annual Tulane Admiralty Law Institute (ALI) will focus on ships – their lifespan and everything in between – during its biennial conference March 11-13.
This year’s ALI will be held on Tulane’s campus at McAlister Auditorium starting Wednesday with an opening panel on the evolution of a... Read more 
32nd Tulane Corporate Law Institute runs March 5-6
Jeff Davis, the Chief Legal and Corporate Affairs Officer for the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan will keynote Tulane University Law School’s 32nd annual Corporate Law Institute (CLI) March 5-6 at the Roosevelt Waldorf Astoria Hotel in downtown New Orleans.
Davis will speak at the CLI Thursday from... Read more March 02, 2020
Prof. Lipton's Corporate Law Roundtable set for March 7
Tulane Law Professor Ann Lipton is gathering top corporate and securities scholars from around the country to explore changes in the industry at the Tulane Corporate & Securities Law Roundtable March 7.
The Roundtable has been a popular event that annually brings scholars from around the... Read more February 28, 2020
Tulane Law School has received a nearly $2 million gift to expand an innovative clinical program providing legal services and advocacy for imprisoned women who were victims of domestic violence, Dean David Meyer announced.
The anonymous gift will support the Women’s Prison Project (WPP), a first-... Read more 
Law alumni Greene, Richmond join forces against hair discrimination
The movement against natural hair discrimination now has at least two Tulane Law alums squarely in the middle of it – and working together.
Law alumna Wendy Greene (L’02) is the founder of Free the Hair, a movement that seeks to “celebrate and advocate the right of people of color to freely wear... Read more February 25, 2020
Enviromental Law Summit: Liberian alum who risked his life to save rainforests will speak
Liberian environmental activist-in-exile and Tulane Law alumnus Alfred Brownell (LLM’02) will headline the 25th Environmental Law & Policy Summit March 6-7.
Brownell in 2019 received the Goldman Environmental Prize for his fight to save more than a half-million acres in Liberia’s rainforests... Read more February 19, 2020
Tulane Takeover: Mock Trial teams win top spots in competition
If winning once is nice, then it’s even better twice.
That's the kind of Valentine’s Day weekend the Tulane Law Mock Trial Team had. With two teams at the annual Southern Classic Mock Trial Competition in Oxford, Miss., they got a most unsual result: The teams took first and second place, which... Read more February 18, 2020
Tour de Force: Tulane Law honors legendary professor's 50th
UPDATE: We have cancelled the Tour de Force due to evolving conditions with COVID-19. We will keep our community informed when it is safe to reschedule alumni and other events.
Like clockwork, every Friday night, family tradition at Bob and Ruth Force’s house dictated a nice family meal,... Read more February 07, 2020
Law alumni Currault, Grabill, Wheelis become federal judges
In what can be called a banner year for Tulane Law alumni joining the judicial ranks, three Tulanians have been named to the federal bench in recent months.
Attorney Donna Phillips Currault (L’89) was selected as a Magistrate Judge in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of... Read more February 07, 2020
Complex shipping contracts are focus of Tetley Lecture Feb. 18
Shipping contracts are a complex legal matter. Some practical and not-so-practical problems that arise from such contracts is the topic of this year’s William Tetley Lecture in Maritime Law at Tulane Law, Feb. 18.
This year’s lecturer is Michael Brooks, from the Nordisk Defence Club (Nordisk... Read more January 31, 2020
New faculty join Tulane Law clinics
As part of a significant expansion of its legal clinical programs, Tulane Law has hired directors for two new clinics and added a third instructor to its environmental law program.
Katie Schwartzman (L’03), a seasoned civil liberties expert with 15 years of experience directing and managing... Read more January 30, 2020