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Hellerstein presents at OECD Working Party
No full textDistinguished Research Professor & Shackelford Distinguished Professor in Taxation Law Emeritus Walter Hellerstein co-presented Global Summary of Jurisdictions\u27 VAT/GST Treatment of Services Connected to the Trade in Crypto-Assets at a meeting of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development\u27s Working Party No. 9 on Consumption Taxes in Paris, France, during June
Alumnae create fund supporting the Georgia Association of Women Lawyers at UGA
No full textA group of alumnae recently joined forces to endow a fund in support of the Georgia Association of Women Lawyers chapter at the University of Georgia School of Law. It will assist the organization formerly known as the Women Law Students Association with programming and activities for its members and the greater law school community.
This new funding will transform the group’s ability to support women law students in their academic and professional journeys, according to GAWL president and vice president Mary Elizabeth Entrekin and Maggie Galvin, respectively. “We hope to use the funds to host networking events with accomplished women in GAWL chapters around the state of Georgia and UGA Law alumnae, provide mentorship opportunities, and support leadership development programs,” the current law students said. “It will also help us to create initiatives that foster a stronger sense of community and inclusion within the law school.”
Regarding why she chose to help create this new fund, Jen Jordan (J.D.’01) said that early on in her career, she realized that one of the most important things you can do as a woman lawyer is to foster relationships with other women lawyers who are facing the same challenges as you and who can be both a friend and ally in a very tough profession. “For me, the most significant and important relationships that I have with other women – professionally and personally – all began at UGA Law. I see supporting this fund for future women lawyers as just one way to help these incredible young women build stronger relationships with each other.”
Tedra Cannella, a 2007 School of Law alumna and contributor to the fund, said women are great at supporting each other socially and emotionally, but she would like to see them support each other better on the business side of law. “I am fortunate to have a network of women lawyers who helped make the law firm I co-founded a success beyond anything I imagined, and the GAWL Support Fund is an opportunity to pay that forward.”
School of Law Dean Peter B. Bo Rutledge said he wanted to personally thank Jen and Tedra in addition to Eleanor Banister (J.D.’80), Jessica Casey (J.D.’10), Meredith Lee (J.D.’11), Vicki Sweeny (J.D.’83), Audrey Tillman (J.D.’89), Sally Yates (J.D.’86) and an anonymous donor, who all have made this new fund possible. GAWL members have long enjoyed their role in organizing the Edith House Lecture, which honors one of the first female graduates of the law school. However, the endowment supporting the lecture series is primarily dedicated to the annual event. This new fund will assist GAWL members with growing their impact within the law school community and beyond, he said.
Our law school strives to provide world-class, hands-on and purpose-driven experiences for our students as we seek to redefine what it means to be a great national public law school. Support for our student organizations through endowments like the GAWL Support Fund makes important enrichment opportunities possible while also fostering authentic relationships that will last a lifetime! Rutledge said.
Pictured above: At the fall 2024 Law Student Organization Fair, Georgia Association of Women Lawyers members (l. to r.) Allison Brown, Jessie Thompson, Mary Elizabeth Entrekin and Kate Jeffries are ready to greet law school classmates wanting to learn more about the group
Fox receives distinguished employee award
No full textCongratulations to Associate Director of Student Services and First Start Coordinator Amanda Fox, who was selected for the 2024 Emma Terrell Distinguished Employee Award. Presented annually by the Law School Staff Representative Group, the award recognizes “individuals who have demonstrated a strong work ethic, commitment to service, and exceptional job performance as well as the cooperation needed to ensure the School of Law meets and exceeds its goals.”
When presenting Fox with the award, Associate Director of Career Development and Journal Specialist Katie Voyles said that Fox has “stepped up in remarkable ways during times of challenge, seamlessly taking on new responsibilities and teaching herself complex tasks to ensure that the school’s operations continued smoothly. Whether it was taking on new tasks during a colleague’s absence or balancing an increased workload with her regular duties, her efforts ensured that nothing fell through the cracks.
Shareholders All the Way Down: EU Corporate Sustainability Reforms and the Structure of Corporate Governance
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Shocking Sentences
Full text linkHarsh recidivist sentencing penalties, like three-strikes laws, have been criticized heavily among both academics and practitioners on a number of different grounds. Most arguments focus on how sentences arising from these penalties are disproportionate—that there is no sensible relationship between the wrong committed and the sentence imposed. Those critiques are valid, but there’s another important problem with recidivist sentencing penalties that has been overlooked: they lead to sentences that are totally unexpected—indeed, shocking—to the defendants who face them. Many recidivist sentencing penalties cause large leaps in sentencing exposure that amount to exponential growth when compared with a defendant’s prior sentences. We can better understand the problem of shocking sentences (and how to solve it) by understanding the psychological phenomenon that likely causes it: the exponential growth bias. Across a number of domains, people making quantitative decisions tend to presume linear growth will occur, even in light of evidence that the growth is exponential. I argue that this phenomenon happens in sentencing as well, and explains—at least in part—why defendants don’t anticipate these types of sentences. Understanding the psychological underpinning of shocking sentences helps us understand why they are harmful: they undermine due process and predictability in the law, they limit potential deterrence, and they’re out of line with everyday intuitions about sentencing. Flatly, they’re bad sentencing policy, and we should reduce them or eliminate them outright. But even if eliminating shocking sentences is politically untenable, there may be ways to reduce the effect of the exponential growth bias. Applying lessons learned from the psychological literature, I suggest ways to provide increased notice of recidivist sentencing provisions aimed to make them less shocking
Taxel featured in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
No full textClinical Assistant Professor & Criminal Defense Practicum Director Elizabeth Taxel was featured in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution regarding search warrants and access to medical records. The article titled Georgia high court reinforces privacy protections in criminal investigations was written by Rosie Manins and published 12/27/23
Bruner publishes book review in Cambridge International Law Journal
No full textStembler Family Distinguished Professor in Business Law Christopher M. Bruner published a book review of Innovating Business for Sustainability: Regulatory Approaches in the Anthropocene (B. Sjåfjell, C. Liao and A. Argyrou eds) in 12 Cambridge International Law Journal 337 (2023)
Orford featured by UGA\u27s River Basin Center
No full textAssistant Professor Adam D. Orford was featured by the UGA River Basin Center regarding his love for environmental law. The article titled UGA environmental law professor tackles complex climate issues was written by Cheryth France and published 1/10/24
Phillips-Sawyer featured in Motherboard/VICE Media
No full textWilson Associate Professor in Business Law Laura Phillips-Sawyer was featured in Motherboard/VICE Media regarding the major questions doctrine and federal agencies. The article titled U.S. Corporations Are Openly Trying to Destroy Core Public Institutions. We Should All Be Worried. was written by Jules Roscoe and published 2/1/24