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Faculty Forum, November 2015
November 17, 2015 1:53 pm
Faculty Forum is a monthly feature highlighting the achievements of faculty at UT Law including publications in academia and the media, speaking engagements, interviews, awards, and other accomplishments.

UT Law announces $45 million fundraising goal
November 13, 2015 9:07 am
Celebrating its rich and transformative 125-year history, the University of Tennessee College of Law  announced its campaign to raise $45 million. The official announcement was made Friday, November 13, as part of the college’s anniversary gala. “For 125 years, our college has been a driving force in Tennessee’s legal community,” said Dean Melanie Wilson.

UT Law students support homeless veterans through Operation Stand Down
November 11, 2015 11:29 am
Earlier this semester, a group of UT Law students and faculty volunteered their legal services for homeless veterans as part of Operation Stand Down, an event sponsored by the grassroots, non-profit organization Knoxville Area Veterans Stand Down. The event was held September 26 at the National Guard Armory.

In the news: Kuney talks Bankruptcy in Practice revisions with ABI podcast
October 30, 2015 9:38 am
George Kuney, Lindsay Young Distinguished Professor of Law and director of the Clayton Center for Entrepreneurial Law, recently appeared on the latest episode of the American Bankruptcy Institute’s in-house podcast, discussing the revisions made to the fifth edition of his book, Bankruptcy in Practice, coauthored with Michael Bernstein of Arnold & Porter LLP .

Law Vols around the world
October 27, 2015 4:55 pm
Although most UT Law alumni reside in the United States, it’s important to remember that Big Orange Country is international. From Europe to Australia, here are some of our College of Law alumni who are ambassadors of the Volunteer spirit in other corners of the globe.

Faculty Forum, October 2015
October 26, 2015 5:00 pm
Faculty Forum is a monthly feature highlighting the achievements of faculty at UT Law including publications in academia and the media, speaking engagements, interviews, awards, and other accomplishments.

In the news: Kuney asks Supreme Court to clarify key bankruptcy issues
October 26, 2015 11:54 am
George Kuney, Lindsay Young Distinguished Professor of Law and director of the Clayton Center for Entrepreneurial Law, recently submitted an amicus brief in support of a certiorari petition asking the Supreme Court of the United States to "clarify what constitutes an 'interest' that can be extinguished in a bankruptcy sale.

In the news: Stucke submits comments to UK House of Lords
October 26, 2015 10:50 am
Maurice Stucke, a UT Law professor and former trial attorney with the US Department of Justice Antitrust Division, and Oxford University Faculty of Law Professor Ariel Ezrachi were recently invited by the United Kingdom’s House of Lords to submit comments related to its hearing “Online Platforms and the EU Digital Single Market.