The awards, accomplishments, speaking engagements and news of the distinguished faculty at UConn School of Law:
Professor Peter L. Lindseth spoke at the Sciences Po Law School in Paris on two recent occasions. On June 21, 2018, he spoke during the Intensive Doctoral Week program on the topic "Comparative-Historical Method in the Study of Administrative Law: A Theoretical Framework" in a panel discussion on "A New Approach to Comparison in Administrative Law." The following day he discussed "Transforming factors in administrative law" at The Future of Administrative Law conference.
Professor Anne Dailey has received the 2018 Sharon Harris Book Award from the UConn Humanities Institute for her book "Law and the Unconscious: A Psychoanalytic Perspective," published in 2017 by Yale University Press. The award recognizes a faculty member at the University of Connecticut whose book or monograph "best demonstrates scholarly depth and intellectual acuity and highlights the importance of humanities scholarship." The book previously won the 2018 Courage to Dream Book Prize from the American Psychoanalytic Association. Read more about the book ...
Professor Peter L. Lindseth spoke on the topic "Administrative Democracy" on a panel at the 2018 Annual Meeting of the International Society of Public Law at the University of Hong Kong on June 25, 2018.
Professor Richard Pomp spoke on a panel of tax experts in a webinar presented on June 21, 2018 by Bloomberg BNA on "Wayfair Ruling: First Impressions & Implications" to explore the implications of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair Inc.
Professor Richard Pomp will speak on the topic of tax reform at the 2018 Northeast Regional Conference of the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association on June 7, 2018, at the Mohegan Sun Convention Center in Uncasville, Connecticut.
Professor Richard Pomp will speak on June 1, 2018, at the 2018 Advanced State and Local Tax Institute at Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C. He will debate Marilyn A. Wethekam of Horwood Marcus & Berk Chartered in a panel titled "Match Point: Debate on All Topics SALT."
Professor Ángel Oquendo will speak on June 19, 2018, at the University of Frankfurt Law School in Frankfurt, Germany. The event is to be hosted by the German American Lawyer's Association and Oquendo will give a lecture entitled, "Justice for All: Certifying Global Class Action."
The American Bar Association honored Professor Alexandra Lahav with an honorable mention in the prestigious 2018 Silver Gavel Awards for her book In Praise of Litigation. The book, published in February 2017 by Oxford University Press, refutes the notion that the United States is awash in frivolous lawsuits and describes how restrictions on the ability to bring suit undermine a pillar of American democracy. Read more about the book ...
Professor Sara Bronin has been elected chair of the board of the Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation. The trust is a non-profit orginization dedicated to protecting the buildings, land and sites that contribute to the heritage of Connecticut communities.
Professor Peter Kochenburger will speak at the National Association of Insurance Commissioners' international forum on May 14, 2018 in Washington, D.C. He will speak on a panel entitled, "The Role of Insurance & Reinsurance in Disaster Risk Management."
