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Kalish Bell ’12 has been awarded a 2011-2012 Forchelli, Curto, Deegan, Schwartz, Mineo, Cohn & Terrana, LLP Diversity Fellowship.   read more

Sylvester Yavana ’14 won “Best Oral Advocate” at the recent Northeast Region Thurgood Marshall Mock Trial Competition, which was held during the Northeast Black Law Students Association (NEBLSA) 2012 Convention in West Harrison, New York.  read more

In the wake of the U.S. financial crisis, the Obama administration is following calls by critics to wind down mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.  read more

In a recent interview with Barron's, Professor Roberta Karmel addresses problems with the Dodd-Frank Act and the more drastic reforms that are needed to protect the financial industry from self-destruction.  read more

David Shapiro ’12 has been awarded the prestigious post-graduate Gault Fellowship. For the next two years, Shapiro will work at the National Juvenile Defender Center (NJDC) in Washington, D.C., performing extensive legal work for NJDC and assisting with the provision of training and technical assistance to the juvenile defense community.   read more

The Brooklyn Legal Incubator & Policy (BLIP) Clinic and its founder, Professor Jonathan Askin, were profiled by Forbes about the important relationship between young lawyers and the Internet start-up community.  read more

Professor Jonathan Askin was recently featured in "Made in Brooklyn," a vimeo created by Brooklyn Bridge Ventures, which supports tech startups and other companies in Brooklyn, and has a strong working relationship with the BLIP Clinic.  read more

Professor James Fanto spoke to the Los Angeles Times about the on-going legal appeal made by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, who claim they deserve a larger share of Facebook, which they argue was their invention.  read more

The Law School is pleased to announce its spring 2012 roster of academic events. They include intriguing and intellectually engaging symposia, lectures and programs that feature distinguished scholars, practitioners, judges, government officials, and other experts, who come together to explore the most pressing legal and public policy issues of the day.  read more

In an op-ed for the Huffington Post, Professor Bradley Borden examines Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's tax return and how it exemplifies the inequalities of the American tax system.  read more

Brooklyn Law School’s faculty has produced a remarkable collection of work that has reached readers worldwide.  read more

Michael A. Sabino ’12 was named the December winner of the Winter 2011 Student Legal Writing Contest sponsored by the National Law Review (NLR) for his article, “Football and Antitrust Law: American Needle v. NFL and Its Meaning for Combinations in Restraint of Trade and the Rule of Reason in the 21st Century.”  read more

In an interview for American Public Media's Marketplace, Professor David Reiss spoke about growing fears among state and local governments that budgets will not be able to cover rising pensions and health care costs.  read more

In today's Los Angeles Times and Daily Mail, Professor Brad Borden commented on the widening gap between the wealthy and the poor, which he argued is due to an uneven tax code, exemplified by GOP Presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s tax returns.  read more

Professor Jason Mazzone was one of this week's debaters on Point of Law, a legal discussion forum sponsored by the Center for Legal Policy at the Manhattan Institute.  read more

Despite heavy traffic and celebrity endorsements, the file-sharing site Megaupload.com was recently shut down for allegedly diverting $500 million in film, television, and music revenue.   read more

Professor Jason Mazzone was a featured speaker on Russia Today's CrossTalk to speak on the validity of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA).  read more

In a recent interview, Professor Nelson Tebbe discusses the main themes in his article, Nonbelievers, which was published in the Virginia Law Review.  read more

The Brooklyn Entertainment and Sports Law Society (BESLS) recently held its Third Annual Panel Event to discuss ways in which the law intersects with fashion, sports, film, television, and music.  read more

In the midst of finals on December 15, 2011, corporate and real estate clinic students Nandini Sur ’12 and Stephanie La Carrubba ’12 conducted a loan closing for a Harlem building.  read more

Adjunct Professor Barry Kamins, who has served as the Administrative Judge for Criminal Matters, Second Judicial District since 2009, has been appointed Administrative Judge for the Criminal Court of the City of New York.  read more

A record seven graduates working in the criminal justice field have been awarded the Law School’s Criminal Justice Post-Graduate Fellowship.  read more

In early 2008, Ira Goldenberg, a partner at the real estate firm of Goldenberg & Selker and an adjunct professor at the Law School, was presented with a unique challenge.  read more

Investor advocates and Congress members who favor stricter financial regulation are internally clashing over a proposed addition to the Dodd-Frank Act that would create a board that matched ratings with ratings jobs.  read more

In her recent column for the New York Law Journal, Professor Roberta Karmel explores the causes of "flash-crashes" and how the SEC should regulate these situations of extreme market volatility.   read more