AOI: International and Comparative Law
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@UMICHLAW Fall 2022
Clinic Helps Bring Clean Cooking to African Nations
Working from their clinic in Ann Arbor, three U-M law students participated in an international transaction during the 2021–2022 academic year that will have an impact not only on the environment but on millions of people living half a world away.
Impact Fall 2022
Patricia Carnese, ’82: Private Practice in Paris is a Dream Come True
A lover of museums, music, and delicious food, Patricia Carnese, ’82, dreamed of living and working in Europe. She is a loyal donor to the Law School Fund because Michigan Law was her ticket there.
Impact Fall 2022
From Green and Gold to Maize and Blue, New Fund Connects Central Texas and Ann Arbor
One couple’s split loyalties and international ambitions have led to the creation of a new scholarship fund that will support students at the Law School.
Impact
New Fund Will Bolster International Opportunities at Michigan Law
Recently established by the Hon. Samuel Bufford, ’73, and his wife, Julia Metzger, AB ’70, the Bufford-Metzger Fund for International Activities at Michigan Law will support study abroad, international internship or clerkship placements, independent research projects, international moot courts, and the International and Comparative Law Research Scholar program.
@UMICHLAW Fall 2022
India’s Supreme Court Cites Article by SJD Student Ajitesh Kir, LLM ’18
It’s not very often that a junior scholar gets published in an esteemed peer-reviewed law journal. It’s even less common for that junior scholar to have their article cited favorably by a country’s highest court.
In Practice
Chris Burtley, ’15: Reimagining Supply Chains After Historic Disruption
Months before COVID-19 became a global pandemic, Chris Burtley, ’15, was called into the first of what would become a series of meetings about a novel coronavirus that was emerging in Wuhan, China, and beginning to threaten global supply chains. “When a client asked me in January to join calls related to the coronavirus, we thought of it as a small project to keep an eye on, not something that would become the biggest issue we have seen in decades.”
@UMICHLAW Winter 2020
Michigan Law Celebrates First Class of MACL Graduates
Nine students who completed Michigan Law’s inaugural Master of Advanced Corporation Law (MACL) program celebrated their graduation last August. “This first graduating class is a testament to the dedicated work of so many faculty and staff within the institution. It is also a testament to our extraordinary students.”
Impact Winter 2020
New Student Fellowship to Bolster Internationalism at Michigan Law
“It’s been on my mind to do something that would allow me to leave a small footprint at one of my alma maters,” says Thomas Schürrle, LLM ’87. Schürrle and Alfred Wiederkehr, MCL ’68, co-founded the European Alumni Fellowship Fund to demonstrate to prospective students the strength of the Law School’s European alumni community.
@UMICHLAW Winter 2020
@UMICHLAW: Winter 2020
Chinese scholars visit Michigan Law | Michigan Law hosts Transnational Conference | Clinical Professor of Law Paul Reingold retires | and more...
Briefs Winter 2020
News in Brief: Winter 2020
Professor Catharine A. MacKinnon receives NOW award | U.S. Rep. Justin Amash, ’05, presents Constitution Day address | Six Michigan Law alums join the Supreme Court Bar | Fiske Fellows announced | and much more...