Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology honors Professor Paolo Carozza

Paolo was given an honorary doctorate and inducted into the College of Fellows of the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology. Congratulations! Read more here.

Seventh Circuit judges share advice, insights on clerkships

Judge Kenneth F. Ripple, Judge Michael S. Kanne, and Judge Amy Coney Barrett of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit spoke to students interested in clerkships. Read more about the event here.

Remembering Thomas Shaffer

A quartet of tributes “Remembering Thomas L. Shaffer” was recently published in the St. Mary’s Journal on Legal Malpractice & Ethics. The tributes can be read here.

Some thoughts on vocation, ‘Frozen II’

Visiting law professor Santiago Legarre shares his thoughts about vocation in this viewpoint article in the Observer. Read more here.

Five Questions

Felicia Caponigri was interviewed in the I-CONnect Blog of the International Journal of Constitutional Law. Watch the interview here.

Faculty News

Mark McKenna will participate in a panel discussion on the functionality of trademark law this week at UCL Faculty of Laws.

Dear faculty and staff,
We want to share your scholarship and other news and accomplishments with the ND Law community. If you have a new research piece, receive an award, speak at a conference, or have anything else to share please let us know. You can email news here.

This Week's Events

Monday, February 10
GM Auto Workers Strike Lunch Talk with Tony Paris, 12:30 p.m., 1130 Eck Hall of Law

Tuesday, February 11
Faculty Visitor, Diane Desierto, 12:30 p.m., Faculty Meeting Room

Renting Right: Forum hosted by the Clinical Law Center and Judy Fox, 7 p.m., Dahnke Ballroom

Wednesday, February 12
Faculty Meeting, 12:30 p.m., Faculty Meeting Room

Friday, February 14
Coffee Chat with Casey Ryan '93, '96 J.D., 8 a.m., 2171 Eck Hall of Law

Happy Valentine's Day!

Around the Watercooler

Happy Birthday!

Denise Wager--February 11
Christine Holst-Haley--February 15

Congratulations Felicia Caponigri!

Felicia successfully defended her doctoral dissertation Fashion Design Objects as Cultural Property in Italy and in the United States on December 17, 2019, receiving her Ph.D. in Cultural Heritage from IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca in Italy. Felicia's dissertation was written under the direction of Professor Lorenzo Casini, full professor of Administrative Law at IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca and the current Chief of Staff to the Italian Minister of Cultural Heritage Dario Franceschini.

Meeting for women lawyers in Chicago

ND Law faculty, alumni, and students can get a 10% discount on registration for this year's National Association of Women Lawyers' Mid-Year Meeting, which is March 11-12 in Chicago.

The registration rate for government, nonprofit and education professionals is $150, or $135 if you register with the discount code MYM20NDLS.

More details and information on how to register can be found here: https://www.nawl.org/2020midyear.

Have a great week!

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