Jesse Rivera, ’78, has a career that exemplifies dedication, perseverance, and an unwavering commitment to justice. After earning his JD from McGeorge School of Law, Rivera began his legal journey at the Sacramento County Public Defender’s Office, where he spent
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How Noisy Information Can Help Firms Pick Better Managers
High-quality information and managers are essential to firms’ success, with the former allowing firms to accurately evaluate prospective investments and the latter helping to ensure those investments pay off. Yet the value of information and managers to a firm are usually assessed separately.
In a recent paper, we argue for a different approach, analyzing the…
Protected: Q&A with McGeorge alumnus Domenico Marino, ’04
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Protected: Q&A with McGeorge alumnus Carolina Rondón Chacón, LLM ’17
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Why Fiduciary Duties Fail to Bridge the Public-Private Law Gap
As corporate directors and other private actors have taken on public or quasi-public functions like reigning in conflicted executives or approving healthcare claims, fiduciary duties have expanded to protect the vulnerable and bridge the gap between public and private law.[1] But what if those duties fail to overcome the private actors’ own financial…
Berkeley Law launches the Edley Center on law, democracy
UC Berkeley School of Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky announced the Edley Center on Law and Democracy on Aug. 27 at a memorial service honoring former Dean Christopher Edley, who died in May. The new research center aims to address the current political climate in America and train students to guard American democracy, according to a…
Gift creates first endowed chair in labor law at UH law school
A gift from the Leonard Hoshijo Memorial Foundation will create the first endowed chair in labor law at the University of Hawai?i at M?noa William S. Richardson School of Law. The contribution is the largest donation ever received by the law school and stands as the most significant gift for an endowed chair in UH history. The donor has requested…
Protected: Q&A with McGeorge alumnus Henry Liao, LLM ’98
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An anonymous donor has pledged $2.5 million to support student financial aid at Washington and Lee University School of Law.
The donor will match every new dollar given or pledged for scholarships during the remainder of the Leading Lives of Consequence campaign. Dean of W&L Law Melanie Wilson has prioritized support for students as a pillar of her tenure, and reducing student debt is a large part of her focus. While bankrate.com recently named W&L…