For tech companies, there is a new sheriff in town, and it’s the European Union, wielding the consumer-data-protection rule, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which takes effect this coming May. Although the rules apply only to EU customers—regulating how their…
In March 2018, Santa Clara University School of Law reached the finals of the prestigious Clara Barton International Humanitarian Law Competition held in Washington D.C, and hosted by Georgetown University Law Center. The Santa Clara team consisted of Amanda Saber ’18,…
Marinna Radloff 3L & Monica De Lazzari 3L won first place in the regional round of the AIPLA Giles S. Rich Patent Moot Court competition for the West Region. They will be competing in the final round at the Federal…
The Rainmaking Panel sponsored by Women & Law on March 29, 2018 focused on why some people are more successful at acquiring and retaining clients than others. What personal characteristics make someone a rainmaker? This was the subject of a…
At a conference April 18 at Santa Clara University, legal professionals from Facebook, Uber, LinkedIn and Dropbox will share how they are dealing with new EU data-protection rules. SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 28 2018 — For tech companies, there is…
Students from Santa Clara University School of Law have been teaching Latino College Preparatory Academy students material that focuses on law, peace and conflict resolution and restorative justice practices. The course covers basic conflict resolution ideas and skills, from “active listening”…
On February 8, 2018, the International Human Rights Clinic at Santa Clara Law (“IHRC”) and Campus Ministry organized an event titled Discrimination and Police Brutality in the United States, highlighting the prevalent issue of extrajudicial killings by police officers and…
Graduates of Santa Clara University School of Law have exceeded the California ABA-accredited law school average pass rate on the state’s bar examination for the third year in a row. Santa Clara Law’s pass rate for first-time takers for the…
2L Brian Pettis, who one of the first two law student interns Airbnb has ever had in Summer 2017, interviewed Airbnb’s General Counsel Rob Chesnut in a fireside chat about the path to becoming inside counsel, and the importance of…
Miguel Flores JD ’17 and Rigoberto Lua (2L) were honored recently by the California Bar Foundation as recipients of their 3L Scholarship and 1L Scholarship, respectively, during the 2016-17 academic year. The scholarship award recipients were recognized at a reception…