Santa Clara Law’s Center for Global Law & Policy proudly hosted the inaugural Transpacific Negotiation Institute last week at Charney Hall, welcoming twelve esteemed attorneys from some of Japan’s largest corporations, along with 50 students and recent alumni, to engage…
On April 10th, kicking off one of the warmest days of the year so far, the Santa Clara Law 2024 Day of Giving was one for the books! Broncos from near and far, came together to celebrate, serve and give…
Story by Evan Fine Santa Clara Law recently wrapped up its latest Honors Moot Court (HMCI) competition this month where, after fierce courtroom debates, our champions emerged victorious! The Honors Moot Court is a highly selective honors internal…
SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 24, 2024 – The Northern California Innocence Project (NCIP) released its latest report today entitled “Blind Acceptance”, a groundbreaking review of law enforcement eyewitness identification policies in California. The report shows that most law enforcement agencies are failing…
Santa Clara Law’s Margalynne Armstrong, associate professor of law specializing in Constitutional Law, Property, and Race and Racism in the Law, was recently recognized by Berkeley Law’s Law Students of African Descent (LSAD). In attendance at their April 13th Legacy…
Throughout his time as a public defender, Luis Rodriguez BS ‘89, J.D. ‘92 has made one thing very clear to everyone. “I don’t like calling our clients defendants, just so you know,” he says. “We just like to call them…
Nicole Norris J.D. ’02, associate general counsel for Vendavo, is now also of counsel for Wittliff Cutter PLLC. She sat down to share her story of how she got to where she is today. For Norris, she knew in junior…
Santa Clara Law alumna Lisa Bodensteiner J.D. ’89 was announced as Synaptics’ new senior vice president, chief legal officer, and secretary in a press release last month. She sat down to share her story with Santa Clara Law. Bodensteiner graduated…
Inspired by her stepfather Allen Speare J.D. ‘83, a Santa Clara Law alum and criminal defense attorney, Julia Wobbe J.D. ‘12 followed in his footsteps and attended Santa Clara Law. 20 years after her step-father, she had the same tort…
The annual Benefit for Justice Celebration took place last Friday evening in the Locatelli Center adorned with balloons, flowers, and sparkles, and attended by almost 200 faculty, staff-educators, alumni, students, departments, and supporters. Santa Clara Law’s Center for Social Justice…