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News for alumni and friends of Indiana Law

November 2022

In this issue:

Christiana Ochoa named 17th dean of Indiana Law

The Law School has a new dean. Christiana Ochoa formally took over the deanship on November 1, becoming the school’s first-ever Latine dean and one of just eight Latine women ever to serve as the dean of a U.S. law school. Ochoa became interim dean of the school in July after serving the law school as executive associate dean and associate dean for research and faculty affairs. She is the Class of 1950 Herman B Wells Endowed Professor and has served as associate vice provost for faculty and academic affairs for the IU Bloomington campus, as founding academic director of the IU Mexico Gateway, and as a founding and current associate director of IU’s Center for Documentary Research and Practice.

New and visiting professors

We're proud to welcome Professor Andrew Hammond to the Law School faculty in January. Hammond is currently an associate professor of law at the University of Florida Levin College of Law, where he writes and teaches in the areas of administrative law, civil procedure, and poverty law. He joins Aneil Kovvali, a corporate law and governance professor at the University of Chicago School of Law, as two new full-time faculty for the 2022-23 year. In addition to Hammond and Kovvali, the Law School welcomed three highly regarded visiting professors this year: Kellye Testy, Cynthia Williams, and Zhuhao (Henry) Wang.

Kanne files donated to the Jerome Hall Law Library

The case files of the late Judge Michael S. Kanne have been donated to the Indiana University Maurer School of Law’s Jerome Hall Law Library. Kanne, a 1968 graduate of the Law School, served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit from 1987 up until his death in June 2022. Prior to his elevation to the Seventh Circuit, Judge Kanne served on the bench of the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of Indiana.

Pro Bono Award recipients honored

Pro Bono Awards were presented to three Indiana Law students and a local attorney October 26 in a jointly sponsored ceremony hosted by the Law School, its Access to Justice Fellows, and Faegre Drinker. Indiana Law students completed nearly 6,500 hours of pro bono service over the 2021-22 academic year. The school has an aspirational goal for every student to perform at least 20 hours of pro bono service every year.

Meet this year's honorees

Nominations open for Academy of Law Alumni Fellows

Nominations are open for the Academy of Law Alumni Fellows. Established in 1985, ALAF recognizes alumni who have distinguished themselves in their careers through personal achievements and dedication to the highest standards of the profession. It is the highest honor the Law School bestows on its alumni.

To nominate an alumnus, complete and return the attached form. Nominations are due November 30.

October in photos

On October 6, the Indiana University community celebrated "Thank a Donor Day" across its campuses. Bows were placed all over the Bloomington campus recognizing places that wouldn't exist if not for the generosity of donors. At the Law School, that of course includes Baier Hall, the Kathleen and Ann DeLaney Moot Court Room, the Colleen Kristl Pauwels Reference Room, the Milt and Judi Stewart Center on the Global Legal Profession, the Jerome Hall Law Library, artwork from the late Prof. Doug Boshkoff, the newly named Leonard D. Fromm Office for Student Affairs, and of course the Maurer School of Law, among others.

Pulitzer Prize-winner Linda Greenhouse reflected on more than four decades of reporting on the U.S. Supreme Court for the New York Times.

Nikole Hannah-Jones, creator of the landmark 1619 Project for the New York Times, visited the Law School prior to delivering a lecture at the IU Auditorium.

Hannah-Jones was interviewed by two students during her appearance in the DeLaney Moot Court Room, and took time to speak with students individually after her remarks.

The Law School honored its Pro Bono Award-winners with a reception in the Faculty Lounge. Students performed nearly 6,500 hours of pro bono service during the 2021-22 academic year.

Dean Christiana Ochoa spoke at her first Town Hall meeting as dean. The event was organized by the Student Bar Association.

The 19th Socctoberfest took place at Karst Farm Park in western Monroe County.

The event, designed to bring JD and international students closer together, was developed by Professor Bill Henderson.

The Green team was victorious after a penalty kick shootout.

Professor Rob Fischman revived a tradition from the 1990s and took his students on a field trip led by the Hoosier National Forest supervisor and district ranger. The class visited proposed logging sites in the Houston South project remanded in March by U.S. District Court Judge Pratt for violating the National Environmental Policy Act in Monroe County Board Of Commissioners v. U.S. Forest Service.

New additions to The Maurer Shop

The Maurer Shop has high-quality apparel, accessories, drinkware, and more, with new products arriving monthly. Orders are processed and shipped from the Law School. Please share the link to the shop with anyone who might be interested in purchasing Maurer merch.

Faculty news

Read In the media for faculty quotes and op-eds in state and national media.

Distinguished Professor Fred Cate will return to the faculty full-time in fall 2024, following nearly eight years as vice president of research for Indiana University.
Prof. David Gamage and UC-Davis Prof. Darien Shanske published "Phased Mark-To-Market For Billionaire Income Tax Reforms" in TaxNotes. Gamage, Shanske, BYU Law's Gladriel Shobe, and Nebraska Law's Adam Thimmesch published "Weathering State And Local Budget Storms: Fiscal Federalism With An Uncooperative Congress" in the University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform.
Prof. Aneil Kovvali's "Stakeholderism Silo Busting" was featured by the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance.
Profs. Asaf Lubin and Tim Waters participated in "The Secret Life of International Law" at the International Law Association's International Law Weekend.
Prof. Leandra Lederman presented "How did Luxembourg Become a Tax Rulings Haven?" at UC-Irvine as part of its Tax Policy Colloquium. Lederman and Prof. Orly Mazur (SMU Dedman School of Law) also released a new Break Into Tax video on depreciation deductions.
Prof. João Marinotti's "Data Types, Data Doubts & Data Trusts" was published by the New York University Law Review.
Prof. Tim Waters authored "How to Move Borders Without a War" for The Atlantic.

Class notes

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