Press Releases
January 2009 – Present

Nov. 19, 2009 PACE ENERGY AND CLIMATE EXPERTS AVAILABLE FOR COMMENT
Nov. 18, 2009 Donald Silverman Moot Court Competition
Nov. 17, 2009 Protector of Victims of Domestic Violence; Leader in Westchester business and U.S. spirits and wine industry; and "Restructuring Advisor of the Year" Who Served the U.S. Department of Treasury and the Presidential Task Force for Restructuring of Automotive Industry and CIT to be honored at Pace Law School’s 15th Annual Leadership Awards Dinner
Oct. 28, 2009 Center for Environmental Legal Studies Announces 2009 Pace Law Grad for First Center Fellowship
Oct. 26, 2009 Pace Law School Names its Classroom Building Foyer The Cuddy & Feder Grand Foyer in Honor of Support from Top Westchester Firm
Oct. 23, 2009 United States Senator for New York Kirsten Gillibrand Speaks at Pace Law School; Hillary Rodham Clinton's Successor
Oct. 14, 2009 First Program in the Country to Offer Legal and Support Services to Victims of Domestic Violence Marks 10 Years; Pace Women’s Justice Center’s Family Court Legal Program has served over 8,000 victims and survivors of domestic violence and trained over 250 law students; Center was the first to provide professional training to law students in representing domestic violence victims and survivors
Oct. 12, 2009 Pace Law School Dean Emeritus Richard Ottinger to be Honored With Green Legacy Award at Fall Benefit Reception of The Federated Conservationists of Westchester County
Sept. 11, 2009 Pace Law School Announces January 2010 Start Date for New Entering Class; New Flexible, Accelerated Path Offers Chance to Earn Law Degree in Only 2½ Years
Sept. 9, 2009 The Pace Energy and Climate Center Names 2009 Pace Law Grad for First Ottinger Energy Research Fellowship
Sept. 8, 2009 Pace Women's Justice Center to Receive Nearly $500,000 Funds to Provide Legal Services for Victims of Violence, Sexual Assault and Stalking in Westchester and Putnam Counties
Aug. 12, 2009 Pace Law School Launches Nation's First Masters of Environmental Law with Climate Change Focus and Announces CLE Courses on Climate Change for Fall 2009; New LLM Program and CLE Courses Prepare Attorneys to Respond to Cutting-Edge Global Climate Issues
Jul. 22, 2009 25 High School Students From Underserved Districts to Visit Westchester County Courthouse; Young Women From Yonkers, Mount Vernon, New Rochelle, White Plains and the Bronx to Meet with Judges as Part of the National Association of Women Judges' First Annual Summer Justice Academy at Pace Law School
June 17, 2009 Pace Law School Adds Two New Professors to Faculty Roster Beginning with Fall 2009 Semester; New Faculty Members to Bring Wealth of Expertise in Areas of Environmental and Family Law
June 16, 2009 Pace Law School Energy and Climate Center Executive Director Among First Customers in New York Metropolitan Area to Take Delivery of Fully Electric, Zero Emissions Mini E Vehicle
May 18, 2009 Award-Winning National Public Radio Legal Correspondent Nina Totenberg Honored at Commencement Ceremony for Pace Law School; Receipt of Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree Places Scarsdale High School Grad Nina Totenberg with U.S. Supreme Court Nominee Sonia Sotomayor Among the Ranks of Notable Figures Honored by Pace
May 15, 2009

Algeria Ambassador Mohamed A. Sahnoun Honored by Pace Law School and International Council of Environmental Law with the Elizabeth Haub Award for Environmental Diplomacy

May 4, 2009 Pace Law School Partners with Brazil's UNIDERP to Study the Pantanal Tropical Wetlands, a World Treasure
May 1, 2009 Pace Law School's Richard Ottinger Receives Environmental Protection Agency's Prestigious 2009 EPA Environmental Quality Awards
Apr. 21, 2009 Pace Law School Launching New Directions Program in NYC for Attorneys Seeking to Return to the Legal Profession, Change Career Focus or Sharpen Legal Skills
Apr. 15, 2009

Nicholas A. Robinson, a founder of international environmental law and educator of environmental lawyers world wide named University Professor at Pace University; First university-wide professorship underscores importance of environmental knowledge in professions from science to business; Earth Day address April 22 to analyze current state of climate change

Apr. 9, 2009 Professor John Nolon Receives Prestigious National Planning Leadership Award from the American Planning Association; has been a pioneer in helping municipal officials manage environmentally sustainable communities
Apr. 3, 2009 The Pace Land Use Law Center Partners with Cornell University and Albany Law School to Deliver Unique Land Use Training Programs
Apr. 3, 2009 Pace Law Professor Jay C. Carlisle Appointed to New York State Law Revision Commissio by Governor David A. Paterson
Mar. 31, 2009 Pace Law School’s Land Use Law Center Receives $133,000 Grant to Train Local Officials in Making Cost-Effective, Environmentally Sound Land Use Decisions
Mar. 20, 2009 Con Edison Awards Pace Energy and Climate Center $500,000 Grant to Study Impacts of 2006 Power Outage in Queens, NY
Mar. 18, 2009 Pace Law School Energy and Climate Center Presents Professional Colloquium On Present and Future Biofuels Policy in New York State Including Regulatory, Environmental and Financial Issues
Mar. 13, 2009

"John Jay – Revolutionary Role Model for 21st Century Lawyers”; Seventh John Jay Lecture at Pace Law School To be Given by Environmental Lawyer and Columnist March 19

Mar. 5, 2009 Pace Law School Hosts 21st National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition: Teams from 68 law schools nationwide participated in annual competition, “Pirates of the Caribbean Meets International Environmental Law”
Feb. 24, 2009 Pace Energy and Climate Center Receives $750,000 Grant to Prepare State “Roadmap” for Renewable Fuels
Feb. 20, 2009 Pace Law School Launches Dean's Task Force on Diversity
Professor Barbara Atwell appointed Director of Diversity Initiatives
Jan. 28, 2009 Pace Law School Hosts North American Qualifying Round
of International Criminal Court Trial Competition January 30 – February 1; sponsored by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in cooperation with the University of Amsterdam, the American Society of International Law, and the International Criminal Law Network
Jan. 15, 2009 “Ethical Obligations When the Client is a Worthy Cause” - The Eighteenth Annual Philip B. Blank Memorial Lecture on Attorney Ethics
Jan. 9, 2009 What Does it Mean for Corporate Directors to Act in “Good Faith?” Pace Law School Distinguished Corporate Law Panel January 16 to Discuss Emerging Issues in Pending Delaware Case of Ryan v. Lyondell Chemical Company