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In the Media

Elisabeth Haub School of Law Professor Gershman pens an op-ed in The New York Law Journal reflecting on the constitutional implications of the Etan Patz case, calling out the judge’s “No” verdict as a critical misstep that disregarded Miranda protections.

August 5, 2025
New York Law Journal
In the Media

Elisabeth Haub School of Law Professor Imre Szalai provides expert legal commentary to Bloomberg Law on evolving federal standards for arbitration waivers. In the wake of a major Supreme Court decision, Professor Szalai explains that circuit courts are increasingly focusing on whether a company’s litigation tactics show inconsistent conduct with arbitration rights—highlighting growing tension around how courts define waiver across jurisdictions.

August 5, 2025
Bloomberg Law
In the Media

Elisabeth Haub School of Law Professor Bennett Gershman speaks to The New York Times about the legal complexities surrounding the overturned conviction in the Etan Patz case. He explains that cases built solely on confessions—particularly those made under questionable circumstances—raise serious legal and ethical concerns.

August 5, 2025
The New York Times
Alumni

Growing up, Samuel Carvalho ’25 LLM dreamed of being a diplomat, an ambition that led him to pursue a law degree at the Universidade Federal do Ceará in Fortaleza, Brazil. However, during his time pursuing an LLB, he had the opportunity to work alongside environmental organizations serving under-resourced communities. This experience was the beginning of a new passion for Samuel.

August 4, 2025
Alumni

From student leader to future law clerk, Joe Seminara '25 proves that determination and mentorship go a long way in law school.

August 4, 2025
Alumni

The youngest of seven, Kyle Davis-Edwards ’25 grew up in a loving, humble household where his parents held him to high expectations. “My parents enrolled me in a private high school with the expectation that I excel in the school’s top tier sports and academic programs,” shared Kyle. “While my parents were strict, it was their guidance that cultivated me into the disciplined and driven person I am today.”

August 4, 2025
Press Release

The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University is excited to announce that Professor Rachel Rothschild has been selected to receive the 2025–2026 Pace Haub Environmental Law Distinguished Junior Scholar Award. The Haub Environmental Law Distinguished Junior Scholar Award is presented annually to an emerging junior environmental law professor who exhibits scholarly excellence and promise at an early stage in their career. The Haub Environmental Law Faculty solicits nominations from law professors throughout the country and selects a recipient from that pool of nominations. The award recipient is invited to present his/her recent scholarship to the Haub Law community.

August 4, 2025
Press Release

In July 2025, the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University welcomed students and faculty from O.P. Jindal Global University for an immersive academic experience focused on the intersection of corporate law and environmental sustainability.

August 4, 2025
Press Release

Professors Brenda Dvoskin of Washington University School of Law and Thomas E. Kadri of the University of Georgia School of Law have been selected as the recipients of the 2025–2026 Haub Law Emerging Scholar Award in Women, Gender & Law for their article Safe Sex in the Age of Big Tech Feminism, forthcoming in the Harvard Journal of Law & Technology.

August 4, 2025
Research and Scholarship

Over the course of three days, the Environmental Law Collaborative (ELC) convened in Briarcliff Manor, New York to discuss “Blue Sky Thinking in a Red Sky World.” The ELC comprises a rotating group of law professors who assemble every other year to think, discuss, and write on an important and intriguing theme in environmental law. This year, the group focused on how to think optimistically and proactively about environmental protection when so much is going so quickly in the opposite direction.

July 29, 2025

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