Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty and Alumni Rank Among the 2023 Lawdragon Green 500: Leaders in Environmental Law
The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University is proud to announce that Karl Coplan, Professor of Law Emeritus and Director of Pace Environmental Litigation Clinic at Haub Law, along with Achinthi Vithanage, Associate Director of Environmental Law Programs & Professor at Haub Law, were named to the 2023 Lawdragon Green 500: Leaders in Environmental Law.
The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University is proud to announce that Karl Coplan, Professor of Law Emeritus and Director of Pace Environmental Litigation Clinic at Haub Law, along with Achinthi Vithanage, Associate Director of Environmental Law Programs & Professor at Haub Law, were named to the 2023 Lawdragon Green 500: Leaders in Environmental Law. Haub Law Adjunct Professor Steven Solow, Partner, Baker Botts, former Director of the Pace Environmental Litigation Clinic and founder of the DC Summer Externship Program at Haub Law was also recognized.
The prestigious list is comprised of 500 lawyers carefully selected and based on journalistic reporting, nominations, and vetting with peers and experts in environmental law. Also included on the list are Haub Law alumni, Anne Carpenter ’09, Partner, Baker Botts, Samuel Brown ‘07, Partner, Hunton Andrews Kurth, and James May ’91 (LLM), Distinguished Professor of Law, Founder of the Global Environmental Rights Institute, and co-Founder and co-Director of the Dignity Rights Project and the Environmental Rights Institute at Widener University Delaware Law School and current Haub Visiting Scholar at Haub Law.
“We are so proud of the impact that Karl, Achinthi, Steve and our distinguished graduates continue to have on the field of environmental law and congratulate them on this recognition,” said Dean Horace E. Anderson Jr., Dean of the Law School. “As the #1 ranked environmental law program, Haub Law remains committed to advancing environmental law and policies that lead us toward a greener future with the bold leadership of our past and present faculty, alumni, and colleagues.”
The 2023 Lawdragon Green 500 list also included other Haub Law affiliates, including: Former Director of Haub Law’s Environmental Law Program, Alexandra Dapolito Dunn, Partner, Baker Botts, and 2021 Haub Law Environmental Law Distinguished Junior Scholar and 2022 Lloyd. K Garrison Lecturer on Environmental Law, Sharmila Murthy, Senior Counsel in the White House Council on Environmental Quality.
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Pace University’s Newest Fashion Publication: An Interview with ‘Fusion’ Magazine
Have you heard of Fusion Magazine? Well, I have, and I need to tell you about it. Over this past weekend, I had the pleasure of interviewing with Savianah Persaud, a fellow Pace University student, to get the inside scoop on Fusion. Savianah is currently a junior at Pace University with a major in business management and a minor in fashion marketing. During the meeting, I could totally feel the excitement and passion that Savianah has for both the magazine and fashion as well.
Law Schools With The Most Competitive Students v. Law Schools With The Best Quality Of Life (2023)
Without further ado, these are the law schools with the most competitive students, per Princeton Review:
6. Pace University Elisabeth Haub School of Law
Buffalo Residents Suing City for Not Fluoridating Water
Pace University Haub Law Professor Nicholas Robinson says it could work, “You know it's not implausible for them to make this claim because no one has defined what a helpful environment means in the context of the oral health and well-being of your teeth.”
Connecticut 2nd Worst State To Start A Business: New Report
Bruce Bachenheimer, clinical professor of management at Pace University, told WalletHub that, "Simply cutting some red tape and offering certain tax incentives is not enough. Without the right mix of government incentives and business opportunities, it is a bit like building a stool with a missing leg. Each state must work hard to recognize its unique strengths and weaknesses, and then carefully construct policies that genuinely benefit a new business."
Haub Law's Access to Justice Project continues to Expand With New Lab, Collaborations
Haub Law Professor Elyse Diamond was featured speaking about the opening of the Legal Hand Call-In Center.
What the Thinx Class Action Settlement Means for All of Us
“According to this Thinx settlement, Thinx said they'd help ensure PFAS is not ‘intentionally added,’ which is different from saying a product doesn't have PFAS,” Bridget Crawford, professor of law at Pace University and author of Menstruation Matters: Challenging the Law’s Silence on Periods, told me. “This settlement and current laws don’t require menstrual product manufacturers to reveal all chemicals in their products or to affirmatively demonstrate product safety, such as thorough product testing for toxic chemicals."
Governor Hochul: To Be Tough on Crime, Get Rid of Bad Prosecutors
Haub Law Professor Bennett Gershman pens an op-ed in New York Law Journal about the changes needed in the Prosecutor Conduct Commission.
Cybersecurity Frameworks and the Four Pillars of Cybersecurity
John Bandler is an adjunct professor at Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University who teaches about law as it intersects with cybercrime:
What is a cybersecurity framework?
A cybersecurity framework is basically voluntary guidance for organizations, to help them manage their cybersecurity program and measures. It is a “best practice”.
There are many cybersecurity frameworks, from different organizations, with different layout, focus, and language. The organizations developing them may have different business models.