Eduardo M. Peñalver '94, an expert in property law and land use, has been named the next Allan R. Tessler Dean of Cornell Law School.

Gerald Torres Joins Cornell Law School  

Torres, a leading figure in environmental law, Federal Indian law, and critical race theory, will join the permanent faculty of Cornell Law School in June.

Remembering a Legal Pioneer: Theodore Eisenberg

Cornell Law School mourns the death of Theodore Eisenberg, the Henry Allen Mark Professor of Law and Adjunct Professor of Statistical Sciences, who died at the age of 66.

Cornell International Law Journal Hosts U.S.-Chinese Business Law Relations Symposium  

Legal scholars from around the world convened for a first-of-its-kind symposium to discuss emerging business law issues between the United States and China.

Inaugural Faust F. Rossi Moot Court Competition Held

It was standing room only at the upper-class spring semester moot court competition, which was recently renamed in honor of Professor Faust F. Rossi '60.

Five Months Later, Jurors Face Tough Task in Madoff Aides' Trial  

Reuters Canada  ▪  Valerie Hans

Deciding If Inmates Get to Know How They'll Be Executed 

The New York Times  ▪  Michael Dorf

Justices Lean Toward Defendant in Mental Disability Case 

USA Today   ▪  John Blume

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This coming June 5-7 is YOUR REUNION.  Mark your calendars now, make your hotel reservations, and plan to come back to see old friends and the new academic wing! You can find a list of hotels holding room blocks for Cornell here at Reunion Hotels. Go to the Reunion Website to see other helpful information and to sign up once registration opens around April 1. 

Cornell announces the formation of Cornell Black Lawyers Alumni Network. For more information or to become a member contact Eric Elmore or Laura Wilkinson.