Fordham Law School is proud to announce four new professors who will join the faculty during the 2024-25 academic year. These accomplished scholars and educators will advance the Law School’s commitment to excellence in legal education in fields ranging from intellectual property to social justice, legal theory, and criminal law. The new faculty members are Doni Bloomfield, Mariam Hinds, Gowri Krishna ’06, and Ela Leshem. “We are delighted to welcome this distinguished group of professors to our Law School,” said Fordham Law Dean Matthew Diller. “We eagerly anticipate their contributions as scholars, educators, and integral members of the Fordham Law…
Author: Josh Friedland
After they heard closing arguments on Tuesday, May 25, in the criminal trial of former President Donald Trump, jurors have to decide whether Trump falsified business records to cover up an alleged affair with adult film star Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 presidential election. Adam Shlahet, director of the Brendan Moore Trial Advocacy Center, joins ABC News’ Olivia Rubin and Katherine Faulders to deliver the latest news on the Trump hush money trial. Watch the full interview segment on ABC News.
After they heard closing arguments on Tuesday, May 25, in the criminal trial of former President Donald Trump, jurors have to decide whether Trump falsified business records to cover up an alleged affair with adult film star Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 presidential election. Adam Shlahet, director of the Brendan Moore Trial Advocacy Center, spoke with NPR podcast “Consider This” host Juana Summers about the closing arguments in the hush money trial against Trump. Topics of discussion include the prosecution and defense’s tactics in their closing arguments, the impact closing arguments could have on the jury’s final decision, and how…
Before deciding to pursue a career in law, Carrie Plover ’24 worked as a social worker in New York City where she observed the impact of legal systems on clients with marginalized identities. She decided to become a lawyer in order “to reduce the harm inflicted on individuals by punitive systems.” Now that she has graduated, she’ll be doing just that, having accepted an offer to join the Center for Family Representation representing parents and caregivers whose children are at risk of entering the foster system. Plover was also recently named a 2024 Outstanding Law Student by the National Association…
Fordham Law School celebrated its 117th diploma ceremony on May 20, awarding degrees to 683 graduates at Fordham University’s Rose Hill campus. The well-attended ceremony was held under sunny skies on the lawn in front of Keating Hall, where the air buzzed with excitement as thousands of friends and family members cheered the graduates as they walked across the stage in regalia to receive their diplomas. Jessica Berman ’02, commissioner of the National Women’s Soccer League, served as this year’s diploma ceremony speaker. She emphasized how Fordham Law School continues to “instill a sense of accountability and fairness” in its…
Among the 683 graduates at this year’s Fordham Law Diploma Ceremony are the first cohort of REAL Scholars—graduates of a leadership development program launched in 2021 to give support and opportunity to students who have encountered barriers on their path to law school. REAL stands for Realizing Excellence and Access in the Law. Since its inception—with philanthropic support from Dennis Dunne and Charlotte Byers, PAR ’24, Scott FitzGerald ’92, Eric Grossman ’93, Michael Paskin ’95, and David Tanen ’96, and with mentorship and event support from Jones Day—the REAL Scholars Program has served as a beacon of diversity and inclusion,…
Originally from Istanbul, Turkey, Nejat Güvensoy attended Bahçeşehir University and will be graduating from the intellectual property and information technology LL.M. program at Fordham Law in the Class of 2024. Güvensoy says he is excited about the opportunity to delve into cutting-edge legal issues that include artificial intelligence and virtual reality, and he hopes to collaborate with lawyers from around the world who are working in the fields of fashion, technology, and art. Why did you choose Fordham Law? I want to work on the legal problems that the world will face in the near future, especially issues related to…
While externing at a legal helpline this spring, Arianna Hopkins ’25 often found herself consoling New Yorkers who were in tears—fearful of losing their homes and becoming homeless or seeking to escape domestic violence. Hopkins and four other Fordham Law students served as community volunteers and externs at the Legal Hand Call-In Center serving East Harlem located at the East Harlem Neighborhood Action Health Action Center. Legal Hand provides information and assistance to visitors to help them resolve problems before they become court cases, and empowers visitors to help themselves. The students empowered New Yorkers seeking assistance with legal questions,…
Fordham Law students taking a class exploring legal and ethical issues around reparations got a rare opportunity to hear from someone personally impacted by a historic atrocity: a 96-year-old Holocaust survivor. Ilse Melamid was invited to speak at Prof. Gideon Taylor’s class, “Human Rights: Coming to Terms with Historical Justice Through Reparations.” The course provides students with the opportunity to review how the United States, other countries, international bodies, and organizations have addressed the issue of remedies for mass wrongs that affect a group in society. The class considered a broad range of American and global events including the Holocaust,…
From working in corporate compliance and trusts and estates to engaging in public policy work, Fordham Law’s graduates are beginning their professional careers. The 683 members of the Class of 2024 will graduate on May 20. During their law school journeys, they have developed valuable legal writing and public speaking skills through center-related work, gained real lawyering experience through clinics, and mentored first-year students at their Law School. Meet more members of this year’s graduating class previously featured as part of Fordham Law’s #futurefordhamlawyers series. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Fordham Law (@fordhamlawnyc) …