Fordham Law’s Black Law Students Association (BLSA) honored 10 alumni and the dean of the Law School, Matthew Diller, as “trailblazers” who have transformed the legal profession for Black lawyers and law students. “Our Alumni Trailblazers Award Ceremony is a very special event because nominees are nominated and reviewed by students, reflecting values they aspire to as future attorneys,” said BLSA President Raissa Ebeh ’25. “This year’s ceremony was deeply impactful, thanks to the inclusive participation of our entire community. The event was planned by students and administrators, and awards were presented by BLSA e-board members, BLSA 1Ls, upperclassmen, alumni,…
Author: Erin DeGregorio
Every year, members of the Fordham Law community come together on Giving Day to pledge their philanthropic support for the Law School. This year’s 24-hour fundraising marathon will be held on Monday, March 4, 2024. Over the past seven years, more than 2,900 members of the Fordham Law community have participated in Giving Day, raising more than $1.3 million and unlocking more than $368,000 in matching challenge funds. For this year’s Giving Day, David A. Javdan LAW ’93, managing director with Alvarez & Marsal, has pledged to match up to $50,000 in gifts made to Fordham Law School. “I am…
Before he became famous for being the co-creator of the hit Showtime hit Billions, Brian Koppelman ’95 was an evening student at Fordham Law School. He recently told students in the Fordham Media and Entertainment Law Society that law school was never a part of his plans growing up, but added it helped his career path as a successful film and television writer, director, showrunner, and producer. Since graduating from the Law School’s evening division program, Koppleman has contributed his extraordinary vision and talents to some of the most well-known film and TV titles in the last 25 years including…
Fordham Law Professor Tanya Katerí Hernández sits down with Houston Public Media’s I SEE U Podcast host Eddie Robinson for a provocative conversation that examines racial beliefs in the Latino community while discussing her book, Racial Innocence: Unmasking Latino Anti-Black Bias and the Struggle for Equality (Beacon Press, August 2022). Racial Innocence challenges preconceived notions about racism and bias, revealing how a historically marginalized group can experience discrimination while also being discriminatory. Listen to the complete Feb. 9, 2025 episode, “105: Latino Sounds of Anti-Blackness with Fordham Law Professor Tanya Hernández.”
Though some colleagues call David Tanen ’96 a “driving force” behind critical educational enhancements made to Fordham Law in the last two decades, he humbly disagrees. “I’m just the gas that fills the tank,” Tanen said of his philanthropy. “It’s the Law School that generates the ideas and creates the initiatives.” Tanen, co-founder and partner of the venture capital firm Two River and member of the Law School’s Dean’s Planning Council and the University’s Board of Trustees, has given back to his alma mater for nearly 15 years, making numerous philanthropic investments to build more student-centered experiences at the Law…
A three-person national Moot Court Team from Fordham Law School has won the 74th Annual National Moot Court Competition, sponsored by the American College of Trial Lawyers and the National Moot Court Competition Committee of the New York City Bar Association. The Maria L. Marcus National Moot Court Team—consisting of Blake Elwood ’24, Deisy Abarca-Espiritu ’24, and Joe Orlando ’24—beat the University of Memphis School of Law in the final round, arguing an appellate case that involved a foreign defendant who was a social media influencer. Orlando, also, was named Best Oralist in the competition. The team gave outstanding performances…
While the Hollywood strikes might be over, the collective bargaining agreements reached between studios and actors and writers have surfaced a host of complex concerns involving the use of generative AI. “Negotiations are not a shopping spree—you don’t get everything you want, as everyone here has said,” said Jonathan Handel, a transactional entertainment and technology lawyer at Feig Finkel and contributor to Puck News, of the agreements. “I think this is going to be a very difficult issue once again in two years and, not to mention, in two minutes with AI.” Handel was a guest speaker at a panel…
Whether it’s holding a “tips and tricks” workshop during midterms or taking a “wellness walk” through Central Park, this year’s seven professionalism fellows have worked tirelessly to promote professionalism, mentorship, and inclusion among first-year law students at Fordham Law. Professionalism fellows are upper-division law students who work with first-year students to help them adjust to law school and take advantage of the broad array of services, resources, and opportunities that Fordham has to offer. “Many students come into law school believing that academic success, prestige, and competitiveness are all they need to succeed, but in my experience, it’s so much…
As Fordham Law students return to classes this week, they can look forward to 13 new courses, the addition of two prestigious faculty members, and a semester filled with interesting programs and activities. New courses include Intellectual Property and Life Sciences with Professor Janet Freilich, American Indian Law with Michael Pearl, Artificial Intelligence & Law with Diana Santos, and Introduction to Chinese Law with Professor Carl Minzner, among other topics. Fordham Law is also launching the new Law and Technology Clinic this month, led by Professor Ron Lazebnik. The clinic will engage students in working on issues at the intersection…
After living in Frankfurt, Germany, for more than a decade, Sarah Buschmann, LL.M. ’23 made the decision to study in Fordham Law’s LL.M. program in banking, corporate and finance law. In the past year, she said she has not only gained a better understanding of U.S laws relating to capital markets and financial institutions, but genuine insights into the goals and strategies of U.S. executives and business lawyers as well. Where did you study before Fordham Law? I studied law at Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt am Main, and eventually qualified and worked as an attorney in Germany. Why did you choose Fordham…