Week of October 4, 2021
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Commission on Environmental Law has established a new global award for excellence in lifetime achievements furthering environmental law, named after Professor Nicholas A. Robinson. READ MORE >





The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University is pleased to announce that James R. May will join its environmental law faculty as a visiting professor in the spring of 2022. While at Haub Law, he will be teaching Civil Procedure and a seminar on Environmental Rights. READ MORE >
ON CAMPUS
SEALS KICK OFF EVENT

The Sports, Entertainment, and Arts Law Society hosted their kickoff event on September 28 featuring Dan Lust, sports and entertainment attorney and Adjunct Professor of Law teaching Sports Law at New York Law School and Tony Illiakostas, Rights & Clerarances Manager at ABC News and Adjunct Professor of Law teaching Entertainment Law and Intellectual Property Law at New York Law School.
SBA DIVERSE IDENTITIES MIXER

The Haub Law Student Bar Association organized a Diverse Identities Mixer held on campus on September 30. The mixer brought together students of different backgrounds to get to know one another and inspire conversations across different communities. Diversity is power!

NEWS & UPDATES
Gizem Alper will participate in the Conference on the Convention on the International Sale of Goods (CISG) to be held in Portugal on October 1 on the topic of What U.S. Jurists have to say on the Applicability of the CISG as an International Treaty.


Adjunct Professor Anthony J. Centone had his article, Recent U.S. Supreme Court Decisions and Their Effect on New York State Court Jurisdiction, published in the September issue of The Westchester County Bar Association's monthly magazine, Westchester Lawyer.

On September 29, 2021, Haub Law at Pace offered a continuing legal education program in connection with the Estate Planning Council of Westchester Country. Professor Bridget Crawford and Elizabeth M. Luk ’06 were both presenters on the program entitled “A Trustee Toolkit from Here to Eternity: Lessons from Recent Fiduciary Litigation.” Debra Burg, Legal Analyst for the Career and Professional Development office, facilitated the CLE process.

Professor Bridget Crawford (along with Professor Anthony Infanti of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law) was featured in Forbes talking with Carolina Vargas of Tax Notes about "Feminism and the Tax Code".

Professor Lissa Griffin's article “Suicide in the Criminal Justice System: Ethical Considerations,” in Kelley and Flood, Suicide and its Impact on the Criminal Justice System (ABA 2021) has recently been published.

Danielle Bifulci Kocal, Director of Academic Success, presented on her work-in-progress, “Teaching to Gen Z: A Guide for Professors of all Generations” (working title) at the Central States Law Schools Association’s annual conference.

Adjunct Professor Miriam Lacroix (JD '14) will be a speaker at the NYC Bar Association event Another Crisis at the U.S. Border: Haiti, Title 42, and Our Obligations Under International Law, to be held on October 6.

Professor Shirley Lin will be present her work in progress - Work Law as Privatized Public Law - on October 8 as part of the LatCrit 2021 Biennial Conference Critical Jurisprudence panel.

Professor Randolph McLaughlin was quoted in the article Despite Assurances, Suffolk County Police Department Has Remained Mostly White.

Professor Nicholas Robinson lectured at the 2021 Annual Policy Conference – Adaptation: Building Resilience in the Global Climate Emergency held in Canada on September 28.

Associate Director of the Environmental Law Program and Professor, Achinthi Vithanage, was invited to participate in a panel discussing the ethical dilemmas that arise in the practice of environmental law at the University of Tennessee College of Law’s 12th Annual Appalachian Public Interest and Environmental Law (APIEL) Conference. Professor Vithanage joined other professors in considering ethical dilemmas in the context of several very high-profile cases.

UPCOMING EVENTS

MONDAY, OCT. 4
12:45 p.m.

MONDAY, OCT. 4
1:15 p.m.

MONDAY, OCT. 4
3:45 p.m.

MONDAY, OCT. 4-7
12:30 p.m.

TUESDAY, OCT. 5
1:15 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 6
1:00 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 6
6:00 p.m.

THURSDAY, OCT. 7
1:00 p.m.

THURSDAY, OCT. 7
2:00 p.m.

THURSDAY, OCT. 7
4:00 p.m.

THURSDAY, OCT. 7
4:30 p.m.

FRIDAY, OCT. 8
2:30 p.m.

FRIDAY, OCT. 8
6:00 p.m.

FRIDAY, OCT. 8
7:30 p.m.

SATURDAY, OCT. 9
1:30 p.m.
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SPOTLIGHT

3L Nina Rodriguez spent her summer gaining legal experience as a housing intern with Bronx Legal Services. When she graduates, Nina hopes to help people that are in need and do work that advances social justice. 

“Pace has been incredibly kind to me, and I could not imagine my law school experience without the Haub Law community and all of the lifelong friends I have made here.​” READ MORE >
STUDENT CORNER
Counseling Center
Feeling anxious or overwhelmed or have personal issues that are affecting your ability to study? The University offers confidential counseling services.

University Counseling Center (Pleasantville Campus): (914) 773-3710

Dean D’Agostino is also available for assistance at (914) 422-4146 or via email.
Please stop by Aloysia Hall (1st fl) to pick up your ID card if you have not already done so.
Office hours: MON, TUE, WED, FRI: 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. | TH: 9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
DID YOU KNOW?
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Founded in 1991 under its original name, the Battered Women’s Justice Center, the Pace Women’s Justice Center was established by Governor Mario Cuomo in a joint partnership with New York State Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence (OPDV) and Pace University School of Law, under the leadership and guidance of Law School Dean Steven H. Goldberg. Learn more>
ALUMNI NEWS
Jeffrey Deskovic’s ’19 article Increasing Awareness of Prosecutorial Misconduct, Discipline and Accountability Hampered by Prosecutorial Immunity, was featured in a special Looking Back section on The Davis Vanguard.

George Pavarini has joined Amerisure as vice president, liability technical claims.

Anthony Pirrotti Jr. '90 was listed in the Top 100 2021 New York Metro Super Lawyers.

Mark T. Starkman '94 has been nominated to run for New York State Supreme Court, 9th Judicial District, in 2020 and again in 2021.

Erik Roth joined Shipshape as the Director of Enterprise and Utility Partnerships. Erik will focus on crafting Shipshape's utility strategy, as well as managing and developing the business development team.

Carl Pavetto '20 began serving as Visiting Professor of Environmental Law at Vermont Law School in fall 2021.

For more Alumni news and updates, read the September issue of the Haub Law Brief.
REMINDERS
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
You're invited to join the Pace Women’s Justice Center (PWJC) for a month-long celebration of Empowerment. From an exclusive concert and cocktail party, to a wellness hike, to a private film screening and Q&A with the director, there are opportunities for everyone to engage and support PWJC. With the health and safety of all in mind, the events have been designed to be outdoors or virtual. LEARN MORE >
October 14: The Judicial Institute on Professionalism in the Law presents Watchdogs or Lap Dogs? The Ethical Challenges Facing Government Lawyers at the 2021 Virtual Convocation
In today’s highly charged political climate, government lawyers at all levels face unprecedented ethical challenges. Whether they are employed by elected officials with agendas or government agencies untainted by politics, government lawyers often must make decisions that reflect a clash between what the ethical rules require and their superiors demand. In fact, there is a growing consensus that the rules are frequently unclear and in any event need revision, but there is no agreement as to how. This Convocation will bring together some of the most outstanding professionals, with decades of experience as government lawyers to address these critical issues and, we hope, to suggest needed reforms. LEARN MORE >
Flu Vaccines Available for Students, Faculty & Staff

Aloysia Hall, Room 109
1:00-5:00PM on Fridays Oct. 1 through Dec. 10
(no vaccines Oct. 22)

*Must upload insurance card in the Medical portal prior to vaccine. No cost for most insurances – if not covered, $25.00 will be charged to your student account.*
Office of Research: Book and Performance Completion Award
Attention Faculty: if you are working on a creative project to be developed into a publishable book manuscript or a performance - you are encouraged to apply for this award by November 12. Funds will be awarded on a competitive basis to full-time faculty. We welcome applications for projects in the developmental stage as well as projects nearing completion. LEARN MORE >
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