News Archive

Wachusett, Massachusetts, native Jeremy Bennie, a graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law, finds himself monitoring the Hollywood picket lines as a labor lawyer for the Writers Guild of America West.

Helen Wan, a 1998 graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law and author of the book behind the Netflix series “Partner Track,” addressed the Class of 2023 during commencement on Sunday.

University of Virginia School of Law alumni Scott Migliori ’12, Daniel Richardson ’18 and U.S. Judge Jamar Walker ’11 received Lambda Law Alliance’s Alvarez-Coughlin Award to honor their contributions to the LGBTQ community.

Former pitcher Harry Marino, a University of Virginia School of Law alum, led the organizing of minor league players into a union and recently helped negotiate their first collective bargaining agreement.

Members of the University of Virginia School of Law community have recently been singled out for excellence. Among the accolades, UVA Law students won second place at the International and European Tax Moot Court competition.

Cleo Powell ’82 and Blake D. Morant ’78 received the Black Law Students Association’s A. Donald McEachin Spotlight Award at the group’s spring gala on March 18.

Five University of Virginia School of Law students and alumni will join the federal government in the fall through attorney honors programs.

Paul B. Stephan, a professor at the University of Virginia School of Law and a former adviser to multiple presidents and foreign governments, offers insights about the history and shaky future of the international order in his latest book, “The World Crisis and International Law: The Knowledge Economy and the Battle for the Future,” published by Cambridge University Press.

Veronica Dragalin ’11 was appointed Moldova’s chief prosecutor for corruption last August. The University of Virginia School of Law alum, who was born there 37 years ago, left her work as an assistant U.S. attorney to take on the role.

One year into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, three international law and national security experts at the University of Virginia School of Law assess the impact and legacy of the war.

Jennifer McClellan ’97, a University of Virginia School of Law alumna, was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday in a special election, making her the first Black woman to represent Virginia in Congress.

Energy finance lawyer Megan Strand has been coaching the University of Virginia School of Law’s Jessup International Law Moot Court team, which heads into super-regional rounds this weekend, for the past 15 years.

The seventh annual Shaping Justice conference, aimed at inspiring students and lawyers to promote justice through public service, will take place Feb. 3 at the University of Virginia School of Law and will honor two difference-making alumni in the health care policy field.

Professor A. E. Dick Howard ’61 of the University of Virginia School of Law has received the Virginia Bar Association’s Gerald L. Baliles Distinguished Service Award for his service and contributions to the bar and public at large.