Boston University School of Law

Boston University School of Law Partners with Harvey Al to Equip Its Students, Faculty, and Staff with Leading Artificial Intelligence Tools LOGOS: BU School of Law and Harvey

Dean @aonwuachi.bsky.social shares, "The certificate will serve as an important signal to employers about our students’ continued preparedness for real-life legal practice &, more so, for their ability to evolve as the profession changes.”

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Risk and Resistance: Feminist Interventions in Health Law, Science, and Policy” symposium on October 3, 2025 from 12:00pm - 5:00pm. In-person and virtual.

#BULawProf @azizaahmed.bsky.social will deliver the keynote address at the “Risk and Resistance: Feminist Interventions in Health Law, Science, and Policy” symposium, which will explore feminist approaches to public health, law, and social justice.

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Key Voices: Steven Dean on global tax justice, racial capitalism, and dismantling Global Jim Crow "If you think the Bahamas destroyed your global tax system, then you've got a pretty terrible global tax system." So says Steven Dean, tax scholar, author, and CESR ally. For Steven, tax rules are not just technical instruments. They are deeply political tools that determine who has access to resources, and who does not.

#BULawProf @islandtaxprof.bsky.social discusses his book, “Racial Capitalism and International Tax Law: The Story of Global Jim Crow,” with the Center for Economics and Social Rights and “...explains why reclaiming taxing rights is essential to building a just world.”
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Ep 48: The Godfather - Law on Film Jonathan Hafetz Hi, I'm Jonathan Hafetz, and welcome to Law on Film, a podcast that looks at law through film and film through law. In this episode, we dive into Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather from 1972. Widely regarded as one of the greatest films of all time.

#BULawProf Steve Koh joins @jonathanhafetz.bsky.social on the Law on Film podcast to discuss "The Godfather" and how the film explores the relationship between law and culture while offering complex perspectives on the meaning of justice.

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To kick off Season 4 of Law on Film podcast, Professor Steve Koh @bulaw.bsky.social joins me for "The Godfather," a masterpiece of crime & power. Listen as we discuss how the film explores themes of justice, loyalty, corruption, and the blurred lines between family & law:
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Top law schools for health law As the health care industry continues to grow, health care law continues to evolve. Health law attorneys may work in hospitals, government agencies, nonprofit organizations, law firms or corporate settings. They might advise on compliance, represent patients or providers in disputes or help shape health care policy. For law students, this field often includes courses […]

Congratulations to the #BUHealthLaw program on earning an A+ rating from The National Jurist, placing #BULaw among the top law schools in the nation for health law!

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In a new study published in @thelancet.com, #BULawProf & @carb-x.bsky.social Exec. Director @koutterson.bsky.social and co-authors share that #AMR is rising, but G7 + EU27 countries are missing their “fair share” in funding antibiotic innovation.

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Glad to join @jessicasilbey.bsky.social and Woody Hartzog in discussing @rcalo.bsky.social's important new Law & Technology book. Insightful comments, great company, and lots of laughter.

Happy first day of classes, #BULaw! To welcome you back and set the tone for the new academic year, Dean and #BULawProf @aonwuachi.bsky.social has created a playlist of her favorite back-to-school jams.

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BU Law LLM Orientation

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BU Law LLM Orientation

#BULaw orientation week kicked off yesterday with the arrival of some new #BULLM students. We are so thrilled to welcome you to #BULaw!

#BULLM25 #BULawBanking #BULawTax #BULaw2YrLLM #BUAmLaw #BUIP

“Because this standing is a composite of four well-known rankings, it attests that, by any measure, our editors are doing high-caliber work of which BU Law as an institution can be tremendously proud," shares #BULawProf James E. Fleming.

Congratulations to the Boston University Law Review on earning the #16 spot in the 2025 Law Journal Meta-Rankings!

This recognition is a reflection of Boston University Law Review’s strong reputation and success across a number of metrics.

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Kevin J. Handly Best Lawyers 2026 Lawyer of the Year. Financial Services Regulations Law. Boston, Massachusetts.

Congratulations to #BULawProf and Director of the Graduate Programs in Tax, Banking & Financial Law Kevin J. Handly on being recognized as a 2026 Best Lawyer of the Year in Financial Services Regulation Law!

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We are excited to welcome 9 new #BULawProf with a wide range of expertise in administrative law, corporate governance, criminal law and procedure, human rights and legal mobilization, intellectual property, legal history, privacy law, and more.

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BU Law's Keith Hylton on Intellectual Property, Patents, & the Law Learn all about BU Law's Keith Hylton on Intellectual Property, Patents, & the Law and other public policy research within Featured from Pioneer Institute.

#BULawProf Keith Hylton joins the Learning Curve podcast with Albert Cheng and Barry Anderson to discuss intellectual property, patents, and the law.

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My Summer Associate Experience: Christy Vogelsang Christy shares her thoughts on her summer experience at Shutts.

After working as a summer associate at Shutts & Bowen LLP, Christy Vogelsang ('26) shared that “...I learned how to prioritize tasks, build professional relationships, advocate for myself, and grow into the type of lawyer I want to be."

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MA bill would ban 'surveillance pricing' in grocery stores. Here's how it would work The bill would block supermarkets from using customers biometric data to determine pricing and send targeted advertising.

#BULawProf @hartzog.bsky.social on surveillance pricing: "This disastrous practice leads to price gouging, discrimination by proxy, an inability to budget, data hoarding, and the suffocating feeling that every choice you make while shopping is a trap."

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Aleksey Shtivelman Earns Board Certification in International Litigation & Arbitration from The Florida Bar Aleksey Shtivelman Earns Board Certification in International Litigation & Arbitration from The Florida Bar

Congratulations to Aleksey Shtivelman ('12) on earning Board Certification in International Litigation & Arbitration from The Florida Bar.

This designation is only held by 31 attorneys statewide and recognizes Shtivelman as an expert in the field.

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Mentorship, Growth & Opportunity: Experiences from the 2025 Summer Associate Program | Insights | Ropes & Gray LLP Listen to this special Ropes & Gray podcast with the Boston office co-managing partner Jeff Katz who is joined by three participants from the 2025 Summer Associate Program: Ben Haward, Esteban Ortiz, and Michelle Yang. The conversation offers an in-depth perspective on the summer associate experience at Ropes & Gray.

Esteban Ortiz (LAW’27, Questrom’27) reflects on his experience in the Ropes & Gray 2025 Summer Associate Program.

“It felt like you had the chance to run with the ball, but you also had the chance to also be mentored,” says Ortiz.

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James Bessen Atkinson Prize

Congratulations to #BULawProf James Bessen and co-authors Erich Denk and Chen Meng on receiving the Society for the Study of Economic Inequality (ECINEQ)'s Atkinson Prize for their paper “Perpetuating wage inequality: evidence from salary history bans."

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Reading List Summer 2025 Alumni books that caught our eye

Looking for your next read? @marthaannetoll.bsky.social’s (’83) second novel, Duet for One, is recommended on @bostonu.bsky.social’s alumni summer reading list.

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Whoop there it is: FDA wants to regulate wearable firm’s blood pressure tool - The Boston Globe Wearable technology sits in a grey area when it comes to regulation. Whoop says the software tool doesn't meet the definition of a medical device and shouldn't be regulated as such.

#BULawProf @profcrobertson.bsky.social and Frances Miller discuss Whoop's resistance to the FDA's demands that the firm get its wearable blood pressure tool approved as a medical device.

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Congratulations to Dean @aonwuachi.bsky.social on receiving the National Bar Association Women Lawyers Division Gertrude E. Rush Exceptional Academia Award with UIC Law Dean Nicky Boothe, and to #BULawProf Judge Kelley who co-won the Excellence in the Judiciary Award!

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Nakasone, Holma, and Tomasa Sworn In to New Roles on the Bench In a ceremony attended by colleagues, friends, and family, Karen T. Nakasone was sworn in today as Chief Judge of the Intermediate Court of Appeals (ICA), while Karin L. Holma... read more

Congratulations to Karen T. Nakasone ('95) on being sworn in as Chief Judge of the Hawaiʻi Intermediate Court of Appeals (ICA). She has served on the ICA since Nov. 2020, following 9 years as a trial judge in the Circuit Court of the First Circuit (Oʻahu).

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A new paper by ‪Christopher Robertson @bulaw.bsky.social and Wendy N. Epstein ‪at DePaul University in @nejm.org highlights the role private law is poised to play in American health care in the coming years www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

The Association of American Law Schools Northeast Regional Pre-Faculty Recruitment Conference: Pathways to Full-Time Faculty Appointments - New York Law School The Pre-Faculty Recruitment Conference will provide candidates interested in full-time law school faculty positions in the Northeast region with an opportunity to learn about area law schools, intervi...

Are you going on the law teaching market?
Thurs Aug 14, Erika George & I will represent BU @bulaw.bsky.social at the Northeast Regional Pre-Faculty Recruitment Conference at NYLS.

Morning panels, afternoon individual info meetings.

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Supreme Court Rulings Deliver Victories and Challenges for Public Health The Supreme Court's 2024-2025 term concluded with rulings that will have long-term consequences for civil rights, federal authority, gun regulations, the environment, and more. Below, SPH faculty members discuss the implications of several of these cases.

#BULawProf @michaelrulrich.bsky.social spoke to @busph.bsky.social about #SCOTUS' ruling in the Bondi v. VanDerStok case, which upheld federal regulations on “ghost guns."

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"The book that was missing from the catalogue about HIV/AIDS and the catastrophic health, legal, and political crises in its wake."

Risk and Resistance by @azizaahmed.bsky.social (@bulaw.bsky.social‬), Coming Soon

#LawSky #PublicHealth 💙📚 #Feminism

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An EPA rule change threatens to gut US climate regulations The endangerment finding underpins the EPA’s ability to regulate greenhouse gases. The Trump administration is trying to reverse it.

#BULawProf @madisoncondon.bsky.social discusses an EPA rule change that could gut US climate regulations, explaining that by making legal arguments rather than focusing on the science of climate change, the EPA could make it easier for SCOTUS to uphold it.

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