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Employment Discrimination Clinic Files Class Action Challenge to Race Discrimination on South Side of Chicago
February 29, 2012

Cockroaches crawling out of your cable set-top box rates high on the ‘ick’ scale.  But on the south side of Chicago, it may be symptomatic of a deeper problem, and one that Wes Griffith (’12),...

Corporate Lab: An In-House Lab for Future GCs
February 23, 2012

One law school has developed an innovative way to help students gain experience in the business of law.

Recent Developments in the Corporate Lab - Transactional Clinic
February 22, 2012

Since David Zarfes, Michael Bloom and Sean Kramer co-founded the Corporate Lab in 2009, the Lab has continued to expand its...

Students Take Lead Role in Creating Gendered Violence and the Law Clinic
February 19, 2012

University of Chicago Law School students Eileen Ho and Mishan Wroe spent the past year working to fill a void in their school's offerings.

Int'l Bar Association, OECD, and UN To Use Corporate Lab Special Report
February 12, 2012

The International Bar Association, OECD, and United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime are using the Corporate Lab's recent Special Report as part of their anti-corruption educational tools.

Housing Initiative Clinic Closes Transactions in South Chicago, West Humboldt Park
February 9, 2012

The Housing Initiative Clinic recently closed two transactions in a single week.  The first project was the acquisition and rehabilitation of an eight-unit building in the South Chicago neighborhood area.   The...

Clinic Students Win Right to Access Police Disciplinary Data
February 7, 2012

The Civil Rights and Police Accountability Clinic has long been working to expose abuses by the Special Operations unit of the Chicago Police Department...

Corporate Lab Publishes "Complying With the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: A Practical Primer"
February 2, 2012

This “new era” of FCPA enforcement has resulted in many things.  From my perspective, one of the best things it has resulted in is increased attention of the FCPA and FCPA compliance among academics and students.

Federal Criminal Justice Clinic Sentencing Victory
February 2, 2012

A few days ago, Federal Criminal Justice Clinic students Amanda Penabad and James Kraehenbuehl convinced U.S. District Judge Ruben Castillo to sentence a client to probation with an ankle monitor rather than sending him to prison for 10–16 months, as the government had requested.

NYTimes Discusses Federal Sentencing Guidelines with Alison Siegler
December 12, 2011

Larry Lessig was a perfectly unplanned warm-up act for Rod Blagojevich last week, especially if you wonder just...