August 2006

Dean's Summer Wrap Up
Dean David Van Zandt gives an update on the changes that have occurred at Northwestern Law over the summer, including key developments on Orientation Week, new faculty members, new course offerings, and campus improvements. More...

Northwestern Law Prepares to Welcome Incoming Class
The Student Affairs team has planned a week of activities, including community service projects, diversity- and team-building workshops, and fun social events, to welcome new students to Northwestern Law. More...

Center Client Acquitted of Murder
Professors and students of the Center on Wrongful Convictions were part of the defense team that successfully represented Julie Rea Harper in her acquittal on July 26 of the 1997 murder of her 10-year-old son, Joel Kirkpatrick. The CWC defense was led by Ronald S. Safer, of Schiff Hardin LLP, and Northwestern Law clinical professors Karen Daniel and Jeffrey Urdangen, and included the help of numerous current and former clinic students. More...

Alum Leads New Clinic Program on Supreme Court Advocacy
Northwestern Law's Bluhm Legal Clinic will establish a new clinical program, supervised by alum Carter Phillips (JD '77), at the start of the academic year offering students rare opportunities to work on cases pending before the U.S. Supreme Court. More...

Become an Alumni Interviewer
Northwestern Law's admissions interviewing program sets us apart from most other top law schools and is a cornerstone of our admissions strategy. Last year, we interviewed 3,700 of more than 5,000 applicants, nearly half of which were completed by Alumni Interviewer volunteers. Stay connected to Northwestern Law and take part in bettering the Law School by helping us recruit the most qualified applicants. Sign up to be an Alumni Interviewer by: 1) Registering online or 2) Contacting Stephanie Wurtzel Brooker by e-mail or call (312) 503-8963.

Alumni in the News

IN ABSENTIA TRIAL FOR SOEHARTO NO MORE DELAYS
Ridarson Galingging (LLM '02) in The Jakarta Post, July 01, 2006

PROSKAUER ROSE MAKES SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONS TO PRIVATE EQUITY TRANSACTIONAL PRACTICE
Daniel J. Eisner (JD '95) in Business Wire, July 13, 2006

SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP ELEVATES 5 TO PARTNERSHIP IN LOS ANGELES, 37 THROUGHOUT FIRM
Max C. Fischer (JD '95) in PR Newswire US, July 11, 2006

PROFESSOR TURNS SUCCESSFUL DETECTIVE STORYTELLER
He Jiahong (JD '93) in Chinadaily, July 17, 2006

EX-JUDGE UNDER INVESTIGATION IN NORTHWESTERN ILLINOIS
David T. Fritts (JD '76) in Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, July 21, 2006

IN THE COLLAR COUNTIES
Robert A. Wilbrandt (JD '75) in Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, July 05, 2006

THE LAW OFFICES OF MARC J. LANE AND ITS FINANCIAL-SERVICES AFFILIATES JOIN UNITED NATIONS' GLOBAL COMPACT
Marc J. Lane ('71) in Business Wire, July 19, 2006

VETERAN WILL JUDGE TO BECOME DEFENDER
Herman Haase (JD '66) in Chicago Tribune, July 21, 2006

Faculty in the News

NOT GUILTY: JURY FREES HARPER AFTER 12 HOURS OF DELIBERATION
Karen Daniel & Jeff Urdangen in Daily Record, July 27, 2006

FAVORABLE VIEW OF THE UNITED NATIONS
David Scheffer in Fox News Network, July 26, 2006

WAR CRIMES AND THE MIDEAST CONFLICT
Anthony D'Amato in Jurist Forum, July 24, 2006

CLEAN WATER IS SYMBOL OF THE POWER OF THE PEOPLE
Andrew Koppelman, David Dana in San Francisco Chronicle, July 23, 2006

INTERNATIONAL LAW ASPECTS OF THE MIDEAST 'WAR'
Anthony D'Amato in Jurist, July 18, 2006

WIGGLE ROOM ON CRUELTY
Joseph Margulies in Washington Post, July 17, 2006

WHAT TO DO ABOUT AMERICA'S MILITARY COMMISSIONS
David Scheffer in Chicago Tribune, July 09, 2006

NORTH KOREA'S CRIMINAL REGIME; SECURITY COUNCIL
David Scheffer in The International Herald Tribune, July 07, 2006

Law School Events

Orientation Week
Dates: August 25 - September 3
Location: Law School
Sponsors: Chapman and Cutler; DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary; Goldberg Kohn; Neal Gerber & Eisenberg LLP; Sachnoff & Weaver
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Welcome Back Reception
Date: Thursday, Sept. 7
Location: Law School
Sponsors: Chapman and Cutler; Neal Gerber & Eisenberg LLP
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The Sedona Conference Institute - Fundamentals of eDiscovery and the New Rules
This full-day CLE sponsored by the Sedona Conference Institute will feature Hon. Lee Rosenthal, chair of the U.S. Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Civil Rules, as the keynote speaker.
Date: Friday, Sept. 15
Location: Law School, Thorne Auditorium
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Alumni Events

For more events, visit the Alumni Web site.

45th Annual Corporate Counsel Institute - Chicago Session
Dates: September 28 - 29
Location: Law School, Thorne Auditorium
Sponsors: DataCert, Inc.; FTI Consulting; Huron Consulting Group; Latham
Watkins LLP; Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP
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45th Annual Corporate Counsel Institute - San Francisco Session
Dates: November 30 - December 1
Location: The Westin St. Francis, 335 Powell St., San Francisco
Sponsors: DataCert, Inc.; FTI Consulting; Huron Consulting Group; Latham
Watkins LLP; Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP
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