Professor Willajeanne McLean received the Honorable Deborah A. Batts Life of Commitment Award from Fordham Law School at their annual gala.

Professor Richard Pomp published an article in Bloomberg Law in response to Washington state’s expansion of its sales tax rules to include the purchase of digital advertising.

Professor Richard Pomp was quoted in Bloomberg Law and Tax Notes on the ongoing debate about California’s new tax rule.

Professor Mark Janis has published a new book review on Sean Morris’s “The League of Nations and the Development of International Law: A New Intellectual History of the Advisory Committee of Jurists.” The review can be found in Vol. 10 of Jus Gentium: Journal of International Legal History at 419.

Professor Mark Janis served as Moderator for the Panel “Emerging Voices in International Law” at the annual meeting of the American Branch of the International Law Association at the Association of the Bar of the City of New York on October 23, 2025.

Professor Leslie Levin was quoted in two Law.com articles discussing the intersection of the current administration and Big Law firms. You can read the two articles here and here.

Professor Mark Janis published a new textbook, Janis, Noyes, and Sadat’s International Law: Cases and Commentary, 7th Edition. You can find the book here.

Professor Diane Covello was quoted in the Wall Street Journal article Smucker vs. Trader Joe’s, Lululemon vs. Costco: Fight Over Brands Goes to Court. “Diane Covello, co-director of the Intellectual Property and Entrepreneurship Law Clinic at the University of Connecticut School of Law, said increasing competitive pressure can prompt companies to sue: ‘It’s the standard situation where somebody sees that there’s a competitor with a rising market share.'” You can read the full article here.

The American College of Tax Counsel (ACTC) has elected Professor Goldburn Maynard Jr. as a Fellow.

Founded in 1981, the American College of Tax Counsel is a professional association of tax attorneys. Membership in the College is an honor reserved for those at the top of the tax bar in the United States. Members, called Fellows, are recognized for their extraordinary accomplishments and professional achievements and for their dedication to improving the practice of tax law.

A review by Dean Eboni S. Nelson was featured on Jotwell on October 9.

Nelson reviewed Rachel G. Ngo Ntomp’s article “The Small Business Dilemma,” which appeared in the Washington and Lee Law Review, identifying it as one of the best works of recent scholarship relating to Contracts.

“I greatly enjoyed reading Professor Ntomp’s article, and I applaud her for penning such an ambitious and excellent paper that draws our attention to an important yet rarely discussed issue,” Nelson wrote. “Her informative discussion of the small business dilemma highlights the critical role small businesses play in our society and their vulnerabilities that necessitate greater protection against unfair and unconscionable terms.”