September 2016

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Conference opens the door to a rich vein of scholarship
9/15/16
A major two-day conference at the University at Buffalo School of Law is being seen as a milestone in the scholarly study of the intersection between religion and the law.
Staff realignment includes new social justice position
3/25/21
Interim Dean James A. Gardner has announced several changes in the Law School’s administration, including the creation of a new position aimed at facilitating students’ community service legal work.
New York City Program reboots with new opportunities
6/10/22
One of the Law School’s most distinctive and successful initiatives is hitting the 10-year mark by returning to its roots.
UB Law Alumni Association elects 2016-17 officers and directors
9/19/16
Brian D. Gwitt ’98 has been elected 2016-2017 president of the UB Law Alumni Association. Gwitt is a partner in the litigation department at Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP in Buffalo. His practice involves business and commercial litigation including contract disputes, Uniform Commercial Code, corporate governance, intellectual property/trade secret litigation, bankruptcy litigation, real estate litigation and debtor/creditor matters. He is a fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America, and a director of the United Way of Buffalo and Erie County. He also coaches various youth sports teams including basketball, soccer and baseball.
Award-winning article digs up the radical roots of same-sex marriage
2/1/23
Associate Professor Michael Boucai’s article, “Glorious Precedents: When Gay Marriage Was Radical,” has earned him the prestigious Michael Cunningham Prize.