Ucla Law Super Lawyers “Rising Stars” Congratulations to the Ucla School of Law Alumni Named California “Rising Stars” in 2013
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FALL PRESORTED FIRST CLASS MAIL 2013 US POSTAGE 405 Hilgard Avenue PAID VOL. UCLA Box 951476 36 Los Angeles, CA 90095-1476 NO. 1 CLINICALLY PROVEN Building on UCLA Law’s Leadership in Hands-on Skills Training MEDICAL-LEGAL PARTNERSHIP Grant Establishes Innovative New Program WILLIAms INstItutE GIFT $5.5 Million Gift Will Support the Institute’s Growth 219405_Cover_r2.indd 1 9/14/2013 12:43:31 PM contents FALL 2013 VOL. 36 NO. 1 © 2013 REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA UCLA SCHOOL OF LAW OFFICE OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS BOX 951476 | LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90095-1476 Rachel F. Moran UCLA LAW BOArd OF ADVISORS 52 Dean and Michael J. Connell Nelson Rising ’67, Chair Distinguished Professor of Law Nancy L. Abell ’79 Lauri L. Gavel James D. C. Barrall ’75 Executive Director of Jonathan F. Chait ’75 Communications Melanie K. Cook ’78 David J. Epstein ’64 EDITORS David W. Fleming ’59 Lauri L. Gavel Richard I. Gilchrist ’71 53 54 Executive Director of Arthur N. Greenberg ’52 Communications Bernard A. Greenberg ’58 Antonia Hernandez ’74 WILLIAMS INSTITUTE GIFT FUNDS STUDENT RESNICK PROGRAM Sara Rouche Margarita Paláu Hernández ’85 Communications Officer RECEIVES MAJOR GIFT SCHOLARSHIPS FOR FOOD LAW Joseph K. Kornwasser ’72 Stewart C. Kwoh ’74 AND POLICY A $5.5 million gift from Gift from Justice Joan DESIGN Victor B. MacFarlane ’78 Chuck Williams will Dempsey Klein ’54 and First-of-its-kind program Rebekah Albrecht Michael T. Masin ’69 Contributing Graphic Designer Alicia Miñana de Lovelace ’87 support the institute’s Conrad Lee Klein funds established to help Frank Lopez Wendy Munger ’77 growth and leadership. student scholarships. consumers and promote Manager of Publications Gregory M. Nitzkowski ’84 and Graphic Design Paul S. Rutter ’78 healthier eating. Richard V. Sandler ’73 Ralph J. Shapiro ’58 CONTRIBUTORS Stacey G. Snider ’85 Michael Agresta Bruce H. Spector ’67 Randy Bunnao The Honorable Kim McLane Wardlaw ’79 Jeremy Deutchman Charles R. Williams Kenneth Ziffren ’65 PHotogrAPHY Todd Cheney UCLA LAW AluMni ASSociAtion ASUCLA Photography BOArd OF DirectorS Diego Arp ’03, President Mark Robert Halper Michael Chang ’95, Vice President MarkRobertHalper.com Joshua Briones ’99, Past President Don Liebig Norma Acland ’77 ASUCLA Photography Jeffrey H. Cohen ’88 Christian Rozier Philip E. Cook ’90 Christian Rozier, LLC Shiva Delrahim ’03 Lawrence Ebiner ’85 CLINICALLY PROVEN Rich Schmitt The Honorable Joe W. Hilberman [Ret.] ’73 Rich Schmitt Photography Building on UCLA Law’s Leadership in Hands-on Skills Training Robert Kang ’02 Karin Krogius ’82 Printer Cheryl Lott ’04 Since pioneering clinical legal education more than 40 years ago, UCLA School of Law’s Clinical The Castle Press The Honorable Elaine Mandel ’92 Pasadena, California Program has provided students with high-quality, hands-on training to bridge the gap between The Honorable Michael Marcus [Ret.] ’67 Songhai Miguda-Armstead ’03 what goes on in the classroom and what skills are needed in “real-world” practice. Building on a Jay Palchikoff ’82 Patricia Chavarria Perez ’92 strong and innovative foundation, the law school’s commitment to integrating theory and practice Arthur Radke ’79 Heather Richardson ’06 continues today with an array of clinical offerings that cover a wide range of topics. As we move Rick Runkel ’81 Michelle Sherman ’88 into the next decade of clinical distinction, the clinical program will continue to expand under a Karen Thorland ’94 Lisa Torres ’88 new generation of visionary faculty leaders. See page 42. Nisha Vyas ’03 Donna Cox Wells ’92 S Dorothy Wolpert ’76 219405_Cover_r1.indd 2 9/12/2013 11:01:28 AM FALL 2013 VOL. 36 NO. 1 also inside... 2 Message from the Dean 56 Faculty Scholarship 20 MEDICAL-LEGAL 42 Clinically Proven PARTNERSHIP CLINICAL PROGRAM New HIV Law and Policy Initiative Launches Innovative new program 58 will help meet the legal and health care needs of 60 Executive Director of Lowell Milken Institute underserved communities. for Business Law and Policy Named 63 37th Annual UCLA Entertainment Symposium 67 UCLA Law Honors Clinical “Pioneers” 82 Commencement 86 Alumni of the Year Awards 88 Williams Institute 93 Reunions 98 Class Notes ON THE COVER Professor David Binder and Grace Hwang ’14 UCLA LAW MAGAZINE | 1 219405_Text_r1.indd 1 9/12/2013 1:04:00 PM MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN leaders. As you will see in this magazine’s feature article, UCLA School of Law’s Clinical Program serves as one notable training ground. UCLA Law pioneered a model of clinical legal education more than four decades ago. In fact, many of the esteemed members of our faculty developed the fundamental educational concepts that set the standard for clinical programs nationwide. Today, clinical innovation remains an important part of our curriculum. Students can select from an array of unique interdisciplinary and experiential learning opportunities, including courses like Negotiation Theory and Practice, the Asylum Clinic, Mergers and Acquisitions Transaction Planning and Youth and Justice, to name a few. The program continues to expand and evolve as we move into a new generation of clinical excellence. As we enhance our law school and our offerings, the ongoing philanthropic investment of our alumni and friends heightens our ability to innovate and grow. I am delighted to announce that UCLA School of Law has received several leadership gifts, which will impact our students, our community and the nation. Philanthropist Charles R. “Chuck” Williams has made a $5.5 million gift to support the leadership of the Williams Institute and foster the institute’s growth. His inaugural $2.5 million gift established the institute in 2001, and since then it has gained As befits the youngest top law school in the nation, UCLA national renown. A $4 million gift from the Resnick Family School of Law has always been—and remains—at the Foundation established the Resnick Program for Food Law forefront of educational innovation. At the heart of our and Policy. This program, which is the first of its kind at approach to the teaching of law is the recognition that we are a top-tier law school, will tackle questions of food safety, first and foremost training legal professionals. Students today distribution and access and will provide an interdisciplinary need to master the skills required of superlative practitioners, approach to developing effective, consumer-oriented food law while also learning about substantive practice areas and and policy. In addition, Justice Joan Dempsey Klein ’54 and the professional standards to which they should aspire. We her husband Conrad Lee Klein made a gift of $1.025 million remain cognizant that ongoing curricular enhancements must to fund student scholarships. Their generous gift will help help prepare students to be effective lawyers. ensure that our students have the opportunity to follow in At UCLA Law, our students have the opportunity to Justice Klein’s footsteps. participate in the law school’s myriad centers, programs, In the spirit of innovation, we continue to find novel ways institutes and specializations as well as to receive critical to enable our students to build their skills. I am pleased Ahands-on training. With this training and through the that we are launching two exciting new initiatives, which opportunities they are afforded, students leave UCLA Law will not only benefit our students but also help to provide well prepared to enter the profession, whether they choose to critical resources to those in need. UCLA School of Law become litigators, public defenders, academics or corporate has received a grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation to 2 | UCLA LAW MAGAZINE 219405_Text_r2.indd 2 9/14/2013 2:08:27 PM establish the Medical-Legal Partnership Clinical Program. faculty members were honored with lifetime achievement The program—a partnership with St. Francis and St. awards and one faculty member was named one of the “most Vincent Medical Centers, members of the Daughters of influential lawyers in the United States.” Their example Charity Health System, and Bet Tzedek Legal Services—will serves to inspire our students, who are also the recipients augment legal services in health care settings for low-income of prestigious fellowships, scholarships and awards. As community members in downtown and southeast Los you will read, our students continue to contribute to their Angeles. UCLA School of Law has also received a grant from communities, and their work is having an impact both the Ford Foundation to launch the Los Angeles HIV Law locally and globally. Our graduates go on to achieve success and Policy Project (LA HLPP). LA HLPP—a partnership in every sector of the profession, and we are always thrilled with the Disability Rights Legal Center, the AIDS Legal to celebrate their achievements. We had the pleasure of Services Project of the Los Angeles County Bar Association, welcoming Senator Kirsten Gillibrand ’91 to the law school Inner City Law Center and the law school’s Williams in May, and in February we hosted a special event for the Institute and Health and Human Rights Law Project—will Honorable Jacqueline Nguyen ’91 and Paul Watford ’94, the provide access to legal services for people living with HIV/ most recent UCLA Law alumni selected to join the United AIDS in Los Angeles. States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. While we look toward the future, we also had the I hope that you are inspired by reading about our distinguished faculty members, talented students and accomplished alumni, and I urge you to play an active role in sustaining the life and growth of our thriving law school “In the spirit of community. Every contribution makes a difference and innovation, we continue allows us to provide our students with new opportunities to develop the skills that will impact our nation and the to find novel ways to world.