FACULTY & STAFF RECOGNITIONS WINTER 2018-19

Dean Horace Anderson joined deans from Seton Hall, New York Law School and CUNY at the LSAC Forum on Friday to speak on a panel entitled "Why Law School? Why Now?”.

Adjunct Professor Judge Daniel Angiolillo (ret.) was honored at the Westchester County Bar Foundation's Annual Dinner.

Professor Emeritus Jay C. Carlisle taught the fall semester professional responsibility course at PLS with Judge Daniel Angiolillo. On November 1, 2018 he received a 40 Year Service Award from Pace University President Marvin Krislov and Provost Vanya Quinones. Professor Carlisle's article on Recent Jurisdictional Developments was published in the annual edition of the Westchester County Bar Journal. He continues to practice law as senior counsel to the White Plains-New York City law firm of Collier, Halpern & Newberg and has completed his tenth year of service as a commissioner for the New York State Law Revision Commission in Albany, New York. Professor Carlisle will present his annual CPLR Update at the New York City Bar Association on January 26, 2019.

Professor David Cassuto spoke at the International Congress in Portugal. He presented on confined animals, suffering and environment. Professor Cassuto’s article “Under the Radar: The Cost and Benefits of Wind Energy Through the Lens of National Security” was published in the Michigan State Law Review.

Professor Karl Coplan's op-ed "How You Can Fight Climate Change When the Government Won't" was featured in The Hill.

Professor Bridget Crawford was quoted in the article "Tamir Sapir failed to report $194M from partial sale of 11 Madison: IRS" – click here to read more. A new Trusts & Estates Collaborative Research Network established by Professor Bridget Crawford and Dr. Kate Galloway (Bond University, Australia) has been recognized by the Law and Society Association. The CRN will makes its debut with multiple panel presentations at the Law & Society Annual Meeting to be held in Washington, D.C. in May, 2019. Professor Crawford was featured in the article Tax Authorities Were Either Unwilling To Take On The Trumps Or Lacked The Resources. Click here and here to read more. She was also quoted in the article How big developers like Trump benefit from web of tax breaks – click here. Professor Crawford was also featured in the NY Daily News article Australia removes ‘Tampon Tax’ - feminine hygiene products no longer ‘non-essential’ – click here to read. Additionally, she was also interviewed on National Public Radio in a segment entitled “Tax Authorities were Either Unwilling to Take on the Trumps or Lacked the Resources.” Here is a link to the broadcast with a transcript and an audio. Professor Crawford was featured in the Washington Post article, How big developers like Trump benefit from web of tax breaks - click here to read. She was also quoted in the VICE article, Trump's America Is a Great Place to Cheat on Taxes – click here to read. On October 12, 2018, Professor Crawford spoke at the University of Wisconsin Law Review Symposium Her topic was “The Socioeconomics of Twenty-First Century Wills Formalities.” A copy of the paper is available here: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3264683. Professor Crawford’s co- edited book Feminist Judgments: Rewritten Opinions of the United States Supreme Court (Cambridge University Press 2016) is the subject on an online symposium published here: 94 Notre Dame L. Rev. Online 1-54 (2018), http://ndlawreview.org/wp- content/uploads/2018/10/Symposium_Final.pdf. The volume includes commentary by Professor Noa Ben-Asher: “How is Sex Harassment Discriminatory?” 94 Notre Dame L. Rev. Online 25 (2018), here: http://ndlawreview.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/5- Symposium_Ben-Asher_Final.pdf. On November 7, Professor Crawford presented her work on “Tax Talk and Reproductive Technology” at The University of Chicago Law School Workshop on Regulation of Family, Sex, and Gender. A copy of the paper is available here: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3231578. And, on November 17, 2018, Professor Crawford participated as a commentator in the Second Annual Equality Law Scholars’ Forum, held at UC Davis Law School. Professor Crawford’s essay on Lessons from Australia’s Tampon Tax Reform: A Path to Gender Equality for the United States to Follow has been published by the Australian National University’s Tax and Transfer Policy Institute. Also, on November 26, 2018, Professor Crawford and Professor Emily Gold Waldman were interviewed for the Ipse Dixit podcast on the constitutionality of the state sales tax imposed on menstrual hygiene products. Their article, The Unconstitutional Tampon Tax, will be published by the University of Richmond Law Review in January 2019.

Associate Dean of Environmental Law Programs and Strategic Initiatives and Gilbert and Sarah Kerlin Distinguished Professor of Environmental Law, Jason Czarnezki and Professor Katrina Fischer Kuh’s paper, Crafting Next Generation Eco- Label Policy (co-authored Professor K. Ingemar Jonsson), was published in volume 48 of Lewis & Clark Law School’s Environmental Law Review. Professor Czarnezki’s forthcoming article “President Trump, the New Chicago School and the Future of Environmental Law and Scholarship” (July 31, 2018) was sent to press. The paper is forthcoming in Perspectives on Environmental Law Scholarship: Essays on Purpose, Shape and Direction, ed. Ole W. Pedersen (Cambridge University Press). Read the abstract. Additionally, Professor Czarnezki presented his research on green procurement and life cycle costing at Vermont Law School’s Environmental Law Colloquium, the University of Copenhagen, University of Turin, and the Nordic Public Procurement Forum. Finally, he has been awarded the prestigious Olof Palme visiting professorship in Sweden. The Olof Palme professorship is given to an internationally prominent researcher focused on topics important to the pursuit of peace in a broad context within the areas of social sciences, humanities, theology and science of law. Professor Czarnezki received this recognition in response to his research proposal, which posits that there cannot be global peace, security and social welfare without a healthy environment. Read more here.

Elyse Diamond, CCPD Director for Public Sector Careers, book review was featured in the NALP Bulletin - Book Review: The All-Inclusive Guide to Judicial Clerking by Abigail L. Perdue: A Must-Have Resource for Prospective Judicial Clerks and Advisors. Click here to read.

Professor Emeritus Don Doernberg's letter to the editor was featured in The New York Times in response to the question "what motivates your vote?"

Professor David Dorfman, along with student interns from the Pace Environmental Litigation Clinic, successfully represented three clients in obtaining an order of dismissal for trespass from Judge Kimberley Ragazzo in the Algonquin Incremental Market (AIM) Pipeline protester case [People of the State of New York v. Berlin, Gonzalez & Publow].

Adjunct Professor Elissa Germaine presented on new developments in securities arbitration case law at the PIABA Securities Law Seminar.

Professor Bennett Gershman was quoted in the article Judge orders St. Tammany School District to pay child rape victim and family $500K - click here to read more. Professor Gershman was quoted in the article Defending Weinstein, convicted in court of public opinion – click here to read more. His Prosecutorial Misconduct treatise was quoted by the Kansas Supreme Court in State v. Lowery, No. 115,377 (Kan. Oct. 5, 2018). He is quoted on p29. On Tuesday, October 30th Professor Gershman was a guest lecturer at Marist College. He provided a mock constitutional law class to a packed room of more than 50 pre-law students. He and Cathy Alexander, Assistant Dean for Admissions, also hosted ten Marist students over dinner with Pre-law Advisor Annamaria Macioca. Professor Gershman was also featured in Law 360's article "NY Plan to Police Prosecutors Enters Uncharted Territory". He was also was quoted in the NY Times article Immigrants Are Entitled to Jury Trial for Deportable Offenses, New York Court Rules – click here.

Congratulations to Professor Alexander K.A. ("Sasha") Greenawalt, winner of Pace Law's Goettel Prize for Faculty Scholarship for his article "Targeted Capture" published in Harvard’s International Law Journal. The article argues that in war, forces have a duty to capture targets rather than kill them

Professor Lissa Griffin is quoted in the Bloomberg Law article Manafort Shadow Looms Over Supreme Court Double Jeopardy Case – click here to read.

The Association of American Law Schools recognized the Alternative Dispute Resolution section as its section of the year for excellence in member support & activities such as facilitating outstanding scholarship & teaching. One way the section promotes scholarship is with its Paper of the Year award, established by Chair Regent Professor Jill Gross.

Professor John Humbach’s article, Sexting and the First Amendment, 37 Hastings Const. L.Q. 433 (2010), was cited by the Oregon Court of Appeals in State v. Carey-Martin, 293 Or. App. 611 (2018). He is cited on p634 in FN16.

On September 12, the 2018 Haub Environmental Law Distinguished Junior Scholar, Professor Sharon Jacobs (University of Colorado Law School), presented “The Statutory Separation of Energy Powers” speaking on issues of energy and administrative law.

Professor Katrina Fischer Kuh’s paper, Crafting Next Generation Eco- Label Policy (co-authored with Professor Jason Czarnezki and Professor K. Ingemar Jonsson), was published in volume 48 of Lewis & Clark Law School’s Environmental Law Review. She also authored a post, Malignant Normality (https://lawprofessors.typepad.com/environmental_law/2018/11/malignant- normality.html), considering the ethical implications of the energy sector’s climate disinformation campaign, to the Environmental Law Professors Blog. Professor Kuh was also invited to join the Law Committee of the Municipal Arts Society.

Professor Vanessa Merton was honored by Cabrini Immigrant Services at the 2018 Cabrini Immigrant Services' Liberty & Justice Awards Reception. The Awards Reception will took place on October 17, 2018 at the Estherwood Mansion in Dobbs Ferry, New York.

Professor Tom McDonnell is the new chair elect of the international law section of AALS. He will present his inaugural address at the AALS annual meeting in New Orleans in January.

Professor Michael Mushlin's Rights of Prisoners (5th ed.) was cited by the Alaska Supreme Court. Huber v. State of Alaska Department of Corrections __P.3d ___, 2018 WL 4178213 (Alaska 2018).

Professor Smita Narula joined the Law School’s faculty as the first Haub Distinguished Professor of International Law. Professor Narula is an award-winning scholar and practitioner with more than two decades of experience in the field of human rights and public policy and is the most recent professor to join the law school’s nationally recognized environmental law faculty. She will begin teaching classes in the spring of 2019. - In October, she presented a paper at the inaugural conference of the Academy of Food Law and Policy which was held at Harvard Law School. On November 14, Professor Smita Narula addressed U.N. General Assembly delegates at a Side Event organized by various U.N. missions to support the adoption of the U.N. Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas. Professor Narula commented on the need for a new normative framework to protect the rights of small-scale food producers and farmworkers who are increasingly under attack by State and corporate actors. She also fielded questions from U.N. delegates on the legal implications of the Declaration. On November 19, Professor Narula published an op-ed with the U.N. Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, Hilal Elver, and Hunter College Professor Marc Edelman, calling on European states to vote in favor of the Declaration. The op-ed, which appeared in the German publication Frankfurter Rundschau, argued that States must ensure peasants’ rights to land, seeds, and food sovereignty. The op-ed further argued that if provided proper supports, peasant agriculture can help alleviate rural poverty, address climate change, and advance other Sustainable Development Goals. On November 20, the “Third Committee” of the U.N. General Assembly voted in favor of the Declaration – the penultimate step toward its formal adoption.

Professor John Nolon was featured on Fios1 News about fights in local communities over land use issues. He was also the featured speaker at the City of Mount Vernon's National Planning Month Reception.

Land Use Law Center Executive Director Jessica Bacher and Professor John Nolon wrote a piece that was featured in Westfair Online about how governments must focus on sustainable development and fair housing.

Professor Margot Pollans and Professor Smita Narula presented papers at the inaugural conference of the Academy of Food Law and Policy. The Elisabeth Haub School of Law is a founding institutional member of the Academy. The conference took place on October 5 at Harvard Law School.

Professor Margot Pollans’s new casebook, Food Law, was published in September by Wolters Kluwer. It is the first comprehensive food law casebook. It is coauthored by Jacob Gersen, of Harvard Law School, and Michael Roberts, of UCLA School of Law. The Georgetown Environmental Law & Policy Program announced the launch of their Environmental Scholar Speaker Series. This year Georgetown welcomed Professor Margot Pollans as one of the featured speakers. Professor Pollans' talk, "Modern Food Fascism," was held on November 1 and was followed by a brief reception.

Professor Karl Rábago was quoted in the article As rooftop solar expands, states grapple with successors to net metering – read more here. He was also was quoted in the article Million Solar Strong coalition urges Governor Cuomo to build more New York solar – click here to read more.

Professor Nicholas Robinson received the 2018 Distinguished Achievement in Environmental Law and Policy from the ABA Section of Environment, Energy and Resources. Professor Robinson was a panelist at Maryland's International Environmental Law & Paris Agreement 2018 Symposium, speaking on The Development of the Climate Agreement and the Place of US in International Environmental Law. The Symposium took place on September 27 at the University of Maryland’s School of Law.

Distinguished Criminal Justice Fellow Mimi Rocah was on The Dworkin Report – click here to listen. She was also on with MSNBC’s David Gura on September 8. On September 9, Mimi was on MSNBC speaking about Papadopolous – click here and on September 11, she was on The Last Word – click here. She was quoted in the Vox article The big question about Manafort’s reported plea deal with Mueller: will he cooperate? – click here to read more. She was also quoted in The Atlantic article Michael Flynn Will Finally Be Sentenced, click here to read. Mimi Rocah was quoted in the article ‘Height of hypocrisy!’ Ex-prosecutor shreds GOP for insisting on Ford testimony while letting Trump avoid Mueller – click here to read more. She was also quoted in the article The allegations against Brett Kavanaugh are not simply a 'he said, she said' situation – click here to read. On September 14, Mimi Rocah joined Chris Jansing and Craig Melvin on MSNBC and Chuck Todd later that day on Meet the Press – click here and here. She was also on All in with Chris Hayes on September 14. On September 20, Distinguished Criminal Justice Fellow Mimi Rocah provided analysis of Dr. Ford's allegations against Judge Kavanaugh and what should happen next – click here. She was also on Velshi & Ruhle speaking about the Kavanaugh accusations – click here. Mimi Rocah was on Morning Joe speaking about the Kavanaugh accusations. On September 19, Mimi Rocah was on the 11th hour – click here and here. She was on with Craig Melvin on September 20 and Meet the Press Daily with Chuck Todd. Her article After Getting Flipped By Mueller, Manafort Is Existential Threat to Trump (with Elie Honig) was published on the Daily Beast – click here to read. On Saturday, September 22 she was on MSNBC regarding the allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh – read here. Mimi Rocah is quoted in the article ‘Should be automatically disqualifying’: Ex-prosecutor explains implications of shocking gang rape allegations – click here. Mimi Rocah provided analysis on MSNBC on the Kavanaugh Hearings that took place on Thursday, September 27 – watch here. She was on MSNBC with David Gura speaking about Brett Kavanaugh. She is also featured in the article Ex-prosecutor shames GOP for trying to use female staffers to question Kavanaugh accuser: Have ‘some guts and do it yourself’ – click here to read. On September 23, Mimi Rocah joined Katy Tur on MSNBC to speak about the Mueller investigation. On September 24, she was on Velshi & Ruhle speaking about the accusations against Brett Kavanaugh. Click here to see Mimi Rocah on MSNBC speaking about Brett Kavanaugh. She was also quoted in the Vice News article This is what could happen to Mueller’s Russia investigation if Rosenstein goes – click here. On September 26, Mimi Rocah was on with Craig Melvin and also on Velshi & Ruhle. She was quoted in the article 'He Couldn't Answer': Ex-Federal Prosecutor Reveals Why the GOP Got Spooked and Drastically Changed Strategy During Kavanaugh's Testimony – read here. She was also quoted in a People article concerning Christine Blasey Ford’s testimony – read it here. Mimi Rocah was also quoted in the article Former prosecutor reveals why GOP senators booted Rachel Mitchell – click here. She was also quoted in additional articles concerning Christine Blasey Ford’s testimony and the Kavanaugh hearings – click here and here and here. Mimi Rocah was quoted in the article Ex-prosecutor slams Brett Kavanaugh’s ‘political rage’ – click here to read more and in the article The bar fights back at Kavanaugh – click here to read. Mimi Rocah's opinion piece (with Daniel S. Goldman) was published in NBC News' "Think". You can read the article, GOP prosecutor Rachel Mitchell's critique of Christine Blasey Ford is incomplete and flawed, here. Mimi Rocah was on with Lawrence O’Donnell on MSNBC speaking about the FBI investigation – click here. She was also on with Katy Tur on October 1 and with Brian Williams on the 11th Hour. And, on October 2, Mimi Rocah was on with Andrea Mitchell on MSNBC and on October 3, she was on with Craig Melvin on MSNBC. She spoke about the latest in the Kavanaugh nomination on October 3 on Hardball with Chris Matthews. Mimi Rocah was on with Lawrence O’Donnell discussing the historic statement by retired Justice John Paul Stevens that Kavanaugh disqualified himself from serving on the SCOTUS because of his extreme partisanship – click here. On October 5, Mimi Rocah was on Velshi & Ruhle on MSNBC. Mimi Rocah (with Elie Honig) published their article in the Daily Beast - Trump Is Drawing Rosenstein Into a Loyalty Test – click here. She spoke with Lawrence O’Donnell on “The Last Word” about President Trump’s former lawyer cooperating in the Mueller probe. Watch the interview. Mimi’s commentary was also featured in Law and Crime in a piece about Donald Trump’s written answers to Mueller. Distinguished Criminal Justice Fellow Mimi Rocah gave remarks at The Business Council of Westchester’s Political Leadership Series: "Red Wave, Blue Wave: The 2018 Mid-Term Elections." The event was hosted by Pace University and covered by the Daily Voice. She was quoted in Bloomberg Politics “Manafort Lied Repeatedly, Wrecking a Plea Deal, Mueller Says”. “Bloomberg" featured Mimi Rocah in "Cohen's plea deal suggests Russians held Kompromat on Donald Trump". Read the full article. She is quoted in the NBC news article Jerome Corsi files formal complaint against Mueller – click here. She was also referenced in The Federalist article 8 Fake News Stories Being Peddled About Michael Cohen’s Guilty Plea - click here. On December 3, Mimi Rocah was on MSNBC with Craig Melvin – watch here. Mimi Rocah published an op-ed with Harry Litman Michael Cohen's Trump Tower revelation could implicate Trump in a bribery scheme involving Russia – read it here. On December 4, Mimi Rocah was on MSNBC’s The Last Word – watch here.

On November 28, Professor Michelle Simon was featured on Professor Leslie Garfield Tenzer's podcast Law to Fact speaking about personal jurisdiction. Professor Simon speaks about the different aspects of the issue and lays out a no-fail way to answer personal jurisdiction questions that may be faced on an exam. You can listen here and here.

Professor Leslie Garfield Tenzer continues to have new features on her podcast, Law to Fact. Her podcast was also featured in the ABA's Before the Bar article - Technology for studying: How to use it to your advantage - click here to read more. You can access the podcast here and here.

Professor Emily Waldman was featured as an expert on Richard French Live speaking about the confirmation process and the future of the Supreme Court. Click here to watch. On October 1, Professor Waldman was a guest on Richard French Live speaking about upcoming cases and how having eight justices at the start of the term will impact the Supreme Court and these cases. On October 2, Professor Waldman spoke with Andrew Whitman on Fios1 about the Supreme Court’s new term and upcoming cases. On Friday, September 28, Professor Waldman presented at the Colloquium on Scholarship on Labor and Employment Law at the University of South Carolina Law School, and at the Belmont Law Review Symposium on Employment Law on Friday, October 5. Professor Waldman’s recent blog post about inclusion riders and diversity mandates was mentioned in Above the Law – click here. Professor Waldman and Professor Bridget Crawford discussed their article about the tampon tax (“The Unconstitutional Tampon Tax,” forthcoming in the University of Richmond Law Review) in the podcast Ipse Dixit – click here to listen.