Category Archives: Academic
Breaking barriers, building foundations
Dean Emerita Nina Appel retires after 45 remarkable years at Loyola. Read more in Summer 2018 Loyola Law magazine.
Studying the law abroad with RBG
For the second year in a row, students in the School of Law’s Study Law Abroad program at Loyola’s John Felice Rome Center in Italy will have the extraordinary experience of learning from a justice of the Supreme Court of … Continue reading
Current Student Spotlight: Rae Hintlian, 2L
Rae Hintlian is currently a 2L at Loyola, who intends to pursue a career in patent prosecution in San Diego or Denver. Patent prosecution is the process of writing and filing a patent application and pursuing protection for that patent … Continue reading
Alumni Spotlight: William Cassin, JD ‘06
IP Alumni Spotlight: William Cassin Head of IP for North America at thyssenkrupp North America, Inc. One day, as you diligently work through engineering design calculations, your manager puts a competitor’s product on your desk and says: “Our competitor’s have … Continue reading
Student Spotlight: Ben Horwitz, Claiming Chicago for his own city
Third-year student Ben Horwitz came to Loyola with dual interests in trial advocacy and public interest work—two areas in which he’s taken every opportunity to learn. In the classroom, in the clinic, and in competition, “Loyola has pushed me to … Continue reading
Student Spotlight: Pete Kalenik, Creating safer communities
3L Pete Kalenik is earning a joint degree in law and public policy while balancing a full-time workload as a Chicago police officer and paratrooper in the U.S. Army Reserve. A recipient of the William F. and Kathleen Hynes Scholarship, … Continue reading
Student Spotlight: Amber Carpenter, Exploring different practice paths
Second-year Loyola law student Amber Carpenter is a Philip H. Corboy Fellow in Trial Advocacy, president of the Black Law Students Association (BLSA), and a member of the Loyola Consumer Law Review. “What I like best about Loyola is the many … Continue reading
Student Spotlight: Pilar Mendez, A passion for health law and policy
Pilar Mendez, a 1L at Loyola University Chicago, wants to use the law as a tool to become a better advocate and policymaker. Mendez holds a BS in public health from New York University and an MPH in global health … Continue reading
Loyola appoints inaugural Reithal Professors of Law
Six distinguished legal scholars who are experts in their fields have been named Georgia Reithal Professors of Law at Loyola University Chicago. The inaugural professorships were established at the School of Law from a generous bequest left by Illinois attorney … Continue reading
Loyola University Chicago Law + IP = The Perfect Match for Me
Hi all! This week we’re starting with the basics as I narrate how my decision to go to Loyola lead to my interest in intellectual property (IP). Why I chose Loyola University Chicago School of Law While choosing law schools, … Continue reading