Faculty Scholarship News

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Iowa Law Alum and Adjunct Professor Publishes New Book

The Honorable C.J. Williams, United States District Court Judge for the Northern District of Iowa and Adjunct Professor at the University of Iowa College of Law, recently published a new book, For the Prosecution: How to Prosecute Criminal Cases . From the publisher’s website : The vast majority of...

Professor Shill Quoted in the New York Times

Professor Gregory Shill was recently quoted in a New York Times article on traffic safety. Professor Shill’s work on how laws in the United States subsidize driving, often to the detriment of pedestrians and bicyclists, has received significant attention. His article “ Americans Shouldn’t Have to...

Follow the Money: A Proposed Approach for Disclosure of Litigation Finance Agreements

Professor Maya Steinitz recently published an article in the U.C. Davis Law Review , titled “Follow the Money: A Proposed Approach for Disclosure of Litigation Finance Agreements.” From the abstract: Litigation finance is the new and fast-growing practice by which a nonparty funds a plaintiff’s...

Functional Corporate Knowledge

Professor Mihailis E. Diamantis recently published an article in the William & Mary Law Review , titled “Functional Corporate Knowledge.” From the abstract: The line between guilt and innocence often turns on what a defendant knew. Although the law’s approach to knowledge may be relatively...

Diverse Perspectives on the Impact of Colonialism on International Law: Introductory Remarks

Associate Dean of International & Comparative Law Programs Adrien K. Wing’s introductory remarks during the “Diverse Perspectives on the Impact of Colonialism on International Law” panel at the American Society of International Law’s 2019 Annual Meeting were recently published in the...

The Dark Side of Codification

Professor Thomas P. Gallanis recently published an essay in the ACTEC Law Journal , titled “The Dark Side of Codification.” The essay is part of an issue that examines the Uniform Trust Code on its twentieth anniversary. From the essay: The twentieth anniversary of the promulgation of the Uniform...

Professor Steinitz Appears in Bloomberg Law Video on Litigation Finance

Professor Maya Steinitz, an expert on litigation finance, recently appeared in a Bloomberg Law video on the topic. The video looks at what litigation financing is, its history, and its future. Professor Steinitz has testified before the New York Senate Standing Committee on Consumer Protection...

The Law’s Missing Account of Corporate Character

Professor Mihailis E. Diamantis recently published an article in the Georgetown Journal of Law & Public Policy, titled “The Law’s Missing Account of Corporate Character.”

Limiting Identity in Criminal Law

Professor Mihailis E. Diamantis recently published an article in the Boston College Law Review, titled “Limiting Identity in Criminal Law.”

Antitrust Amorphisms

Professor Sean P. Sullivan recently published an essay in the CPI Antitrust Chronicle, titled “Antitrust Amorphisms.”

Shared Decision-Making in Vascular Surgery

Professor Anya E.R. Prince recently published an article in the Journal of Vascular Surgery with Professor Jun Xu of the Carver College of Medicine at the University of Iowa, titled “Shared Decision-Making in Vascular Surgery.” From the abstract: Background Ideally, patients’ decision-making...

A Retrospective on the Woodhouse Report: The Vision, the Performance and the Future

Global Affiliated Professor Sir Geoffrey Palmer QC recently published an article in the Victoria University of Wellington Law Review, titled “A Retrospective on the Woodhouse Report: The Vision, the Performance and the Future.”

Civil Cases in the Supreme Court’s October 2018 Term

Professor Todd E. Pettys recently published an article commissioned by the American Judges Association in Court Review, titled “Civil Cases in the Supreme Court’s October 2018 Term.”

A Year in Review: Iowa Law Faculty Books

Over the past year, Iowa Law faculty members have published well received books, garnering the attention of The New York Times Review of Books , The New Yorker , and Smithsonian Magazine , among others. The Case for an International Court of Civil Justice by Maya Steinitz, Professor and Bouma...

Professor Thomas Gallanis at a conference in Spain

Professor Thomas Gallanis Delivers Keynote Address at Conferences in Spain

Professor Thomas P. Gallanis recently delivered the keynote address at two conferences in Spain, with a joint conference theme of “Intergenerational Transmission of Wealth at the Margin of Succession: The Juridical Framework of Will Substitutes.” Professor Gallanis’ address was titled “Nonprobate...

Policing the Open Road Named One of the Ten Best History Books of 2019

Smithsonian magazine recently named Policing the Open Road: How Cars Transformed American Freedom by Professor Sarah A. Seo one of the ten best history books of 2019. Professor Seo’s book explores how the rise of the car, which many consider the symbol of American personal freedom, inadvertently...

Professor Thomas Gallanis Delivering the 2019 Amakasu Lectures

Professor Thomas Gallanis Delivers the 2019 Amakasu Lectures

Thomas P. Gallanis delivered the 2019 Amakasu Lectures in Trust Law on November 25 and 28 in Tokyo. Professor Gallanis is the Allan D. Vestal Chair in Law and Associate Dean for Research. The Amakasu Lectures bring world-leading scholars to Tokyo to deliver lectures on trust law. The lectures are...

The Tort of Outrage and Some Objectivity about Subjectivity

Professor Cristina Carmody Tilley recently published an article in the Journal of Tort Law , titled “The Tort of Outrage and Some Objectivity about Subjectivity.” From the abstract: The tort of outrage has been sidelined in recent decades by judges and academics who question its legitimacy. This...

Professor Gowder Awarded Grant

The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation recently awarded a grant to Paul Gowder, Professor and O.K. Patton Fellow in Law. The grant to Professor Gowder is part of a larger funding to help universities, think tanks, and advocacy groups fill gaps in research on issues at the forefront of national...

Insincere Evidence

Professor Sean Sullivan recently published an article in the Virginia Law Review with Professor Michael Gilbert of the University of Virginia School of Law, titled “Insincere Evidence.” From the abstract: Proving a violation of law is costly. Because of the cost, minor violations of law often go...

Prosecution and Punishment of Corporate Criminality

Professor Mihailis Diamantis recently published an article in the Annual Review of Law and Social Science with Professor William Laufer of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, titled “Prosecution and Punishment of Corporate Criminality.” From the abstract: This article offers an...

Administering Patent Law

In October 2018, Iowa Law Review and the Iowa Innovation, Business and Law Center, directed by Professor Jason Rantanen, hosted the “Administering Patent Law” symposium. Iowa Law Review recently published an issue with articles from the symposium, including an essay by Professor Rantanen.

A Protocol for Examining and Mapping Elder Abuse Pathways in Iowa

Professor Leonard Sandler recently published an article in the Washington University Journal of Law & Policy with Professor Brian Kaskie of the University of Iowa College of Public Health, titled “A Protocol for Examining and Mapping Elder Abuse Pathways in Iowa.”

Professor Maya Steinitz Authors Lead Article in Harvard Law's The Practice

Maya Steinitz, Professor and Bouma Family Fellow in Law at the University of Iowa College of Law, authored the lead article in the latest issue of The Practice , a publication of Harvard Law School’s Center on the Legal Profession. Professor Steinitz is one of the nation’s leading experts on...

Patents as Credentials

Professor Rantanen recently published an article in the Washington & Lee Law Review with Sarah E. Jack, titled “Patents as Credentials.”