Faculty Impact

Our faculty is engaged in a constant quest for knowledge and wisdom it can share with our students as well as with the legal profession, scholars, policy makers, and others, consistent with Penn State’s role as a world-class research university.

Sarah J. Williams PROFESSOR SARAH WILLIAMS’S RESEARCH ON THE ROLE OF ENFORCEMENT AT THE SEC AND THE PCAOB HAS BEEN PUBLISHED BY ST. JOHN’S LAW REVIEW

March 2025 — Professor Sarah Williams’s article, “Regulatory Personhood: The Elixir for Redundancy Between the SEC and the PCAOB,” is now in print. Full story

Daryl Lim CTFN INTERVIEWS ASSOCIATE DEAN DARYL LIM ON CMRX/JAZZ MERGER

March 2025 — In his interview with CTFN, Associate Dean Daryl Lim noted that Jazz Pharmaceuticals' acquisition of Chimerix is unlikely to face extended scrutiny from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, given the lack of direct competitive overlaps. Full story

Advertisement BIG TEN LAW SCHOOLS TO PRESENT RULE OF LAW IN 2025

March 2025 — The Big 10 Law Schools are presenting a series of panel discussions titled “Rule of Law,” which will be held on Wednesdays from March 26 to May 28. Full story

Daryl Lim EAST ASIA’S OLDEST UNIVERSITY HOSTS VIRTUAL LECTURE BY ASSOCIATE DEAN DARYL LIM ON AI AND IP

March 2025 — Associate Dean Daryl Lim delivered a virtual lecture to Sungkyunkwan University Law School faculty and students. Full story

Professor Steve Ross PROFESSOR STEVE ROSS DISCUSSES WORK WITH NEW ZEALAND SUPREME COURT JUSTICE

March 2025 — Professor Steve Ross is away from campus this semester on research leave in Australia and New Zealand. Full story

Professor Hannah Wiseman ARTICLE CO-AUTHORED BY PROFESSOR HANNAH WISEMAN APPEARS IN THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES (PNAS)

March 2025 — Professor Hannah Wiseman’s co-authored article, “Spatial Planning for U.S. Geologic Carbon Sequestration,” has published and appears in The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). Full story

Daryl Lim ASSOCIATE DEAN DARYL LIM SHARES AI DISPUTE RESOLUTION INSIGHTS WITH WIPR

March 2025 — In an interview with the World Intellectual Property Review (WIPR), Associate Dean Daryl Lim underscored the role of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) in navigating complex AI-related intellectual property conflicts. Full story

Daryl Lim ASSOCIATE DEAN DARYL LIM CO-ORGANIZES INTERNATIONAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION SEMINARS

March 2025 — Associate Dean Daryl Lim, together with the World Intellectual Property (IP) Organization (WIPO) and IP Office of Singapore, convened seminars in New York and Chicago that brought together thought leaders from government, practice, civil society, academia, and industry to share their insights on the latest trends in IP and international dispute resolution. Full story

Ronnie R. Gipson Jr. PROFESSOR RONNIE R. GIPSON JR. ACCEPTS OFFER FROM BUFFALO HUMAN RIGHTS LAW REVIEW TO PUBLISH ARTICLE

March 2025 — Professor Ronnie R. Gipson Jr. has accepted an offer from Buffalo Human Rights Law Review to publish his recent article, “Crafting an Exception to the Principle of Non-Intervention to End Military Coups.” Full story

Daryl Lim ASSOCIATE DEAN DARYL LIM INVITED TO SPEAK AT THE GEORGE MASON LAW REVIEW’S 28TH ANNUAL ANTITRUST SYMPOSIUM

February 2025 — Associate Dean Daryl Lim spoke at the George Mason Law Review’s 28th Annual Antitrust Symposium, where he joined a panel moderated by Ai Deng (Director, Advanced Analytics Lab, Berkeley Research Group; Lecturer, Johns Hopkins University) alongside Mark Gray (Copyright Policy Counsel, OpenAI), Elena Ponte (Attorney, Bureau of Competition, Federal Trade Commission), and Kristian Stout (Director of Innovation Policy, International Center for Law & Economics). Full story