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.

Dermot Groome GROOME MAKES SUBMISSION TO THE PROSECUTOR OF THE ICC REGARDING HIS POLICY ON CHILDREN

June 2023 — This month, Professor Dermot Groome submitted a proposal for changes to the Office of the Prosecutor’s 2016 Policy on Children. Groome’s submission proposes that child soldiers be reconceptualized within the legal framework of international humanitarian law to ensure that they have maximal protections when they are unlawfully incorporated into an armed formation. Full story

Andrea Martin PROFESSOR ANDREA MARTIN DELIVERS TRAINING PRESENTATION FOR CAPITAL AREA MANAGING PARTNERS PROGRAM

June 2023 — Professor Andrea Martin delivered a training presentation at the Dauphin County Bar Association Capital Area Managing Partners (CAMP) Program on June 22. Full story

Daryl Lim PROFESSOR DARYL LIM ADDRESSES ALGORITHMIC COLLUSION WITH COMPLIANCE BY DESIGN

June 2023 — Professor Daryl Lim explained in ProMarket that while there is some evidence that pricing algorithms facilitate collusion, there are reasons to be skeptical of their effectiveness. Full story

Danielle M. Conway DEAN DANIELLE CONWAY NAMED TO "THE 2023 LAW POWER 100" LIST BY CITY & STATE PENNSYLVANIA

June 2023 – Danielle M. Conway, dean and Donald J. Farage Professor of Law, Penn State Dickinson Law, has been named to “The 2023 Law Power 100” list by City & State Pennsylvania. Full story

Samantha Prince PROFESSOR SAMANTHA PRINCE PRESENTS HER RESEARCH ON WORKER BENEFITS AND PROTECTIONS AT THE NATIONAL BUSINESS LAW SCHOLARS CONFERENCE

June 2023 — Professor Samantha J. Prince presented her research about worker's benefits and protections despite classification at the National Business Law Scholars Conference at the University of Tennessee College of Law in Knoxville. Full story

Juneteenth PROFESSOR WILLIAMS MAKES A VIRTUAL VISIT TO PENN STATE HEALTH TO COMMEMORATE JUNETEENTH

June 2023 — Professor Sarah Williams participated in a hybrid celebration of Juneteenth, hosted by Penn State Health’s Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion on June 19, 2023. Professor Williams participated in an engaging reflection of the holiday through the exploration of topics that included the racial wealth gap, civil rights laws, and reparations. The event was a sincere celebration of that day in 1865 when the rule of law ending slavery in Confederate states was enforced by Union soldiers marching into Galveston Bay, Texas. Full story

Sarah J. Williams PROFESSOR WILLIAMS PRESENTS HER CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECT ON CONGRESSIONAL SECURITIES TRADING AT THE 2023 NATIONAL BUSINESS LAW SCHOLARS CONFERENCE

June 2023 — Professor Sarah Williams attended the 2023 National Business Law Scholars Conference held June 15-16 at the University of Tennessee College of Law. She presented her current work-in-progress, “Regulating Congressional Insider Trading: The Rotten Egg Approach.” This research project contemplates the use of the disclosure provisions of the federal securities laws, rather than its antifraud provisions, to address concerns of possible insider trading by members of Congress. Full story

Daryl Lim PROFESSOR DARYL LIM DELIVERS LECTURES AT ONO ACADEMIC COLLEGE IN ISRAEL

June 2023 — Professor Daryl Lim visited Israel over three and a half days on the invitation of Professor Shlomit Yanisky-Ravid. Full story

Amy C. Gaudion PROFESSOR AMY GAUDION PRESENTS WORK AT 2023 PRIVACY LAW SCHOLARS CONFERENCES

June 2023 — Professor Amy C. Gaudion presented her work-in-progress, “Auditing the U.S. Government’s Cyber Stockpile” at the 2023 Privacy Law Scholars Conference held at the University of Colorado Law School from June 1-2, 2023. Full story

Daryl Lim PROFESSOR DARYL LIM SPEAKS AT PRACTISING LAW INSTITUTE PROGRAM

June 2023 — Professor Daryl Lim spoke at the Practising Law Institute (PLI)'s program on “Copyright Law in the Data Era” in San Francisco. Full story