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Professor William W. Burke-White has been named a 2026–27 Berlin Prize Fellow by the American Academy in Berlin, where he will pursue a book project on the future of international economic law.
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Professor Praveen Kosuri was appointed Co-Chair of the @NYCBarAssn AI & Digital Technologies Task Force, AI & Legal Education Subcommittee, leading national conversations on how AI is reshaping law schools’ approach to training future lawyers.
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Prof. Serena Mayeri received the 2026 Law and Society Association J. Willard Hurst Book Prize, among the most distinguished honors in the field, for her book Marital Privilege: Marriage, Inequality, and the Transformation of American Law.
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Congratulations to our 2025–26 Faculty Teaching Award recipients for their dedication, innovation, and impact on the next generation of legal professionals: penncareylaw.news/4uTrPMe
Congratulations to the Penn Carey Law Class of 2026! 383 graduates across our JD, LLM, LLCM, SJD, and ML programs celebrated the start of an exciting new chapter. Thank you to @GovernorShapiro for delivering inspiring keynote remarks.
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A well-deserved honor: Robert H. Mundheim, University Professor of Law & Finance Emeritus & former Dean of Penn Carey Law, received the University in Exile Award, recognizing a lifetime of leadership in law, public service, & higher education. penncareylaw.news/3PQRgzb
Welcoming Christian R. Burset to Penn Carey Law as Professor of Law this summer.
His scholarship explores the evolution of common law and its implications today—engaging both originalists and the broader field. #PennCareyLawpenncareylaw.news/48CsR6Q
Legal fluency for today’s professionals. Penn Carey Law’s ML program helps non-lawyers strengthen decision-making and expand their impact.
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On Weds, 4/29, at 4pm ET, the Penn Program on Regulation will co-host a webinar on “Trump’s AI Policy Framework,” featuring @Penn faculty Cary Coglianese, Ioana Marinescu, Jennifer Rothman, Kevin Werbach, and Christopher Yoo. Event is open to the public, so register and join us on Zoom: buff.ly/IpTyu1B . @pennlaw
Professor Christopher Yoo’s article on data and competition law has received a 2026 Antitrust Writing Award. The piece examines whether data concentration can be treated as a distinct antitrust harm. Read more → penncareylaw.news/3PWNxjq#PennCareyLaw
Christy Xie L’27 has been named the inaugural Madhani Legal Tech Fellow. Her venture, InVera IP, uses AI to streamline the patent process—reflecting the Law School’s focus on student-driven innovation at the intersection of law and technology. law.upenn.edu/live/news/1844…
PA Governor Shapiro will serve as Penn Carey Law’s 2026 Commencement Speaker. He will address the Class of 2026 on May 18 at the Academy of Music. Read more: penncareylaw.news/47IJrRW
Explore how Penn Carey Law faculty are advancing cutting-edge scholarship at the intersection of AI and emerging legal technologies.
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Jessica Simon C’95 has been named a 2026 recipient of the Provost’s Award for Teaching Excellence for Non-Standing Faculty. Her recognition marks the third consecutive year a Penn Carey Law faculty member has been honored.
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April is AI Month at Penn. Join us for a series of events exploring human-centered AI across regulation, copyright law, business, education, and more! penncareylaw.news/4bG4DKN
Prof. Cary Coglianese spotlights AI use in federal agency decision-making. In a new essay in @TheRegReview, he explains why current AI tools cannot replace the reasoned human judgment the law requires. Read more: penncareylaw.news/4dj8eQe
Seven Penn Carey Law faculty are recognized among the Top 100 Legal Scholars. Fisch and Pollman rank in the top 10 overall—while Pollman and Roberts place in the top 10 for co-authored work.
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Professor Gus Hurwitz trains engineers to consider law & ethics alongside AI design. His approach shows that every design decision has real-world consequences. Profile originally featured in @PennEngineers, read more: penncareylaw.news/47HzkN1
Senior Lecturer Karen U. Lindell’s forthcoming research on trial-level amicus briefs was cited by a federal judge in Dickinson v. Trump, highlighting the real-world impact of faculty scholarship.
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