Dan Raker was named the Chief Human Resources Officer of Argonne National Laboratory, a multidisciplinary science and engineering research center located in Lemont, Illinois.
Author: Krista Gaedtke
College of Law names 72 employers to 2024-2025 Employer Honor Roll
Today, the University of Illinois College of Law published its 2024-2025 Employer Honor Roll, which contained a record-setting 72 employers. The Honor Roll recognizes employers who have regularly hired recent College of Law graduates. The Honor Roll contains a wide variety of employers, including, for example, law firms of many sizes, accounting firms, a wide variety […]
Matthew O’Malley ’14
Matthew O’Malley has joined Equity Residential as In-House Counsel, making the move after a successful career in litigation. He’ll be supporting Equity’s national legal operations and strategic initiatives.
Brendan Squire ’99
Brendan Squire has joined AEON Law, a nationally recognized intellectual property boutique, as a patent attorney.
Streamlining the next generation of Illinois-branded websites
When the Website Management Center of Expertise collaborated with the College of Law, the College of Media and the School of Social Work to solve the challenges on each unit’s websites, the result was three new websites and a roadmap for building more. Launched just one year ago from the grassroots efforts of the Website […]
The Big Ten Law Schools present Rule of Law in 2025
The Big Ten law schools have coordinated a series of virtual panel discussions that examine the Rule of Law in 2025 after an unprecedented series of executive orders, legal interpretations, and administrative actions by the Trump administration over the last several months. Distinguished panelists will present a broad range of perspectives and nuanced views on […]
Michael Fredendall ‘21
Michael Fredendall has joined the Illinois Educational Association as Associate General Counsel where he will advocate on behalf of teacher’s unions throughout the state.
Miguel Zaldivar (LLM ’88), Hogan Lovells CEO, to deliver 2025 Convocation address
The University of Illinois College of Law is pleased to announce that Miguel Zaldivar (LLM ’88) will deliver the convocation address to the Class of 2025. The College of Law Convocation Ceremony will take place Saturday, May 17, at 4:30 p.m. in the Great Hall of Krannert Center for the Performing Arts. Miguel Zaldivar is […]
Let’s Kill All the Lawyers: The Friday Night Massacre of Judge Advocates General
In a co-authored blog post for Justia Verdict, Professors Lesley Wexler and Tony Ghiotto explore the significance of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s firing of Judge Advocates General in late February. Were these firings truly unprecedented? What consequences may arise from these firings, whether within military legal practice or how the military fights wars and […]
American Health Law Association Names Julia Sun Inaugural Student Writing Competition Winner
The American Health Law Association (AHLA) is pleased to announce Julia Sun, a second-year law student at the University of Illinois College of Law, as the recipient of its inaugural Student Writing Competition Award. This new recognition program celebrates emerging talent and fresh perspectives in health law scholarship. The Student Writing Competition represents AHLA’s commitment […]