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Launch of ‘nYLS faculty
Insights’ video Series
March 2014
The Law School launches a March 2014
video series offering expert ‘national Jurist’ ranks nYLS
insights by faculty members. as a Top School for Practical national Law Journal readers
The irst two videos feature Training
rank nYLS Tax LL.M. Program
robert Blecker on the topic “Is New York Law School is Second in the nation
Punishment Dead in America?”
and David Schoenbrod arguing recognized by The National The Best of the National Law
that “The Clean Air Act Needs
Jurist as one of the best schools Journal, a supplement reporting
in the nation for practical training on reader rankings, lists New
a reboot.” the videos are in the march 2014 issue. the York law School’s tax ll.m.
produced by alumnus Lee law School is one of 15 that program as no. 2 in the nation.
Pacchia ’06—formerly a Webtv receive an A- and is in the top nearly 6,500 readers cast votes
host, producer, and legal analyst half of the 84 law schools that in 94 categories, including
for Bloomberg law—and his are honored.
education. last fall, readers
production company, mimesis
Productions. more videos will of the New York Law Journal
be posted to the faculty News ranked the tax ll.m. program
page of the NYLS website, as no. 1 in new York in the Best
Banking/ Bankruptcy/tax ll.m.
they become available.
category for the fourth year in
a row.

www.nyls.edu/experts

March 2014
april 2014

Launch of the nYLS women’s nYLS holds first annual
network
Scholarship Beneit dinner
The Law School hosts “give
the nYlS Women’s network is
launched at a breakfast event, the gift of education,” its irst
with noted television anchor, March 2014
annual scholarship beneit
legal analyst, and trial attorney dinner, at the odeon. the
rikki klieman as the keynote ‘U.S. news’ recognizes nYLS event raises approximately
speaker. her topic is “a lawyer’s in Three categories
$400,000. Proceeds support
Journey.” also in attendance
general scholarships at New
New York Law School is among York law School. marc lasry
is her husband, New York City the top 30 schools (no. 30) ’84, chairman, chief executive
Police commissioner William J. nationally to be ranked for Oficer, and Co-founder of
Bratton. the goal of the nYlS Clinical Training by U.S. News
Women’s network is to foster & World Report. The magazine Avenue Capital group, is
professional development and also ranks NYLS among the top the host of the event. also
leadership among our women presenting remarks are Dean
alumni, students, faculty, and law schools for Part-time Law Crowell, Board Chairman Arthur
staff. in support of this goal, the Programs and gives the Law abbey ’59, and erik lane 2l,
School high marks on the Law editor in Chief of the Law
Network offers programming School diversity index.
Review for 2014-15.
designed to foster personal
and professional growth and to
provide opportunities for NYLS
women to meet, learn, share
their experiences, and network.

from left to right: nYLS Board
chairman arthur abbey ’59,
Marc Lasry ’84, and dean
anthony w. crowell

from left to right: dean anthony
w. crowell, rikki klieman, and
nYc Police commissioner
william J. Bratton

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