Law School Events

Dave Hoffman is the William A. Schnader Professor of Law at the University of Pennsylvania Carey School of Law who focuses his research and teaching on contract law. His work is typically interdisciplinary, built through collaboration with co-authors from a variety of fields. Hoffman writes about all aspects of contracting theory and practice, informed by empirical evidence. In the last few years, his work includes an application of generative AI to contract interpretation.

Vanderbilt Associate Professor of History Nicole Hemmer is a political historian specializing in media, conservatism, and the presidency. Her scholarship and teaching focus on the interplay of social movements, electoral politics, and political culture in order to probe the complexities of political identity and practice in the 20th century United States.

Lucas Lixinski is a professor at the Faculty of Law & Justice, UNSW Sydney. He holds a PhD in International Law from the European University Institute (Florence, Italy), an LLM in Human Rights Law from Central European University (Budapest, Hungary), and an LLB from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (Porto Alegre, Brazil). He researches and teaches across a range of fields in international law, primarily international cultural heritage law and international human rights law. 

Benedict Kingsbury is Vice Dean and Murry and Ida Becker Professor of Law at New York University School of Law. He has served as Director of the Institute for International Law and Justice since its founding in 2002. His current work focuses on physical, digital, and informational infrastructure (Infrareg); global data/tech law (including digital sequence data, earth systems data issues, and generative AI); and a new project on planetary and space governance issues and rethinking approaches to law and law-making. 

The Valiant is Michigan Law’s annual public interest storytelling event based on The Moth. Come celebrate Michigan’s public interest community, mingle with public interest faculty, and hear a group of brave 3Ls tell stories related to our theme for the evening. Refreshments served at 6:00 pm; storytelling performances begin at 6:45 pm.