Roles & Recognition: Diane Ring received a Fulbright Scholar Award to conduct research in international tax at the Vienna University of Economics and Business during the 2026-2027 academic year. Thomas Mitchell was appointed by Governor Healey to serve as a Uniform Law Commissioner for Massachusetts. He delivered a keynote address at the Urban Institute. James Repetti presented at UC Irvine Law’s Current Issues in Tax Policy Colloquium.
In the Press: Ray Madoff appeared on the Ezra Klein Show, was featured in The New York Times and The Atlantic, and listed among TIME100’s most influential experts in philanthropy. Her book, The Second Estate, was included in the 2026 Mass Book Awards Longlists. Mary Bilder appeared on Legal Talk Network’s Lawyer2Lawyer podcast for Women’s History Month to discuss her book Female Genius, and was quoted in The New Yorker on whether AI guiding principles can be called a constitution. Natalya Shnitser’s research on collective investment trusts was covered in a Bloomberg story.
Engaging the Moment: Daniel Kanstroom was interviewed on Boston 25 News on the Trump administration’s 14th Amendment challenge. Renée Jones was quoted in The New York Times on proposed rules that would add private asset options to 401(k) plans. Daniel Lyons discussed Supreme Court oral arguments over FCC fines of AT&T and Verizon on Bloomberg Law’s podcast. Brian Quinn was quoted in The New York Times on Elon Musk’s shifting goals for SpaceX. Michael Cassidy was quoted in Law360 on the voter-approved audit of the state legislature.
The Common Good: Cathleen Kaveny was a featured speaker at the Faith, Democracy, and the Common Good conference at Georgetown University. She also hosted a conference on The Rule of Law and the Common Good, which was covered by the National Catholic Reporter. Led by Sharon Beckman, the Boston College Innocence Program helped release from prison a client who served 34 years for a crime he did not commit. The Civil Rights Clinic, under Reena Parikh, released a report concerned about construction at a women’s prison.
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