Student Spotlight: Shourya Arora (LLM '22)
Shourya Arora (LLM '22) applied to the Straus Institute for its world-renowned reputation as the academic center for ADR, or alternative dispute resolution.
Student Spotlight: Gustavo Vieira (LLM '22)
Gustavo Vieira (LLM ‘22) applied to the Straus Institute to gain international experience and expand his knowledge about dispute resolution.
The Women of 50 For 50: Caelan Rottman ('14, JD/MDR '18)
Pepperdine Caruso Law, Straus Institute, and Seaver College alumna Caelan Rottman is an attorney at Boesch Law Group where she specializes in business and civil litigation.
Elizabeth Eubanks ('05, JD '08) Appointed to American Bar Association Commission on Disability Rights
Pepperdine Caruso Law and Seaver College alumna Elizabeth Eubanks ('05, JD '08) has been appointed to the ABA Commission on Disability Rights that promotes justice and the rule of law for people with mental, physical, and sensory disabilities, and their full and equal participation in the legal profession.
Nicole Geiser (JD '21) and Tatum Lowe Win ILC Cup Sports Arbitration and Moot Competition
Pepperdine Caruso Law alumna Nicole Geiser and third-year JD/MDR student Tatum Lowe have won the semester-long ILC Cup competition.
Professor Tom Stipanowich Leads Public Consultations on Mixed Mode Dispute Resolution Processes
Professor Tom Stipanowich and the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution will host a series of pro bono consultation sessions in collaboration with the International Mediation Institute (IMI) and the College of Commercial Arbitrators, which co-sponsored the International Task Force on Mixed Mode Dispute Resolution Processes.
Professor Sukhsimranjit Singh Leads Global Justice Mediation Training in Ghana
Professor Sukhsimranjit Singh, who serves as the Judge Danny Weinstein Managing Director of the Straus Institute, led a transformative ADR training in Kumasi, Ghana, which was supported by Pepperdine Caruso Law’s Sudreau Global Justice Program, as well as the US Department of Justice’s Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development.
Straus Institute Awarded $450,000 Grant by JAMS Foundation in Support of Shared Commitment to Conflict Resolution
The grant will support a training program geared toward providing community members and police officers with tools for conflict resolution and collaboration.
Incoming Student Spotlight: Paul Shin, 2021 JAMS Scholar
This August, Woo Seok “Paul” Shin, an accomplished Korean lawyer will join the Straus Institute’s incoming class of LL.M. students.