On Thursday, October 29, 2020, the ABF hosted a virtual conversation titled, “The 2020 Election and the Fate of U.S. Constitutional Democracy”. The event featured: Tom Ginsburg, ABF Research Professor;…
Professor Thomas W. Mitchell, a Collaborator on the New Legal Realism Project, Receives MacArthur Fellowship
Thomas W. Mitchell, the Robert F. Drinan, S.J. Endowed Chair Professor of Law at Boston College, was named a 2020 Fellow of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.…
Jeffrey B. Golden, Life Fellow, Recognised for Lifetime Achievement at Legal Week Innovation Awards 2020
Jeffrey B. Golden, Life Fellow and Joint Head of Chambers at 3 Hare Court, has received the inaugural Lifetime Contributor– Private Practice Award from the Legal Week Legal Innovation Awards 2020.…
A Toast to the Legacy of “Notorious RBG”
When the sad news broke that Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had passed, tributes and memorials paying respect to her legacy were widespread. Her life achievements were immense,…
James L. Chosy, Life Fellow, Receives Lifetime Acheivement Award from Minnesota Lawyer
James L. Chosy, Life Fellow, received a Lifetime Acheivement Award from the Minnesota Lawyer In-Counsel Awards 2020. Mr. Chosy is executive vice president and general counsel for U.S. Bank, and…
The ABF Receives $3.4 Million Grant from the American Bar Endowment
The American Bar Endowment (ABE) has awarded a $3.4 million grant to the American Bar Foundation (ABF), which will be used to support the ABF’s mission to expand knowledge and advance justice by understanding and…
John M. Mbiti, New York Fellow, Receives Chambers Diversity & Inclusion Lawyer of the Year Award
John M. Mbiti, New York Fellow, has been named the Chambers 2020 Diversity & Inclusion Lawyer of the Year. Mr. Mbiti is a director and counsel at Credit Suisse Asset…
Susan A. Bandes, Illinois Fellow, Co-Publishes Article on Virtual Courts for Buffalo Law Review
Illinois Fellow and Professor of Law at Depaul University College of Law Susan A. Bandes has co-published an article upcoming in the Buffalo Law Review entitled “Virtual Trials: Necessity, Invention,…
The ABF Mourns the Loss of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
The American Bar Foundation (ABF) is mourning the loss of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a dedicated public servant and a trailblazer for gender equality. In addition to her…
Catherine M. Brennan, Maryland Life Fellow, and Thomas Hudson, Maryland Fellow, Named to Chambers 2020 Best Lawyers in America 2021
Catherine M. Brennan and Thomas Hudson, both Hudson Cook attorneys and ABF Fellows, have been recognized by Chambers 2020 Best Lawyers in America 2021. Catherine M. Brennan is a Maryland…
Kevin O’Gorman, Texas Life Fellow, Named Fellow of the Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration
Kevin O’Gorman, Texas Life Fellow and Administrative Partner at Norton Rose Fulbright LLP, has been named a Fellow and member of the ACICA Panel of Arbitrators by the Australian Centre…
Hon. Eileen A. Kato (Ret.) Named Chair of the Fellows of the American Bar Foundation
Honorable Eileen A. Kato, retired judge from Seattle, Washington, has been named chair of the Fellows of the American Bar Foundation (ABF). Judge Kato was appointed to the King County…