August 27, 2021 UCLA School of Law has established the Program on Philanthropy and Nonprofits, devoted to cutting-edge research, training, and policy in this dynamic and evolving area of the law and society. It will reside within the law school’s Lowell Milken Institute for Business Law and Policy. The new program builds on the vision of LMI founder and UCLA Law alumnus Lowell Milken ’73, who has utilized his own legal background to inform his work as both a businessman and a philanthropist.
August 26, 2021 Professor Steve Bank was quoted in the Los Angeles Times on a possible international soccer league merger.
July 9, 2021 Professor James Park is quoted in the New York Times on the impact of shareholder lawstuis.
May 25, 2021 Professor Andrew Verstein talks to the AP about a shareholder vote on the fate of Tribune Publishing.
May 13, 2021 Professor Lynn LoPucki was quoted in the New York Times on high legal fees in the Boy Scouts bankruptcy.
May 13, 2021 Professor Jason Oh has been appointed to the Lowell Milken Chair in Law in recognition of his substantial contributions to the study of tax law. A member of the UCLA Law faculty since 2012 and the faculty co-director of UCLA Law’s Lowell Milken Institute for Business Law and Policy, he is an authority in tax policy and public finance. His record of scholarship and policymaking features multiple publications, appearances in the media, and testimonies before Congress. Oh also serves on the board of directors of the National Tax Association. The Lowell Milken Chair in Law was endowed in 2020 with a $1 million gift to support the career development of an emerging leader in the tax or business law areas. Faculty chairs acknowledge the distinction of the law school’s outstanding professors and are made possible by the incredible generosity of UCLA Law’s alumni and friends. UCLA Law has 69 full-time faculty members and 35 endowed chairs.
April 26, 2021 Professor Steve Bank was quoted in USA Today on celebrities with tax troubles.
April 12, 2021 Professor Kirk Stark spoke to the Orange County Register about ending Trump-era tax deduction limits.
