Omeed Firouzi ’18 named a Brunswick Public Service Fellow

In recognition of his work in public interest, Firouzi was named a 2018-2020 American Bar Association Section of Taxation Christine A. Brunswick Public Service Fellow. He will be working as an attorney in Philadelphia Legal Assistance’s Low Income Taxpayer Clinic.

In the Media: Andrew Brandt provides expert commentary on the recent SCOTUS sports betting decision

Andrew Brandt, Professor of Practice and Executive Director of the Jeffrey S. Moorad Center for the Study of Sports Law, spoke with national media outlets on the Supreme Court's ruling to allow betting on sports and what it means for the industry.

Judge Joseph A. Greenaway Jr. of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit  to deliver Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law’s 2018 Commencement Address, May 18

Mark C. Alexander, Arthur J. Kania Dean of Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law, announced that Judge Joseph A. Greenaway of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit will address the Class of 2018 as the School’s commencement speaker and will also receive the Villanova Law Medallion Award.

New Directors to Lead Federal Tax Clinic and Law Library

Mark C. Alexander, The Arthur J. Kania Dean and Professor of Law, recently announced the appointments of Christine Speidel as Assistant Professor and Director of the Federal Tax Clinic, and Amy Emerson as Assistant Professor and Director of the Law Library. Both were hired after rigorous nationwide searches and will join the Law School in July.