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To wrap up their two-quarter federal litigation course, Lara Hoffman, Lecturer in Law and Senior Staff Attorney for the @ThreeStrikesProject, invited her students over for a backyard BBQ and lawn games.
She states:
“This year’s class was an especially wonderful and supportive ...group, and that spirit carried through the evening — during dinner, each student gave a toast honoring a classmate who had made a meaningful difference in their learning and their broader experience at SLS.”
Additionally we congratulate Lara as she was recently appointed to be a judge on the Santa Clara Superior Court!
Private capital has grown into a vast financial ecosystem that fuels innovation and job creation while raising questions about transparency, risk, and regulation.
In a Law360 Q&A, Stanford Private Capital Initiative Executive Director Scott James discusses how the new initiative at ...Stanford Law is bringing together scholars, regulators, investors, lawyers, and business leaders to examine the forces reshaping private markets.
“The role we can play at Stanford is to be a neutral intermediary of conversation, dialogue and research by producing content and getting people together around these issues,” James told Law360. “What makes it exciting is that there aren’t simple answers, and there need to be people working collectively to make sure all these big, consequential issues are moving forward in the right direction.”
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SLS Reunions returns to campus October 16–17, 2026! Our Stanford Law School Alumni Relations team has lined up dozens of events, plus the best of Bay Area food, drink, and entertainment, for hundreds of SLS alums reconnecting with friends, sections, and faculty. Registration opens in one month. ...https://brnw.ch/21x4dz5
Get a taste of what's ahead — watch highlights from last year's Reunions below. 🎥
SLS Reunions returns to campus October 16–17, 2026! Our Alumni Relations team has lined up dozens of events, plus the best of Bay Area food, drink, and entertainment, for hundreds of SLS alums reconnecting with friends, sections, and faculty. Registration opens in one month. (Link in bio to the ...reunion page)
Get a taste of what's ahead — watch highlights from last year's Reunions. 🎥