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"To me, it's straightforward criminal law," said Bennett Gershman, a Pace University law professor and former prosecutor. "You've got the act, you've got the consequences and you've got the culpable mental state. I don't know how he could say he didn't intend to do it."

April 7, 2023
Reuters
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"They are going to try to throw as much smoke and mirrors and red herrings into the case as they can. With Trump, every single microscopic issue is going to be litigated," said Bennett Gershman, a law professor at Pace University.

April 7, 2023
Law 360
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"They're doomed, I think. Who would want to do business with this organization or with Trump?" said Bennett Gershman, a law professor at Pace University and a former prosecutor in the New York State Anti-Corruption Office. Trump Organization companies rely on financing to build resorts, hotels, golf clubs and residences. In Gershman's view, the Trump Organization's criminal conviction last year made the company "toxic" for many potential lenders and business partners. While the indictment of its former CEO may not directly add to those legal woes, it may further tarnish the company's reputation.

April 7, 2023
CBS News
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The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University in White Plains recently honored Veronica Dragalin, chief of the Anticorruption Prosecution Office for the Republic of Moldova, with its 2023 Robert S. Tucker Prize for Prosecutorial Excellence at a ceremony in New York City attended by fellow prosecutors and other members of the legal community. Dragalin, a former assistant U.S. Attorney, was recognized for her outstanding contributions to the field of criminal prosecution and excellence in prosecutorial practice and praised for her commitment and courage in leading the fight against corruption in her native country of Moldova.

April 7, 2023
Westchester & Fairfield Business Journals
In the Media

See the interview with Pace University Law Professor Ben Gershman regarding former President Donald Trump criminal charges.

April 7, 2023
News12
In the Media

Horace E. Anderson Jr., dean of the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University in White Plains, has been named to the Board of Directors of the Westchester County Association (WCA).  Anderson’s appointment is a reflection of the long-standing partnership between the law school and the WCA on policy and programming, including collaborations with its Land Use Law Center and Energy and Climate Center. Together, they launched the “Clean Energy Program Portal,” which was recognized by Westchester County last year at its third annual ECO Awards.

April 7, 2023
Westchester & Fairfield County Business Journals
Faculty and Staff

Professor Bridget Crawford has been a professor at Haub Law since 2003 and was named a University Distinguished Professor in 2021, which is the highest honor the University can bestow upon a faculty member. Prior to joining the Haub Law faculty, she was a practicing attorney at Milbank LLP, where she specialized in taxation and estate planning. At Haub Law, Professor Crawford teaches Federal Income Taxation; Estate and Gift Taxation; Wills, Trusts and Estates; Tax Policy; Corporations & Partnerships; and Feminist Legal Theory. Professor Crawford is a leading authority on taxation, as well as feminist legal theory, and menstrual equity. A favorite in the classroom, she has also been honored multiple times by graduating students at Haub Law as Outstanding Professor of the Year, as well as recognized by her colleagues with Haub Law’s Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching.

April 2, 2023
Press Release

Second Annual Pace Access to Justice Workshop Spotlights the Important Issues Surrounding Voting Access, Elections, and Democracy.

March 31, 2023
In the Media

An international anti-corruption prosecutor was honored this week by some of the top legal minds in the Hudson Valley.

The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University selected Veronica Dragalin to receive one of their highest distinctions - the Robert S. Tucker Prize for Prosecutorial Excellence.

March 30, 2023
News12
Students

Haub Law student Remila Jasharllari was recently awarded the prestigious NYC Bar Diversity Fellowship. The Diversity Fellowship Program offers students from underrepresented backgrounds to gain experience at major companies and firms in New York and the opportunity to learn more about corporate law. This summer, she will be interning with New York Life, within their Office of the General Counsel.

March 30, 2023

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