Elisabeth Haub School of Law News

Growing up in Vermont, Professor Jessica Miles’s family struggled financially. “From a young age, I was always very concerned with issues related to poverty and income inequality. It spurred my interest in government and politics. By the time I was a teenager, I was actively working on political campaigns.”

The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University and Yale University’s School of the Environment have enhanced their already existing partnership to offer students several new joint degree options.

The Pace Women’s Justice Center (PWJC) is proud to announce its 2024 "Raising the Bar" Benefit Concert, a pivotal event dedicated to raising awareness and support for victims and survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and elder abuse. The concert will take place on Thursday, October 24, 2024, at the historic Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, NY, featuring a special performance by Grammy award-winning artist, songwriter, actor, author, and advocate, Ashanti.

The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University is proud to announce that Professor Laura Portuondo of the University of Houston Law Center has been selected as the winner of the 2024-2025 Haub Law Emerging Scholar Award in Women, Gender & Law for her paper Gendered Liberty, 113 Geo. L. Rev. __ (forthcoming 2025).

Elisabeth Haub School of Law Professor Leslie Garfield Tenzer speaks to Forbes about the potential for Taylor Swift to sue former President Trump for using her likeness.

Law Professor Gershman speaks to Salon.com about Donald Trump’s bid to sue the Department of Justice over the FBI's 2022 search of Mar-a-Lago.

Elisabeth Haub School of Law Professor Bennett Gershman pens an op-ed in The Hill about how opponents are attacking VP Harris’ record as a prosecutor.

W. Paul Alvarez’s ’16 passion for immigration law is rooted in his own immigration story. Paul was born in Ecuador and later became a naturalized citizen of the United States.

Three 2024 Haub Law graduates have been accepted into the prestigious Georgetown Law Tax LLM program. After developing a passion for tax during their studies at Haub Law, recent graduates Gilbert Romero, Abby Miscioscia, and Shelly Aucay decided to apply to the nationally ranked Georgetown Law Tax LLM program to take the next step in their education to pursue a career in tax law. With the strong foundation provided by their education at Haub Law, all three students will pursue the Tax LLM degree starting this fall.

The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University is pleased to announce that Gabriel Pell and Fernando Mendoza Lopez have joined its faculty as Visiting Assistant Professors of Law. Professor Pell is a former prosecutor who comes to Haub Law after having taught for several years at New York Law School. Professor Mendoza Lopez recently received his JD and PhD from Vanderbilt Law School, and previously served as Director of Economic Studies in the Mexican federal government.