LEGAL BRIEFS
T
he School of Law’s
National Security and Civil
Rights Program hosted
its inaugural symposium
in February. “National Security Law,
Policy, and Practice: Are We Safer in
2014 and at What Cost?” examined
the current state of the constitutional
security and liberty equilibrium,
including ongoing developments in
the Edward Snowden and National
Security Agency revelations; the role
of Article III courts; and the economic,
political, and moral implications of
this debate. Distinguished panelists
included former United States
Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald, and
a luncheon address by Anthony
Romero, executive director of the
American Civil Liberties Union.
Under the leadership of Professor
John Dehn and well-known Chicago
trial lawyers and School of Law
adjunct faculty members Thomas
A. Durkin and Joseph Ferguson, the
National Security and Civil Rights
Program was launched to foster a
nonpartisan understanding of the
burgeoning legal intersection of
national security and civil liberties in
the US. Law students in the program
may participate in a variety of unique
clinical and networking activities,
including practica and externships
with prominent attorneys who have
expertise in national security-related
issues and litigation.
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Panelists Mary Ellen O’Connell and former United States Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald (center), with moderator Professor John Dehn, discussed
counterterrorism operations and prosecutions at the inaugural National Security and Civil Rights Symposium.
Law alumni who currently serve or have served in state, local, or federal courts posed for a group photograph at the Judges’ Reception on February 25.
R
yan Meade, an attorney
and national expert in
regulatory compliance, joined the
School of Law’s nationally recognized
Beazley Institute for Health Law
and Policy this semester as director
of regulatory compliance studies.
Meade is a partner at the Chicago
firm Meade, Roach & Annulis LLP,
and managing director of Aegis
Compliance & Ethics Center LLP. He
will oversee all compliance initiatives
and curricula for both online and
campus courses.
“We’re committed to providing
our health law students with a
comprehensive learning experience,”
says Larry Singer, director of the
Beazley Institute for Health Law
and Policy. “We could not be more
pleased with this major expansion
of our health law program to grow
our offerings in the complex and
ever-changing area of compliance
law under the leadership of an
expert like Ryan.”
Meade brings to Loyola years of
legal and consulting experience with
a specific emphasis on health care
compliance initiatives. He has written
and lectured extensively on this topic,
and teaches courses in health law and
policy for Loyola and Rush University.
Loyola’s Beazley Institute
for Health Law and Policy offers
Master of Jurisprudence in Health
Law and Master of Laws in Health
Law online degree programs (also
see page 14).
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Health law program expands to include regulatory compliance
New program in national
security and civil rights
HOT TOPICS
ACADEMIC ADDITIONS
ACCOLADES
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For more information or to apply,
visit
LUC.edu/healthlaw
.
Ryan Meade
HONORING JUDGES
LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO IS
#3
IN
THE COUNTRY IN
HEALTH CARE LAW,
AND
#9
IN
TRIAL ADVOCACY
ACCORDING TO THE RECENT
U.S. NEWS
& WORLD REPORT
LAW SPECIALTIES
RANKINGS RELEASED IN MARCH 2014.
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L
oyola made
The National Law
Journal
’s annual list of Top 50
Go-to Law Schools. Loyola is ranked
39th based on the percentage of
2013 graduates who took jobs at NLJ
250 firms and fourth on the list of
schools that outperformed their
U.S.
News & World Report
rankings by the
largest margin. Of the law schools
that saw the most alumni promoted
to partnership in 2013, Loyola is also
ranked 39th (tied).
Rankings were based on survey
responses from 190 of the largest
250 law firms (by headcount) in the
country, as well as additional data
gathered from law firm websites. The
annual Top 50 Go-to Law Schools
list was released in the publication’s
February 24, 2014, issue.
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