Barry Cappello ’65 Discusses the “Art of the Trial” in octobeR, the law school inaugurated the Cappello Courtroom Series: “The Art of the Trial,” which brings leading trial attorneys to the law school to discuss courtroom tactics and the skills needed to be a successful litigator. The event featured a discussion with Barry Cappello ’65 of Cappello & Noël LLP and Tom Nolan of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP. They discussed Jones v. Wells Fargo Bank, a lending discrimination class action tried before the Los Angeles Superior Court. Cappello represented the class and Nolan represented Wells Fargo; ultimately the jury returned a $3.5 million verdict against Wells Fargo. Cappello and Nolan took turns speaking about their strategies and techniques, contrasting their approaches to shaping the case and persuading the jury to find for their client. In response to questions from the audience, Cappello and Nolan gave advice on becoming a trial attorney, which included working long hours on preparation and finding a great mentor. In March, the second event in the series focused on Moelleken v. Cottage Hospital, an antitrust case tried to a defense verdict in Santa Barbara in April 2012. The trial attorneys in the case, Maxwell Blecher of Blecher Collins Pepperman & Joye, P.C. (representing Dr. Alan Moelleken), Jeffery Levee of Jones Day (representing Cottage Hospital) and Barry Cappello (representing four neurosurgeons) talked about their trial strategies.
Top: Tom Nolan with Barry Cappello; Bottom: Barry Cappello addresses the audience.
Endowed Lectures Focus on Copyright and Criminal Defense Practice in noveMbeR, the law school hosted the 26th Annual Melville B. Nimmer Memorial Lecture and the 16th Annual Irving H. Green Memorial Lecture. The Nimmer Lecture commemorates Neil Netanel the career of copyright authority and UCLA Law Professor Mel Nimmer with a discussion by a scholar advancing this field of study. This year’s lecturer was Neil Netanel, Pete Kameron professor of law at UCLA Law. In his talk titled “The Supreme Court Speaks Again: Copyright and the First Amendment after Golan v. Holder,” he addressed the relationship between copyright and the First Amendment. The Green Lecture honors Irving Green by bringing outstanding trial lawyers to UCLA Law to inspire students. This year’s lecturer, Harland Braun ’67, engaged students and guests with stories from his long and distinguished career Harland Braun as a criminal defense attorney in Los Angeles. He talked about some of his famous clients, including Robert Blake, and the high-profile cases he has worked on, as well as how to manage publicity in wellwatched cases.
International Transactions Attorney Mary Rose Brusewitz Delivers Regents Lecture inteRnational tRanSactionS attoRney Mary Rose Brusewitz ’82 delivered a UCLA Regents’ Lecture, “Communicating Cross-Culturally when the Stakes are High: Reflections on Thirty Years in International Law Practice.” She discussed her years of international experience and her expertise in evaluating legal and regulatory systems and understanding business and legal practices from cross-border and multicultural perspectives, among other topics, during her visit in February. Brusewitz is the partner in charge of the New York office and co-head of the International Mary Rose Brusewitz Practice at Strasburger & Price, LLP, and an adjunct professor of the International Transactions Clinic of the University of Michigan Law School. She concentrates her practice on international transactions with an emphasis on working with Latin American companies as well as U.S., European and Asian entities doing business in Latin America and elsewhere. Her visit was co-sponsored by the Lowell Milken Institute for Business Law and Policy and the UCLA Department of Anthropology.
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