Stanford Lawyer Magazine Issue 113
Investment to Underpin Democracy

Investment to Underpin Democracy

Michael Strauss, JD ’01, General Counsel of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Discusses the Critical Role of Building Market Economies and Fostering Democratic Institutions

Table of Contents

Winter/Spring ’26
Issue 113/Vol. 60/No. 1

From the Dean

Cover Story

Law, Disrupted
How powerful AI tools are transforming legal practice and education

The AI Curriculum
Teaching to meet this moment

Legal Matters

Investment to Underpin Democracy
Michael Strauss, general counsel of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, discusses the critical role of building market economies and fostering democratic institutions.

In Brief

Alumni and School News

Stronger Oversight of Health Care AI

Training for Legal Leaders Shaping AI

New Executive Directors

Center for Racial Justice Unveils Comprehensive Analysis of Police Use-of-Force Policies Nationwide

Three Strikes Project Takes Aim at Racially Disparate Sentencing Under California’s Racial Justice Act


In Focus

Marshall Goldberg’s Unscripted Path
A new documentary is the next step in a career spanning the DOJ, Hollywood, and criminal justice.

Top of Their Game
Class of 2015 sports fans, including Mari Guttman, Kaleisha Stuart, and Krista Whitaker, now share in the thrill as team counsel.

Comparing Criminal Law in Germany and the United States
A unique field study offers insights, collaboration, lifelong lessons—and friendships.

Scholarship

Asking Hard Questions About Harm
Professor Mark Kelman

Reclaiming the Founders’ Frameworks
Professor Jud Campbell

Labor of Love
Professor William B. Gould IV

Clinic News

Community Law Clinic’s Enduring Mission
New location supports important grassroots work

Community Law Clinic’s Enduring Mission 1

New Faculty 

Stanford Law School welcomes four new scholars to its faculty: Professors Tom Dannenbaum, Orin Kerr, Matthew Sanders, and Fred Smith.

Point of View

Celebrating Crown Quadrangle
Professor Hank Greely marks 50 years since the opening of Stanford Law’s Crown Quad.

Perspectives

Studying Law and Democracy in South Africa
Reflections on a transformative field study by 2L Nicolas Lama

Remembrance

Remembering William H. “Bill” Neukom
The former Microsoft executive and San Francisco Giants CEO leaves a legacy of legal and philanthropic leadership at Stanford.

Last Word

Serving Those Who Served
Stanford Law students help Bay Area veterans navigate

Classmates

In Print
Alumni publications

Shaded Boxes
Alumni profiles

In Memoriam
Alumni obituaries