Kessler Granted Tenure Stanford Law School granted tenure and awarded a full professorship to Amalia D. Kessler (MA ’96, PhD ’01).

Kessler’s scholarship focuses on the evolution of commercial law and civil procedure. Her work, A Revolution in Commerce: The Parisian Merchant Court and the Rise of Commercial Society in Eighteenth-Century France, was recently published by the Yale University Press. Professor Kessler also holds an appointment (by courtesy) with the Stanford University Department of History. “As has been the case with all our recent promotions, Amalia’s tenure file was just astonishingly strong,” says Larry Kramer, Richard E. Lang Professor of Law and Dean. “She has already established herself as one of the emerging stars in both legal history and comparative law. And she’s still just getting started.”

Lemley Recognized as Top Intellectual Property Lawyer

Mark A. Lemley (BA ’88), William H. Neukom Professor of Law, was recognized by IP Law & Business and The Daily Journal for his outstanding work in intellectual property law. IP Law & Business named Lemley one of the top 50 intellectual property lawyers under 45. The publication cites Lemley’s prolific scholarship in the field as the author of numerous books, including a two-volume treatise IP and Antitrust, and nearly 90 scholarly articles. Additionally, as of counsel at Keker & Van Nest, Lemley has represented companies including Genentech, Google, and Intel, arguing two U.S. Supreme Court cases and three Federal Circuit cases. Lemley directs the Stanford Program in Law, Science & Technology and the LLM Program in Law, Science & Technology. Kelman Appointed to American Academy of Arts and Sciences Mark G. Kelman, James C. Gaither Professor of Law and vice dean of Stanford Law School, has been appointed to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious honor societies. A prolific scholar, Kelman joins the ranks of influential leaders including past members George Washington, Albert Einstein, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Sir Winston Churchill. Kelman has been a member of the SLS faculty for more than 30 years. His most recent research has focused on debates about the fundamental nature of heuristic reasoning associated, respectively, with the “heuristics and biases” school and the “fast and frugal heuristics” school.

Ho Awarded Warren Miller Prize

Daniel E. Ho, assistant professor of law and Robert. E. Paradise Faculty Fellow for Excellence in Teaching and Research, is the recipient of the Oxford University Press Warren Miller Prize, awarded for the best article published in the journal Political Analysis. Ho received the honor for his article “Matching as Nonparametric Preprocessing for Reducing Model Dependence in Parametric Causal Inference,” co-authored with Kosuke Imai, Gary King, and Elizabeth A. Stuart. This is the third time Ho has been honored for his writing. Previous awards include the McGraw-Hill Award for the best article published by political scientists on law and courts (2006), and the Pi Sigma Alpha Award for the best paper delivered at the Midwest Political Science Association meeting (2004).

Kelman Appointed to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Mark G. Kelman, James C. Gaither Professor of Law and vice dean of Stanford Law School, has been appointed to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious honor societies. A prolific scholar, Kelman joins the ranks of influential leaders including past members George Washington, Albert Einstein, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Sir Winston Churchill. Kelman has been a member of the SLS faculty for more than 30 years. His most recent research has focused on debates about the fundamental nature of heuristic reasoning associated, respectively, with the “heuristics and biases” school and the “fast and frugal heuristics” school.

Sivas Appointed Professor of Law (Teaching)

Deborah A. Sivas ’87 has been promoted from lecturer in law to Professor of Law (Teaching). Sivas will continue as director of the Stanford Environmental Law Clinic, a role she has held since 1997. Under her direction, students have successfully litigated cases including the conservation of Joshua Tree National Park, the preservation of the Medicine Lake Native American sacred site, and the protection of U.S. waters from unpermitted ballast water discharge. Currently, Sivas serves as chair of the board of directors for the Turtle Island Restoration Network.