Accomplishments: William S. Boyd School of Law
Lena Rieke (Law) presented her paper "Limited Confrontation" at the Evidence Summer Workshop at Vanderbilt Law School.
Leah Chan Grinvald (Law) was honored by the Clark County Bar Foundation as a 2026 Liberty Bell Award recipient. The award is presented to an individual in the community who upholds the rule of law, contributes to good government within the community, stimulates a sense of civic responsibility, and encourages respect for the law in the courts.
Joe Regalia (Law) presented at the District Court Conference for the U.S. District Court of Nevada on "Leveraging AI in Legal Writing."
Marketa Trimble's (Law) new book, Intellectual Property and Conflict of Laws, was published by Edward Elgar Publishing.
Benjamin Edwards (Law) presented at the Madrona Venture Capital General Counsel Summit.
Leah Chan Grinvald (Law) gave opening remarks at the Las Vegas World Intellectual Property Day: Intellectual Property and Sports.
Marketa Trimble (Law) was the moderator for the Sports and Intellectual Property Panel at Las Vegas World Intellectual Property Day: Intellectual Property and Sports. The panel featured Boyd Law alumnus and UFC Chief Business Officer Hunter Campbell ('11).
Joe Regalia (Law) presented "Cards on the Table: Judicial Writing and AI Assistance” at the 2026 American Judges Association Midyear Conference.
Maryam Ahranjani (Law) presented on "A Dean Like Me: Empirical Findings of Diverse Law Faculty's Expectations of Diverse Deans" at the Asian American Pacific Islander and Middle Eastern and North African (AAPI/MENA) Women in Legal Academy Workshop.
Aparna Polavarapu (Law) presented her work in progress, "The Human Rights Paradox: How the International Human Rights Upholds State Power," at the Asian American Pacific Islander and Middle Eastern and North African (AAPI/MENA) Women in Legal Academy Workshop.
Joe Regalia (Law) presented at the 2026 Nevada District Court Judges Seminar on "The Ethics of AI for Judges."
Nancy Rapoport (Law) and Joseph Tiano's new book, A Short & Happy Guide to Artificial Intelligence and Legal Ethics, was published by West Academic.