CALS NEWSLETTER | SPRING 2024
This past weekend was Lewis & Clark Law School’s commencement, and we’re thrilled to welcome our newest Animal Law JD, LLM, and MSL alumni into our community. Our spring graduates joined us from Australia, Brazil, Canada, Malaysia, the US, and Zimbabwe.

I’m delighted to share some highlights and other key updates, including this year’s JD Animal Law Leadership Award recipients, the Outstanding Animal Law LLM Graduate Award recipient, the work of one of our CALS Ambassadors, upcoming events, and more.

On behalf of all of us at CALS, thank you for being part of our mission of educating the next generation of animal law advocates and advancing animal protection through the law. And to our newest alumni, congratulations on your wonderful accomplishments. Given the talent and passion of our students and alumni, the future for animals is in good hands.

For the animals,

Pamela D. Byce
Assistant Dean and Executive Director
Center for Animal Law Studies

Happy Graduation!
Please join us in congratulating our JD, LLM and MSL animal law students who graduated over the weekend. They are ready to make an impact by advancing legal protections for animals and contributing to the development of animal law in their home countries of Australia, Brazil, Canada, Malaysia, the US, and Zimbabwe.

Please also congratulate this year’s Cornelius Honor Society members, including animal law certificate students and/or CALS clerks: Melissa Baines, Meghan Jones, Rianka Macwan, Allison Munk, and Emily Torres. Cornelius members are graduating students selected by the faculty and staff based on distinguished scholarship, leadership, and contribution to the law school community.

Animal Law JD Leadership Awards
We’re pleased to highlight Melissa Baines, Kaiti Bestor, and Eric Sugarman who were selected to receive this year’s Animal Law JD Leadership Award! This merit award is given annually, when merited, to one or more graduating JD students who have demonstrated leadership in the animal law field and who have earned the respect of peers, faculty, and staff for advancing animal law and education.  Read here about Melissa, Kaiti, and Eric.

Outstanding Animal Law LLM Graduate Award
We’re pleased to announce that Dana Buchwald (‘24, US) has been selected as this year’s Outstanding Animal Law LLM Graduate! This merit award is given annually in memory of Florence Kaufelt, a lifelong friend of animals, to a graduate of our Animal Law LLM program. Dana produced exceptional academic work throughout her studies, graduating summa cum laude, while also being involved in many outreach and animal advocacy efforts during her studies. Read here about Dana.

Featuring CALS Ambassador Bianka Atlas
Last summer we announced our third round of CALS Ambassadors through our Global Ambassador Program (GAP) and their projects to advance animal protection and animal law. We’re thrilled to now feature the work of our third ambassador, Bianka Atlas (LLM ‘20, New Zealand).  Bianka dedicated her GAP year to establishing an animal law and policy organization in New Zealand. At the core of her initiative lies a commitment to effect meaningful change for all animals – in New Zealand and globally. Learn about Bianka’s Global Ambassador Project here.

Comparative Animal Law Virtual Postgraduate Workshop
Please join us and our co-hosts for our Comparative Animal Law Virtual Postgraduate Workshop on June 20-21, 2024. You’ll hear from LLM, MSL and PhD candidates from around the world as they present on topics of comparative animal law.  There will be keynote presentations by:

  • Professor Upendra Baxi, Emeritus Professor of Law at the University of Warwick and Delhi on June 20th; and
  • Professor Amanda Whitfort, Associate Professor of Law, University of Hong Kong on June 21st.

This event is free and open to the public. For the full schedule and registration information, visit this link.

Animal Law Review: CALL FOR PAPERS
Animal Law Review (ALR) at Lewis & Clark Law School, the nation’s oldest law journal devoted entirely to legal issues related to animals, is seeking submissions on all topics related to the law and animals. Please send papers to [email protected] by Sunday, June 2nd. At this time, ALR is only accepting unpublished papers. Please be sure to review the full publication guidelines here.

REGISTRATION OPENING SOON
32nd Animal Law Conference
Our 32nd annual Animal Law Conference will take place October 18–20, 2024, in Portland, OR (at the Portland Hilton), as well as online. The conference is co-presented by the Animal Legal Defense Fund and the Center for Animal Law Studies, and is the country’s premiere animal law event. You won’t want to miss this opportunity to network with leaders in the field of animal law, hear from expert panelists about cutting-edge issues, and so much more. Registration is opening soon!
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