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HOUSTON, Dec. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on not only public health and the economy, but according to University of Houston Law Center Assistant Professor Valerie Gutmann Koch, it has also raised large legal and ethical issues.
Koch, co-director of the Law Center s Health Law & Policy Institute, has been extensively studying the effects and legal implications of the pandemic. Several of her articles have been published in scholarly journals and by news organizations.
Some of the biggest legal challenges being raised involve tensions between individual autonomy such as stay-at-home orders and mask mandates and societal justice, according to Koch. Lawmakers and scholars are struggling to balance these interests in ways that respect individual liberties, while also protecting communities and vulnerable individuals.
UH Law Center to Launch Course on the Transformation of the Legal Profession
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HOUSTON, Dec. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ In spring 2021, the University of Houston Law Center will offer its first-ever course on legal innovation, currently a hot topic in legal education. Designed to prepare students for the rapidly evolving legal industry, the course will survey and explore emerging legal business models, the rise of alternative legal service providers, increasing emphasis on legal entrepreneurship, ongoing regulatory reform initiatives, career path alternatives and the role and adoption of new technologies.
The course will be coordinated and taught by Rafael D.B. Figueiredo, general counsel for Santa Fe Gas, a multinational natural gas trading and services company based in Houston. Prior to his current role, Figueiredo worked for over a decade at large law firms in the U.S., Europe, and Latin America, giving him a broad set of e
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