Veronica Root Martinez

Veronica Root Martinez

Veronica Root Martinez A leading scholar of corporate ethics and compliance By Jeannie Naujeck Veronica Root Martinez is one of the nation’s foremost academic experts on corporate compliance and the role of monitors. Her scholarship focuses on professional and...
Frakes

Frakes

Frakes’ scholarship informs policy discussions on reducing the cost of drugs By Jeannie Naujeck A recommendation by Professor Michael Frakes to strategically add resources to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) is gaining traction among policymakers debating...
Alumni Profile: Sebghatullah Jalali LLM ’19

Alumni Profile: Sebghatullah Jalali LLM ’19

Sebghatullah Jalali LLM ’19 By Jeannie Naujeck Ten Afghan families evacuated from Kabul in August are starting new lives in Durham and Greensboro with help from Duke Law’s Immigrant Rights Clinic, which is assisting them with legal needs including filing applications...

Alumni Profile: Eugene Lao JD/LLM ’95

Eugene Lao JD/LLM ’95 By Maria Bajgain Eugene Y. Lao has held a number of top legal positions at high-profile companies in the tech industry, including Yahoo!, Zynga, Auction.com, and DocuSign. Now the president and chief legal officer of Prime Trust, which provides...
Alumni Q & A: Arlinda Locklear ’76

Alumni Q & A: Arlinda Locklear ’76

Alumni Q & A Arlinda Locklear ’76 By Jeannie Naujeck For Arlinda Locklear, the practice of law is also personal. A member of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, Locklear is one of the nation’s foremost attorneys in federal Indian law and was the first Native...