The St. Thomas University School of Law Entertainment and Sports Law Symposium brings together some of the most powerful agents, lawyers, front office executives, and other sports and entertainment industry professionals from around the country to discuss and debate pertinent legal and business issues in sports, entertainment, the arts, and the media. The Symposium allows […]
An examination of domestic servitude, forced labor and human trafficking in the United States Artwork from “Responsibility & Vigilance” exhibit. Artist Susan S. Buzzi sheds light on the dark world of human trafficking in the United States in her exhibit titled “Responsibility & Vigilance.” Buzzi hopes the exhibit helps generate awareness about a topic that […]
Six undergraduate researchers from St. Thomas University participated in the 49th Southeast Undergraduate Research Conference (SURC) at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, S.C., on Jan. 28, where STU chemistry majors Brandon Gamboa and Amanda Penton garnered Best Poster Honorable Mention. Their research poster presentation looked at the effect of magnetic fields on oscillatory […]
On Monday, Jan. 30, STU President delivered this message to the University community: Dear University Community: This weekend I joined 500 university administrators at the annual meeting of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (ACCU) in Washington, DC. The Board of Directors, which I chair, issued a statement concerning the executive order on immigration policy […]
After a 22-year tenure that saw enormous growth for the private, Catholic St. Thomas University, Msgr. Franklyn M. Casale announced his intention to retire as University President in January of next year. Msgr. Casale, 75, has been the longest-serving president at St. Thomas, and has the longest tenure of any South Florida college or university […]
The Office of Student Affairs at St. Thomas University officially kicked off its chapter of Toastmasters International during common hour Wednesday, Jan. 18. More than 145 students were in attendance to learn the art of public speaking and to effectively formulate ways to communicate better. Students gave impromptu speeches and learned various tips to […]
St. Thomas Law faculty continues to provide highly sought-after contributions and perspectives on national and international legal issues. Last month, Professor Siegfried Wiessner participated in the 8th Conference on the New Haven School of Jurisprudence at Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China, co-sponsored with Yale University and Tulane Law School. His lecture explored “New Haven in […]
Brett Barfield ’99 St.Thomas Law alum, Brett Barfield, will be recognized this month by The Florida Bar for his extensive pro bono work. Mr. Barfield, a Miami partner with Holland & Knight, led his firm to handle more than 80 cases under The Hague Convention on International Parental Child Abduction. The Hague Convention is a multilateral […]
Gabriel “Gabe” Caballero ’06 St. Thomas Law proudly announces that alum, Gabriel Cabarello ’06 has been named partner at Holland & Knight’s Miami office and a member of the firm’s Financial Services practice group. Mr. Caballero concentrates his practice on the representation of domestic and multinational organizations (including banks, broker dealers, money services businesses and other […]
St. Thomas Law continues to provide unique, transformational experiences for its students outside of the classroom. During the week of December 12, 2016, after final exams were over and before graduation, a team of fifteen first, second and third-year St. Thomas Law students, under the guidance of Professor Lauren Gilbert, spent a week volunteering at […]