{"id":110067,"date":"2024-05-17T11:48:57","date_gmt":"2024-05-17T15:48:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/?post_type=bu-article&#038;p=110067"},"modified":"2024-05-17T11:48:59","modified_gmt":"2024-05-17T15:48:59","slug":"faculty-retirees-departures-24","status":"publish","type":"bu-article","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/record\/articles\/2024\/faculty-retirees-departures-24\/","title":{"rendered":"BU Law Celebrates Retiring and Departing Faculty"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<div class=\"wp-block-editorial-leadin record-block-editorial-leadin has-media has-media-focus-center-middle\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container-lockup\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-leadin-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1726\" height=\"493\" src=\"\/law\/files\/2024\/05\/Retirees_header.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"Collage of Professors Daniela Caruso, Kent Coit, David Seipp, and Gary Lawson\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/05\/Retirees_header.jpg 1726w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/05\/Retirees_header-636x182.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/05\/Retirees_header-1024x292.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/05\/Retirees_header-768x219.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/05\/Retirees_header-1536x439.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/05\/Retirees_header-1200x343.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/05\/Retirees_header-992x283.jpg 992w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/05\/Retirees_header-1500x428.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/05\/Retirees_header-500x143.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/05\/Retirees_header-1000x286.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/05\/Retirees_header-1628x465.jpg 1628w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1726px) 100vw, 1726px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container-words-outer\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container-words-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-prepress-tag\">BU Law News<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBU Law Celebrates Retiring and Departing Faculty\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"deck\">Professors Daniela Caruso, Kent Coit, David Seipp, and Gary Lawson have made immeasurable contributions during their tenure at BU Law.<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar record-prepress-layout-metabar\">\n\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-date\">May 17, 2024<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-credits\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul data-credit-type=\"By\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/record\/authors\/kimberly-miragliuolo\/\">Kimberly Miragliuolo<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-share js-bu-prepress-share-tools\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-twitter\"><span>Twitter<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-facebook\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-action\"><\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\n<h3><strong>Professor of Law Daniela Caruso<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/law\/files\/2024\/05\/Caruso_Daniela_small.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-110074\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/05\/Caruso_Daniela_small.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/05\/Caruso_Daniela_small-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/05\/Caruso_Daniela_small-344x344.jpg 344w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/05\/Caruso_Daniela_small-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/05\/Caruso_Daniela_small-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/profile\/daniela-caruso\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Daniela Caruso<\/a> has been a valued member of the BU Law community for thirty years. She is a distinguished expert and renowned scholar in contracts, comparative law, and European Union law. Caruso is well known for her prolific writing on private law and the regulation of markets\u2014whether domestic, regional, or international\u2014as crucial elements in the political transformation of institutions and governance. At the core of her research is the relationship between the laws of the market and the rise of inequality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Caruso is the recipient of numerous awards for her scholarship and teaching, including the Melton Teaching Award and the prestigious Jean Monnet Chair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She has made significant contributions to the field of international law, challenging conventional wisdom and pushing the boundaries of legal scholarship. Caruso\u2019s research has explored some of the most pressing issues of our time, from the role of law in a globalized world to the social movement and legal change surrounding autism in the US.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the classroom, Professor Caruso\u2019s insight and passion have captivated and inspired her students for many years, instilling in them not only a deep understanding of the law but also a sense of purpose and a desire to effect positive change in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Professor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/profile\/katharine-b-silbaugh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Katharine Silbaugh<\/a> shares, \u201cDaniela can weave together an elegant and poetic intellectual history tracing the transformation of an economic or political concept, but&nbsp;then always land on the human consequences of our ideas.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please join us in congratulating Professor Daniela Caruso for her years of service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><strong>Professor of Law Emeritus Kent A. Coit<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/law\/files\/2024\/05\/coit-kent_small.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-110075\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/05\/coit-kent_small.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/05\/coit-kent_small-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/05\/coit-kent_small-344x344.jpeg 344w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/05\/coit-kent_small-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/05\/coit-kent_small-100x100.jpeg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/profile\/kent-a-coit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kent A. Coit<\/a> joined BU Law in 2012, after retiring as partner at Skadden, Arps, Meagher &amp; Flom LLP, where he practiced in the firm\u2019s Mergers and Acquisitions department for almost thirty years. While at Skadden, Coit began his role as a teacher to law students by directing the firm\u2019s Summer Associate M&amp;A training program. During the summer program, he engaged students in simulated transactions to learn critical skills in contract drafting and analysis, negotiation, client counseling, and deal making. As Attorney Development Partner at Skadden, Coit was responsible for developing and implementing the firm\u2019s associate mentoring program and was an instructor in firm-wide associate training programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Coit brought his years of experience and innovative teaching practice to BU Law. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/academics\/find-degrees-and-programs\/jd-program\/transactional-practice-concentration\/transactional-law-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Transactional Law Program<\/a> was made successful due to his dedicated service as director of the program for the past twelve years. He focused on developing intensive, hands-on training in the key foundational skills students need for legal practice. Coit\u2019s guidance, support, and mentorship has enabled BU Law students to graduate prepared to navigate the complexities of the legal profession.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Professor and the Hon. Frank R. Kenison&nbsp;Distinguished Scholar in Law <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/profile\/stacey-dogan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stacey Dogan<\/a> reflects on their longtime collaboration and friendship, \u201cIn his time serving on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/experiential-learning\/clinics\/bu-mit-student-innovations-law-clinic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BU\/MIT Student Innovations Law Clinic<\/a> oversight board, Kent has lent his passion, his expertise, his time, and most importantly, his good judgment. I don\u2019t know how we would have done it without him!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please join us in congratulating Professor Emeritus Kent Coit for his contributions to the BU Law community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><strong>Professor of Law David J. Seipp<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/law\/files\/2024\/05\/15-9151-FACULTY1-004_Seipp_Small.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-110076\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/05\/15-9151-FACULTY1-004_Seipp_Small.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/05\/15-9151-FACULTY1-004_Seipp_Small-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/05\/15-9151-FACULTY1-004_Seipp_Small-344x344.jpeg 344w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/05\/15-9151-FACULTY1-004_Seipp_Small-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/05\/15-9151-FACULTY1-004_Seipp_Small-100x100.jpeg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption>Photo by Josh Andrus<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/profile\/david-j-seipp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">David Seipp<\/a> has been a member of the BU Law faculty for thirty-eight years. Seipp is a legal historian who has taught American legal history, English legal history, the history of legal education, and property law. His scholarly passion project focused on the compilation of a searchable database of over 22,000 reports in the Year Books\u2014cases decided in England\u2019s courts of common law between 1268 and 1535. The database has become a critical resource used thousands of times each month by researchers and students of English legal history and other disciplines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Professor Seipp contributed to the 60-volume <a href=\"https:\/\/global.oup.com\/academic\/content\/series\/o\/oxford-history-of-the-laws-of-england-ohle\/?cc=us&amp;lang=en&amp;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Oxford Dictionary of National Biography<\/em><\/a> and is a trustee of the Ames Foundation, a life member of the American Law Institute, and a life fellow of the American Bar Foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Seipp\u2019s scholarship has shed new light on some of the most important moments in legal history, including the history of BU Law. As the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/record\/articles\/2022\/reflecting-on-our-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">resident expert on the law school,<\/a> he ensures we retain the important, formative role BU Law has played in the structure of modern legal education in the US.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fellow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/profile\/gerald-f-leonard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Professor Gerry Leonard<\/a> shares, \u201cDavid regularly confirms his devotion to BU by preserving and publicizing the history of the law school. Frequently serving up nuggets of BU Law\u2019s remarkable history at pertinent moments in workshops and lectures, David has also performed time-consuming service to support the Alumni Office\u2019s celebration of that history. David\u2019s insistence that we remember and value the school\u2019s history has for decades contributed to our community in unique and important ways.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please join us in congratulating Professor David Seipp for his years of service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><strong>Philip S. Beck Professor of Law Gary S. Lawson<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/law\/files\/2024\/05\/resize-22-1232-LAWSON-003_small.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-110077\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/05\/resize-22-1232-LAWSON-003_small.jpg 986w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/05\/resize-22-1232-LAWSON-003_small-636x636.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/05\/resize-22-1232-LAWSON-003_small-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/05\/resize-22-1232-LAWSON-003_small-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/05\/resize-22-1232-LAWSON-003_small-826x826.jpg 826w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/05\/resize-22-1232-LAWSON-003_small-682x682.jpg 682w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/05\/resize-22-1232-LAWSON-003_small-344x344.jpg 344w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/05\/resize-22-1232-LAWSON-003_small-529x529.jpg 529w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/05\/resize-22-1232-LAWSON-003_small-688x688.jpg 688w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/05\/resize-22-1232-LAWSON-003_small-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/05\/resize-22-1232-LAWSON-003_small-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/05\/resize-22-1232-LAWSON-003_small-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/05\/resize-22-1232-LAWSON-003_small-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/05\/resize-22-1232-LAWSON-003_small-710x710.jpg 710w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/05\/resize-22-1232-LAWSON-003_small-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption>Photo by Jackie Ricciardi<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>At the end of this academic year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/profile\/gary-s-lawson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gary Lawson<\/a> will be leaving the law school to join the faculty at the University of Florida Levin College of Law. For twenty-four years, the BU Law community has benefitted from Lawson\u2019s keen intellect, sharp wit, and commitment to his students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His colleague, Professor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/profile\/jack-m-beermann\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jack Beermann<\/a>, shares \u201cGary Lawson has been the ideal colleague, always happy to help and ready to share insights and sources.\u201d He is equally dedicated to teaching and was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/record\/articles\/2017\/two-bu-law-professors-receive-boston-universitys-highest-award-for-teaching\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">honored with a Metcalf Award in 2017<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lawson is one of the most highly cited and influential constitutional and administrative law scholars in the country. He has authored or co-authored nine editions of a textbook on administrative law, a textbook on constitutional law, five university press books, and more than one-hundred scholarly articles on topics ranging from constitutional theory to the proof of legal propositions. Lawson\u2019s works have been cited over 3,400 times and is one of the most highly cited legal scholars in any field. His scholarship has been cited in twenty-one opinions of Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2022, he was <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/provost\/awards-publications\/award-opportunities\/william-fairfield-warren-distinguished-professorship\/\" target=\"_blank\">recognized with the William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professorship<\/a>. In response to the award, Dean <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/profile\/angela-onwuachi-willig\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Angela Onwuachi-Willig<\/a> shared with <em>BU Today<\/em>, \u201cProfessor Gary Lawson is so richly deserving of this honor. He is a force of nature and an indispensable member of our law faculty. He is what you call a quadruple threat: a stellar, top-cited scholar; an excellent teacher; a highly conscientious and generous member of the law school and University community; and a good person.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-end-of-article\">Please join us in wishing Gary all the best in his next endeavor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Professors Daniela Caruso, Kent Coit, David Seipp, and Gary Lawson have made immeasurable contributions during their tenure at BU Law.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19416,"featured_media":110071,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"bu_prepress_billboard":"","_bu_prepress_primary_term":"","_bu_prepress_primary_term_manual":"BU Law News"},"tags":[1634,2349,1673,1256,4137,1811,1282,3008],"bu-publication":[3742],"record-article-category":[3746,3751,4135,3786],"record-topic":[4292],"bu_edition":[],"media_type":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu-article\/110067"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu-article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/bu-article"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19416"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=110067"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu-article\/110067\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":110085,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu-article\/110067\/revisions\/110085"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/110071"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=110067"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=110067"},{"taxonomy":"bu-publication","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu-publication?post=110067"},{"taxonomy":"record-article-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/record-article-category?post=110067"},{"taxonomy":"record-topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/record-topic?post=110067"},{"taxonomy":"bu_edition","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu_edition?post=110067"},{"taxonomy":"media_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media_type?post=110067"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}