Professor Wiessner Shares Expertise in International Law at Conference in China

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 Context: A Critical Appraisal of American Classics in International Law.”

Professor Wiessner (standing) delivering lecture: New Haven in Context

He also shared his expertise as moderator of a panel of distinguished scholars from Singapore, China and Australia as they discussed discrete issues of international and domestic dispute resolution.

The New Haven School offers an interdisciplinary approach to the analysis and solution of social problems in international and domestic law. It aims at establishing a world public order of human dignity.

Professor Wiessner (left) moderating panel with (L-R) Professors Locknie Hsu (Singapore), Jane Willems (China) and
Rajesh Dharma (Australia)

Professor Wiessner is a Professor of Law and Founder and Director of our  LL.M. and J.S.D. Programs in Intercultural Human Rights. He teaches U.S. Constitutional Law and International Law and is the author of a number of books and articles in the fields of constitutional law, international law, human rights, the law of indigenous peoples, the law of armed conflict, arbitration, space law and refugee law.

Alum Brett Barfield to be Honored by The Florida Bar for Pro Bono Work

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 treaty developed by the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) that provides a method to return children internationally abducted by a parent from one member country to another. 

He donated more than 380 hours of his time in 2016 and coordinates Holland & Knight's pro bono program.

The Florida Bar Pro Bono Service Awards will be presented at the Florida Supreme Court on January 19.

St. Thomas Law Alumni Gabriel Caballero Named Partner at Holland & Knight

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 financial institutions) on a broad range of business, licensing, regulatory and compliance matters.

Prior to being named partner, he was Senior Counsel at Holland & Knight.