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About USC Gould
USC Gould is a top-ranked law school with a 120-year history and reputation for academic excellence. We are located on the beautiful 228-acre USC University Park Campus, just south of downtown Los Angeles.
- Academics
Academics
Learn about our interdisciplinary curriculum, experiential learning opportunities and specialized areas.
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- Admissions
Admissions
USC Gould helps prepare you for a stellar legal career. You can pursue a JD degree, one of our numerous graduate and international offerings, or an online degree or certificate.
- Students
Students
Participate in an unparalleled learning experience with diversity of people and thought. Get involved in the law school community and participate in activities that enhance your studies.
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- Careers
Careers
We work closely with students, graduates and employers to support successful career goals and outcomes. Our overall placement rate is consistently strong, with 94 percent of our JD class employed within 10 months after graduation.
- Faculty
Faculty
Our faculty is distinguished for its scholarship, as well as for its commitment to teaching. Our 12:1 student-to-faculty ratio creates an intimate and collegial learning environment.
- Alumni and Giving
Alumni and Giving
The global Trojan network of more than 10,000 law alumni and donors include recognized leaders in numerous fields who are deeply committed to supporting student and law school success.
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Faculty
Media, Entertainment & Technology (MET) Law
- DEGREES
- CERTIFICATES
- + AREAS OF CONCENTRATION
- ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION
- BUSINESS LAW
- MEDIA, ENTERTAINMENT AND TECHNOLOGY LAW
- PUBLIC INTEREST LAW
- + EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
- UNDERGRADUATE COURSES AND PROGRAMS
- CORPORATE AND CUSTOM EDUCATION
- + NON-DEGREE PROGRAMS
- ACADEMIC CALENDAR
- COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
- BAR ADMISSIONS
Jonathan Barnett
Director, Media, Entertainment and Technology Law
Jeffrey Pearlman
Director of the Intellectual Property and Technology Law Clinic
Michael Chasalow
Clinical Professor of Law
Co-Director, Business Law
Director, Small Business Clinic
Academic Director, Business Law Certificate
Research Faculty
Erik Hovenkamp
Assistant Professor of Law
Daniel Klerman
Charles L. and Ramona I. Hilliard Professor of Law and History
Edward McCaffery
Robert C. Packard Trustee Chair in Law and Professor of Law, Economics and Political Science
Adjunct Faculty
Media and Entertainment
- Joanna Ardalan
One, LLP - Eileen Decker
Former U.S. Attorney, Central District of California - Corey Field
Corey Field Law Group PC - Jonathan Handel
TroyGould, LLP - Adam Hime
Endeavor Content - Tara Kole
Gang, Tyre, Ramer & Brown - Lori Kozak
Fox Rothschild, LLP - Chris Larkin
Administrative Judge, Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office - Alan J. Levine
Former President and CEO, Sony Pictures Entertainment - Mark Litwak
Mark Litwak and Associates - Schuyler Moore
Greenberg Glusker, LLP - Dan Nabel
Riot Games - Brian Peck
USC Gould School of Law, Center for Transnational Law and Business - Robin Russell
Former Executive VP, Business Affairs, Columbia Pictures - Randol Schoenberg
Burris, Schoenberg & Walden, LLP - Susan Seager
Solo Practitioner - Larry Sheffield
APA - Stanton Stein
Liner, LLP - Josh Wattles
deviantART - Kenneth Wilton
Seyfarth Shaw, LLP - Daniel Yankelevits
Sony Pictures Entertainment - Rami Yanni
Rosenfeld, Meyer & Susman - Caroline Vranca
Funny or Die, Inc.
Adjunct Faculty
Technology and Entrepreneurship
- Wayne Barsky
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP - Timothy Best
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP - Marc Brown
McDermott Will & Emery, LLP - Ali Khosh
Quandary Peak Research - Beverly Rich
USC Marshall School of Business - Daniel Erlikhman
Strategic Law Partners - Rick Friedman
NovusGC - Richard Gruner
- Jason Lo
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP - Matthew McCloskey
McDermott, Will & Emery - Roman Melnik
Lowenstein & Weatherwax, LLP - Joseph Salamunovich
Strategic Law Partners - Alex Voxman
Latham & Watkins LLP
RECENT NEWS
Message from the Dean: Retirement of Scott Bice
April 1, 2021
Scott Bice is a former Dean and beloved professor, whose name is synonymous with the Gould School of Law
Gould professor wins Fulbright research scholar grant to study international refugee law
March 31, 2021
Hannah Garry to spend spring 2022 at University of Oslo Law
A year into the pandemic, mothers and children are still struggling
March 24, 2021
Prof. Clare Pastore is among USC experts to propose long-term solutions
