- About
About USC Gould
USC Gould is a top-ranked law school with a 115-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 rigorous and interdisciplinary curriculum, our invaluable experiential learning opportunities, and the breadth and depth of our specialized areas of concentration and certificate offerings.
- 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.
- Student Life
Student Life
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.
- 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.

Faculty Scholarship
- FACULTY DIRECTORY
- LECTURERS IN LAW DIRECTORY
- EXPERTS DIRECTORY
- FACULTY IN THE NEWS
- SCHOLARSHIP AND PUBLICATIONS
- DISTINCTIONS AND AWARDS
- + CENTERS
- CENTER FOR LAW AND PHILOSOPHY (CLP)
- CENTER FOR LAW AND SOCIAL SCIENCE (CLASS)
- CENTER FOR LAW, HISTORY AND CULTURE (CLHC)
- CENTER FOR TRANSNATIONAL LAW AND BUSINESS (CTLB)
- INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM INSTITUTE (IRI)
- PACIFIC CENTER FOR HEALTH POLICY AND ETHICS
- SAKS INSTITUTE FOR MENTAL HEALTH LAW, POLICY, AND ETHICS
- WORKSHOPS AND CONFERENCES
USC Gould faculty is committed to scholarship, publishing articles in a variety of journals and reviews. Faculty contributions to scholarship and research are listed on their individual directory pages, on bepress, and Google Scholar.
Faculty members also present their work at conferences and symposiums and serve on panel discussions and at workshops. Below is a list of their endeavors.
January 2018
Publications
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Edward Kleinbard
"The Right Tax at the Right Time," Florida Tax Review 21 (2017): 208.
Presentations/Lectures/Workshops
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Edward Kleinbard
“The Perversion of the Tax Policy Process,” Keynote Address at the USC Tax Institute, Los Angeles, CA.
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Daniel Klerman
“Reputational Economies of Scale,” Section on Law & Economics, Association of American Law Schools Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.
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Robert K. Rasmussen
"Puerto Rico and the Netherworld of Sovereign Debt Restructuring," Workshop, Duke Law School, Durham, NC.
Other
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Pauline Aranas
Pauline Aranas participated on a panel on "Effective Assessment: Measuring Your Law Library's Impact" at the Association of American Law School's Annual Meeting in San Diego, CA.
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Pauline Aranas
Pauline Aranas concluded her year-year term on the Executive Committee of the Association of American Law School's Section on Law Libraries and Legal Information.
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Hannah Garry
Hannah Garry moderated a discussion with Richard Dicker, Director of the International Justice Program at Human Rights Watch, on "What Future for International Justice in an Era of Impunity for Atrocity Crimes?" at USC Gould Law School of Law.
FACULTY IN THE NEWS
Fortune
April 25, 2018
Re: Brian Peck
Brian Peck was quoted in a Q&A about the North American Free Trade Agreement and the economic costs for the United States if it withdraws from the agreement. The two industries facing the greatest impact would be agriculture and automobile manufacturing, according to Peck. He believes that even if a new deal is reached by the United States, Canada and Mexico, it is ultimately up to Congress to accept the new terms.
RECENT SCHOLARSHIP
Robert K. Rasmussen
January, 2018
"Puerto Rico and the Netherworld of Sovereign Debt Restructuring," Workshop, Duke Law School, Durham, NC.
Edward Kleinbard
January, 2018
"The Right Tax at the Right Time," Florida Tax Review 21 (2017): 208.
Edward Kleinbard
January, 2018
“The Perversion of the Tax Policy Process,” Keynote Address at the USC Tax Institute, Los Angeles, CA.