May 2025

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No. 2

A room full of graduating law students sitting in chairs, lined up, looking up at the camera.

In a ceremony focused on leadership through service and justice through advocacy, the School of Law held its 136th Commencement on Sunday, May 18th. Our 2025 graduates included 138 J.D.s, 9 LL.M.s, and 105 B.A.s in Law. [View Our Photo Show]

EXCELLENCE IN ACTION

BA in Law graduate, Ricardo Castillo, wins SUNY Chancellor’s Award
5/22/25
A rising star in UB’s BA in Law program has earned one of the university’s highest honors. Ricardo Castillo ’25 is among just 15 students selected from more than 20,000 undergraduates to receive the prestigious SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence—recognizing his outstanding achievements in academics, leadership, and service.

FACULTY SPOTLIGHT

Matt Pelkey '10 discusses the risks, rewards and realities of AI in business
5/22/25
Artificial intelligence is transforming the way businesses operate—and raising new legal challenges. At the law school, Matthew Pelkey ’10, director of the Entrepreneurship Law Center Clinic, is helping students and startups navigate the promise and risks of AI, emphasizing the need for strong legal foundations and informed oversight.

No. 1

Photos of individual students with text above that says Celebrating Our Pro Bono Scholars.

A stellar record for our Pro Bono Scholars

If you want to bet on a group of students most likely to pass the New York State Bar Exam, put your money on the law school’s Pro Bono Scholars. For five straight years, every member of this small, driven cohort of third-year students has conquered the exam on their first try. [Read More]

WHERE THE TOYS ARE

Law students explore career paths at Mattel's lively campus
5/27/25
It’s not every day law students talk trademarks beneath a giant red slide. But when you’re representing one of the largest toy companies in the world, surrounding yourself with the product is a fun perk of the job.