Kudos to my three colleagues, Joseph Biancalana, Barbara Black, and Rafael Gely, who have been selected by our Dean Lou Bilionis for three named professorships.  From the Cincinnati press release:

“We are fortunate to have this opportunity to honor three of our most accomplished senior faculty, each with an outstanding national reputation” said Louis Bilionis, dean of the College of Law. “These individuals exemplify our faculty’s dedication to excellent research, publishing, teaching, and service.” The professorship appointments are for an initial five-year term.

Joseph Biancalana has been named Judge Joseph P. Kinneary Professor of Law. A member of the faculty since 1983, Joseph teaches Property, Wills, Trusts & Estates, and English Legal History.  His recent publications include:

• The Fee Tail and The Common Recovery in Medieval England 1176-1502 (Cambridge University Press, 2001)
• Monetary Penalty Clauses in Thirteenth Century England, 73 Legal Hist. Rev. 231 (2005)
• The Politics and Law of Philoctetes, 17 Law & Lit. 155 (2005) 

Barbara Black, Director of the Corporate Law Center, has been named Charles Hartsock Professor of Law. Prior to joining the Cincinnati faculty in 2006, Barbara taught at Pace Law School, where she also served as Vice Dean and Interim Dean.  She was Deputy Director of the AALS in 1994-96.  Barbara teaches Corporations and Securities Regulation.  Her recent publications include:

• Transforming Rhetoric Into Reality: A Federal Remedy for Negligent Investment Advice, Transactions, Tenn. J. Bus. L. ___ (2006)
• The Explained Award of Damocles: Protection or Peril in Securities Arbitration, 34 Sec. Reg. L.J. 17 (2006) (with Jill Gross)
• Introduction to Investor Rights Symposium: The Elusive Balance between Investor Protection and Wealth Creation, 26 Pace L. Rev. 27 (2005)

Rafael Gely has been named Judge Joseph P. Kinneary Professor of Law. Prior to joining the Cincinnati faculty in 2000, Rafael taught at Texas A&M business school and Chicago-Kent law school.  He teaches Contracts and Labor Law.  His recent publications include:

• Segmented Rankings for Segmented Markets, 81 Ind. L.J. 293 (2006)
• The Supreme Court and the DIG: An Empirical and Institutional Analysis, 2005 Wis. L. Rev. 1421 (with Michael E. Solimine)
• What Law Schools Can Learn From Billy Beane and the Oakland Athletics, 82 Tex. L. Rev. 1483 (2004) (with Paul L. Caron)