I am a proud member of the Executive Committee of the Association of American Law Schools Secton on Agency, Partnerships LLCs, and Unincorporated Associations. We are hosting a “New Voices in Unincorporated Entities” program at the AALS 2027 annual meeting, scheduled for January 5-8 in New York, NY. For this program, we seek unpublished papers and works-in-progress on any aspect of the governance of unincorporated entities. Presenters who are chosen through the call for papers will have the opportunity to present their work and receive comments from an expert in the field. Preference will be given to junior scholars, but all scholars are welcome to attend the program and participate in the discussions. If you would like to present on this topic, please email an abstract of no more than 1000 words to the chair of the section, Ben Means, at meansb@law.sc.edu, before September 25, 2026. Please put “New Voices in Unincorporated Entities” in the subject line of your message.

Authors of the selected papers will be notified by October 15. Presenters will be responsible for paying their registration fee for attendance at the annual meeting.

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Professor Heminway brought nearly 15 years of corporate practice experience to the University of Tennessee College of Law when she joined the faculty in 2000. She practiced transactional business law (working in the areas of public offerings, private placements, mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, and…

Professor Heminway brought nearly 15 years of corporate practice experience to the University of Tennessee College of Law when she joined the faculty in 2000. She practiced transactional business law (working in the areas of public offerings, private placements, mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, and restructurings) in the Boston office of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP from 1985 through 2000.

She has served as an expert witness and consultant on business entity and finance and federal and state securities law matters and is a frequent academic and continuing legal education presenter on business law issues. Professor Heminway also has represented pro bono clients on political asylum applications, landlord/tenant appeals, social security/disability cases, and not-for-profit incorporations and related business law issues. Read More