Category: Practice Areas

"New Rules Create Jobs for Attorneys at Hedge Funds"

New York Law Journal, December 28, 2012

"Lawyers with Dodd-Frank Act and regulatory expertise are being wooed by private equity firms and hedge funds in need of an in-house compliance team..."If the pace of new regulation continues the way we've seen in the last year or two, I think more and more [financial services] firms will be adding to their legal and compliance departments," said Adam Reback, a chief compliance officer at hedge fund J. Goldman & Co. "It means more filings, it means more leg work, it means more monitoring. You just need more people to get it done" and more resources."

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Posted by Jennifer Wetzel at 11:39 AM - Categories: All class years | Legal News | Practice Areas

Copyright Career Panel and Networking Event - January 16th

Copyright Career Panel and Networking Event
When: Wednesday, January 16, 2013, 6pm to 8:30 pm
Where: The George Washington University Law School Faculty Conference Center
Burns 505, 716 20th Street NW, Washington, DC

Please click on the headline above for additional information.

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Posted by Jennifer Wetzel at 10:21 AM - Categories: All class years | Networking | Off-campus programs | Practice Areas

Q&A Blog Series: Spotlight on Daniel S. Shamah, Class of 2006

As a follow-up to our World of Choices event on November 14th, we asked a number of participants to answer some questions regarding their current position, in order to provide you with insight into particular career paths.

This week, we shine a spotlight on Daniel S. Shamah, a 2006 graduate of Georgetown Law. Daniel is a counsel at O'Melveny & Myers, and his area of law practice is bankruptcy/bankruptcy litigation.

Please click on the headline above for a Q&A with Daniel.

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Posted by Jennifer Wetzel at 2:42 PM - Categories: All class years | Alumni Spotlight | Practice Areas

Q&A Blog Series: Spotlight on John Prairie, Class of 2006

As a follow-up to our World of Choices event on November 14th, we asked a number of participants to answer some questions regarding their current position, in order to provide you with insight into particular career paths.

This week, we shine a spotlight on John Prairie, a 2006 graduate of Georgetown Law. John is a seventh-year associate at Wiley Rein, and his area of law practice is government contracts.

Please click on the headline above for a Q&A with John.

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Posted by Jennifer Wetzel at 11:20 AM - Categories: All class years | Alumni Spotlight | Practice Areas

The Top 10 Reasons You Should Attend Georgetown Law CLE Programs

1. Georgetown Law students are welcome to attend most CLE programs for free.

2. You may purchase CLE program materials for a reduced price.

3. You don’t have to travel far; most CLE programs take place on campus or at nearby hotels.

4. Because registering for CLE programs is so easy and only takes a few minutes.

5. Attending Georgetown Law CLE programs gives you access to leading lawyers in the United States. Past attendees and speakers include federal judges, government officials, law firm partners, and leading academics.

6. If you are interested in a particular practice of law, but not ready to commit to a class or internship, attending a CLE program can give you taste of a new substantive area before diving in head first.

7. When else do you have an opportunity on campus where students are the minority and practitioners are the majority?

8. CLE programs provide an excellent opportunity to practice your networking skills.

9. The CLE program schedule has something for everyone.  For more information about upcoming programs click here.

10. Because Georgetown Law CLE is, “Your Authoritative Legal Resource from the Nation’s Capital”.

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Posted by Jennifer Wetzel at 4:55 PM - Categories: All class years | Networking | Practice Areas

Upcoming FREE Program by Patent Trademark and Copyright Section Bar Association of DC

Next Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012 from 12 - 1 pm, the Patent Trademark and Copyright Section of the Bar Association of the District of Columbia will present a live panel entitled "New gTLDs: After the Reveal Day," exploring the impact of new gTLDs (generic Top-Level Domains, which are new internet extensions akin to .com, .org, etc.) on businesses and brand owners.  The panel would be attractive to any law students interested in IP law, particularly those focused on trademark or cyber law.

Although this panel is offered at a charge to practicing members of the BADC, they are offering the opportunity for local law students to participate FREE of charge (plus, they will have free lunch and an opportunity to meet members of the PTC section of the DC Bar).

If you wish to participate, please contact the Patent Trademark and Copyright Section at badc.ptc@gmail.com by 7 pm on Tuesday, Dec. 4, with the word "gTLD" in the subject line.

The live panel will be held at the law offices of Crowell & Moring, at
1001 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, 11th Floor.  Additional information on the live panel is available at:
http://www.badc.org/i4a/calendar/?pageid=3282&showTitle=1.

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Posted by Jennifer Wetzel at 10:43 AM - Categories: Networking | Off-campus programs | Practice Areas

Q&A Blog Series: Spotlight on Mattie Cohan, Class of 1988

As a follow-up to our World of Choices event on November 14th, we asked a number of participants to answer some questions regarding their current position, in order to provide you with insight into particular career paths.

This week, we shine a spotlight on Mattie Cohan, a 1988 graduate of Georgetown Law. Mattie is In-House Counsel for the National Academy of Sciences, and her area of law practice is non-profit/corporate law.

Please click on the headline above for a Q&A with Mattie.

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Posted by Jennifer Wetzel at 3:26 PM - Categories: Alumni Spotlight | Practice Areas