The Institute of International Economic Law co-sponsors the International Trade Update, Washington, D.C.’s premier conference for the discussion of international trade law. Every year, hundreds of top-level trade lawyers and officials arrive at Georgetown Law’s campus to tackle contemporary challenges relating to international trade, from sanctions to sustainable development to tariffs and beyond. The conference is launched by the John D. Greenwald Lecture, made possible by a generous gift by the law firm Cassidy Levy Kent.

Our signature Executive Education program, the GTA is an indispensable week-long boot camp offering participants an unparalleled deep dive into the most salient and complex legal and policy issues in global trade today. Each year, GTA cohorts meet in a seminar-like atmosphere on the Georgetown Law campus to explore the past, present, and future of the global trading system, the legal foundations and constitutional underpinnings of the WTO. GTA faculty consists of leading global trade experts from Georgetown Law, governmental agencies, and the private sector who offer a deep dive into the most cutting-edge global trade issues of the day.

The John D. Greenwald Lecture, made possible by a generous gift by the law firm Cassidy Levy Kent, commemorates the life of John D. Greenwald, former Deputy General Counsel at the Office of U.S. Trade Representative and the first Head of Import Administration at the U.S Department of Commerce. Each year, the International Trade Update is launched by the John D. Greenwald Lecture by inviting top trade practitioners for an annual lecture on international trade law

Ever since kicking off on the campus of Georgetown University Law Center in 2017, DC Fintech Week has had a simple objective: democratize information and allow everyone—from nonprofits and technologists to entrepreneurs and regulators—to engage in a meaningful dialogue about fintech and the future of finance. Thought leaders from fintech firms across the country describe their business, and explain how their services intersect with markets for a global audience consisting of policymakers, market participants, lawyers, and thought-leaders. Top regulators and lawmakers join the conversation to lend their unique perspectives to share with the audience.

DebtCon brings together law and social science scholars, civil society representatives, and practitioners from the public and private sectors who work on sovereign debt, to help find creative solutions for urgent policy problems. The first edition was launched at the Institute of International Economic Law in January 2016. Its mission is to engage scholars and practitioners across geographic, disciplinary, and institutional boundaries to help solve pressing sovereign debt problems. DebtCon brings cutting-edge research to bear on policy and market practice, and helps make research more impactful with exposure to real-world policy and market experience.

Each year, the IIEL and the International Tax Policy Forum co-host a conference examining international tax competition as the United States stands on the brink of business tax reform. Routinely covered by U.S. and global media, the tax conference attracts top tax thought-leaders and policymakers from Capitol Hill and the White House.

The Institute's annual Colloquium Series offers a rigorous platform for developing theoretical foundations and tools for policy analysis in International Economic Law. As part of the Colloquium, our faculty, students, IIEL Fellows, visiting researchers, and friends of the Institute are invited to attend weekly sessions with thought leaders from the government, academia, international organizations, and the private bar.