Annual Events:

Law Firm Roundtable Program

Coordinated by Senior Fellow Jim Jones and Professor Regan, the Law Firm Roundtable Program convenes major law firm general counsel and ethics counsel four times during the academic year to discuss cutting-edge issues at the intersection of ethics, liability, risk management, and law firm management. The program is now in its eleventh year and has served as an important forum for the exchange of ideas and the anticipation of new issues on the horizon.

Law Firm General Counsel Workshop

This two-day workshop is designed for lawyers who have recently assumed positions as general counsel or as deputy or assistant general counsel of their firms or who hold other risk management positions. Coordinated by Mr. Jones, Professor Regan, and Anthony Davis of the law firm Clyde & Co., the workshop covers a range of issues related to law firm risk management, liability, and ethics.

Annual Lecture on the Legal Profession

The Annual Lecture on the Legal Profession sponsored by the Center was delivered by Professor Fionnuala Ni’ Aolain of the University of Minnesota and Queens University Belfast law schools, and current UN Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms While Countering Terrorism.  Her lecture was on The Global Counter-Terrorism Architecture: A Critical Appraisal.

Past Events:

Panel on Intelligence Operations in Liberal Democracies

This program at Georgetown Law on November 7, 2019, featured an excerpt from the film The Man Nobody Knew: In Search of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby by Carl Colby, followed by a panel discussion moderated by Professor Regan with Michael Morell, former Acting Director of the CIA; Avril Haines, former Deputy Director of the CIA and Legal Advisor to the US National Security Council; and Professor Seumas Miller, Australian Graduate School of Policing and Security Studies Charles Sturt University.