Before the fall semester began, incoming J.D. and LL.M. students had the opportunity to get a taste of what law school is like and to start exploring the nation's capital.
When Raquel Braun (L’10) was choosing law schools, she had to decide between Georgetown Law and a school that was advertising her chief interest, sports law. She opted to go to Georgetown and build what she wanted. At the time, Georgetown University…
Jerome H. Powell (L’79) was sworn in as chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System on Monday, February 5. Powell was nominated by President Donald J. Trump on November 1 and confirmed by the Senate on January 23. He will serve…
Brian Reichart (L’12) hasn’t given up on the client he volunteered to represent in Georgetown Law’s Community Justice Project Clinic.
Georgetown Law’s first-year J.D. class is among the best and the brightest ever seen on our campus — with a 3.79 grade point average, the highest ever. The class also has a strong commitment to public service, with experience in teaching, the Peace…
Zachary Mason (L’16) has won a 2017 Distinguished Legal Writing Award, part of the Burton Awards for Legal Achievement, for his note, "Online Loans Across State Lines: Protecting Peer-to-Peer Lending Through the Exportation Doctrine." Mason, who wrote…
When John Podesta (L’76) graduated from Georgetown Law with an interest in politics and environmental issues, he had no idea that his passion would lead him to serve one future president (Bill Clinton) as chief of staff, advise another future president (Barack Obama) on climate and chair the campaign of a 2016 presidential candidate (Hillary Clinton).
Two graduates of Georgetown Law’s Evening Program, Betsy Henthorne (L’14) and Tiffany Wright (L’13), are clerking on the Supreme Court during the October 2016 Term. Henthorne is a clerk for Justice Elena Kagan; Wright is a clerk for Justice Sonia Sotomayor.
Georgetown Law professors are of course the experts when it comes to discussing the presumption of innocence, prosecutorial ethics, reasonable doubt and more. But they got some able assistance from the entertainment world on Thursday, November 10 —…
When the 115th United States Congress convenes in January, it will include two newly elected Georgetown Law alumni, bringing the total number of Law Center graduates serving in Congress to 15. Five serve in the Senate and 10 serve in the House of Representatives;…
Nearly 1400 Georgetown Law alumni and their guests had a terrific time at Reunion Weekend 2016 — catching up with friends, reminiscing about that contracts or torts professor and experiencing the best that Washington, D.C., has to offer. From a morning…