Entertainment Lawyers -- and GEMALaw’s Symposium -- Adjust to a New World
March 9, 2021 Entertainment, Arts & Sports Law Faculty Our AlumniLearn your craft, build your network, be passionate about what you do -- and never stop learning.
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Georgetown Law’s Year in Review 2025
As 2025 draws to a close, we’re looking back at the past year at Georgetown Law, from headline-grabbing guest speakers and alumni achievements to the work of students and faculty in clinics, courts and beyond.
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Georgetown Women Address Current Challenges at 2021 Women’s Forum
March 8, 2021 Civil Rights & Antidiscrimination Our AlumniEach year, women and men alike gather in Washington, DC, to hear from inspiring Georgetown alumnae and professors on a variety of subjects. But this year was different.
Civil Rights Champion Robin Lenhardt (LL.M.’04) Returns to Georgetown to Help Lead New Racial Justice Institute
February 22, 2021 Faculty Our Alumni Race & LawProfessor Robin A. Lenhardt (LL.M.’04), a leading scholar on race and the family, has returned to Georgetown Law to serve on the faculty and co-lead the university’s new interdisciplinary Racial Justice Institute.
Two Historic Gifts for Georgetown Law
February 9, 2021 Our AlumniGeorgetown University Law Center has received transformational gifts from two of its most generous and dedicated alumni.
Georgetown Law Faculty and Alumni Tapped to Serve in Biden-Harris Administration
January 22, 2021 Congress Faculty Our AlumniJust hours after President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were inaugurated on Wednesday, Georgetown Law alumna Avril Haines (L’01) became the first member of the new cabinet to be confirmed by the Senate.
Avril Haines (L’01) Tapped to Serve as Director of National Intelligence in the Biden Administration
November 24, 2020 National Security Law Our AlumniThis week, the Biden-Harris presidential transition team announced its plans to nominate Georgetown Law alumna Avril Haines (L’01) as Director of National Intelligence when the new administration takes office early next year.
Eleven Georgetown Law Alumni Will Serve in the 117th Congress
November 11, 2020 Election Law Our AlumniAs Dean William M. Treanor is fond of saying, “Georgetown Law students choose to study in the place where laws are made.”
Georgetown Law Alumnae Share Stories of Agility and Adapting to Change
March 12, 2020 Feminism & Gender Studies Our AlumniIf there was one truism that captured the mood at the 2020 Georgetown Law Women’s Forum, it was this: “There’s no straight path,” said Georgetown Law Professor Hillary Sale, who moderated the opening plenary. “Some periods are very lumpy. And it’s never, ever an easy work life balance.”
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Celebrates Centennial of “First Step” toward Equal Citizenship for Women, Says Work Remains
February 13, 2020 Feminism & Gender Studies Our AlumniU.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg joined U.S. Appeals Court Judge M. Margaret McKeown (L’75, H‘05) center stage at Georgetown Law this week for a centennial celebration of the 19th Amendment co-hosted by the American Bar Association.
Appellate Courts Immersion Clinic Wins Convention Against Torture Case
December 9, 2019 Clinics Human Rights & Immigration Our AlumniMrs. Doe’s journey isn’t over yet, but she is much closer to home, thanks to three Georgetown Law students – now alumni – who took Professor Brian Wolfman’s Appellate Courts Immersion Clinic last spring. Daniel Duhaime, Alexandra Keck and…