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.
On April 9, United States Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) visited the Georgetown Law campus for a wide-ranging conversation convened by The Georgetown Law Journal about executive power and the role of lawyers, lawmakers and the judiciary in upholding democratic norms and the rule of law.
Interim President of Georgetown University Robert Groves announced today that Professor Joshua Teitelbaum, the David Belding Professor of Law and Professor of Economics (by courtesy), will serve as interim dean of Georgetown Law and Executive Vice President…
Former National Security Council and National Economic Council official Daniel Schuker has been appointed the new Executive Director of Georgetown Law’s Institute of International Economic Law (IIEL). [caption id="attachment_527307" align="alignright"…
Former Second Gentleman of the United States Doug Emhoff joined Dean William M. Treanor and members of the Georgetown Law community on April 1 to discuss his legal career and its influence on his role in the Biden-Harris administration as well as the pressing issues facing lawyers and law students today. They also talked about his time as a Distinguished Visitor from Practice on the Georgetown Law faculty.
Visiting Professor Rev. Ladislas Orsy, S.J. died on April 3, 2025. Dean William M. Treanor shared the following remembrance with the Georgetown Law community:
United States Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor joined members of the Georgetown Law community on March 28 for a wide-ranging conversation with Dean William M. Treanor about pressing issues facing the judiciary today, including the role of courts in safeguarding the rule of law and the skills necessary for the next generation of legal professionals to succeed.
Faculty, students and legal advocates gathered at Georgetown Law on March 24 for “President Trump’s Immigration Policies and the Litigation Challenging Them,” a discussion of the new presidential administration’s activities on a range of immigration issues including detention, deportation and asylum.
More than 150 alumni and guests gathered at Georgetown Law for the 2025 Women’s Forum on Feb. 21, which brought together graduates, current students and members of the broader Law Center community for a day of connection and conversation on topics ranging from professional development and mentorship to legal ethics and artificial intelligence (AI).
Congressman James E. Clyburn (D-S.C.) visited Georgetown Law on Feb. 24 to discuss the importance of public service and his life’s career in government, including more than 30 years representing South Carolina’s 6th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives.
Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr joined members of the Georgetown Law community on Feb. 20 for a wide-ranging conversation on the importance of regulation and supervision in the financial sector in what is expected to be his final speech as the agency’s top regulatory official.