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Georgetown Law, University of Hong Kong Co-Host Conference on Intellectual Property, COVID-19 and Tackling Global Health Inequity

November 29, 2021 Health Law Impacting Change International & Comparative Law Technology, Communication, and Intellectual Property

Last Friday, the World Health Organization (WHO) designated an emergent COVID-19 strain as a "variant of concern" and gave it the name "omicron." This news is not only upending international travel and stock markets, but also underscores the need to expedite vaccination in low-income countries.

The Leahy Competition's judging panel included attorney Allyson Ho, Professor Neal Katyal, Judge Nina Pillard, Judge Zia M. Faruqui (C'01, L'04) and Judge Randolph Moss.

In 2021 Leahy Competition Finals, Georgetown Law Students Face Real-Life Judges

November 17, 2021 Campus News

Five justices sat at a long table, and four advocates each took a turn at presenting arguments in the case of "Roman Catholic Diocese of Gewirz v. Gordon." It was close to a real courtroom setup -- except for the fact that the “diocese” was named after the Georgetown Law student center, a pretty significant clue that this was a campus activity.