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With several events taking place each day, GW Law is a hub of legal activity.
From moot court competitions judged by Supreme Court justices to lectures by prominent legal minds to career development programs, the law school is always abuzz with activities that benefit students, faculty, and the GW community.
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2026 Commencement
GW Law to Receive Holloran Award for Foundational 1L Programs
The award recognizes GW Law for its Fundamentals of Lawyering, Inns of Court, and Foundations of Practice programs.
Our Impact
Student Spotlight: LLM Student Pinar Kilic
October 29, 2026
Pinar Kilic is pursuing an LLM in Energy Law and Sustainability and is the recipient of the Randolph C. Shaw Graduate Fellowship.
GW Law Hosts Senator Bill Cassidy for Lawmakers in Health Event
October 28, 2026
Senator Cassidy participated in a fireside chat with GW Law Professor and Co-Director of the Health Law and Policy Program Barak Richman.
GW Law Student Receives ABA's 2026 Hollis Salzman Memorial Scholarship
October 27, 2026
Kennedy Harmon, Class of 2027, will receive the scholarship. It supports students in pursuing an antitrust or consumer protection laws internship or clerkship.
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Event Highlights
GW Law Hosts Senator Bill Cassidy for Lawmakers in Health Event
October 28, 2026
Senator Cassidy participated in a fireside chat with GW Law Professor and Co-Director of the Health Law and Policy Program Barak Richman.
GW Law Hosts 2026 Brand-Manatt Lecture and Law Review Symposium
October 20, 2026
The International and Comparative Law Program hosted its annual Brand-Manatt Lecture in conjunction with The George Washington Law Review's annual symposium.
Experts at GW Law Discussed Pending U.S. Supreme Court Cases
September 29, 2026
Second Amendment rights, the shadow docket and other topics were raised by panelists at annual fall SCOTUS preview.
GW Law Hosts Events with Two Notable District Attorneys in One Week
September 22, 2026
GW Law welcomed Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg in separate events last week.