Alumni

Law School alumni are among the leaders in the political law field. Prominent alumni include, but are not limited to:

Bobby Burchfield: represented the Republican National Committee in the first major challenge to the McCain-Feingold Campaign Finance Law.

Michael Carvin: represented George W. Bush in Bush v. Gore.

Joshua Douglas: Associate Professor of Law at the University of Kentucky College of Law, where he teaches classes and focuses his research on election law: vote counting rules and disputes, judicial interaction with the election process, and procedural aspects of election law.

Rebecca Gordon: author of the leading treatise on federal lobbying rules, and represents the DNC, DSCC, and "Obama for America" as partner at Perkins Coie.

Ronald Jacobs: founder of political law department at Venable LLP. Read More.

Larry Noble: Of Counsel at Skadden Arps, former Executive Director of the Center for Responsive Politics, and former General Counsel at the Federal Election Commission.

Neil Reiff: Partner at Sandler Reiff Young & Lamb, a leading law firm that represents state-level candidates.

Karl Sandstrom: Of Counsel at Perkins Coie and former FEC Commissioner.


Spotlight Item: Robert M. Brandon, JD '72

Robert M. Brandon, JD '72

GW Law and his work in Washington, D.C. prepared Bob with the platform and resources to help reform election laws and regulations throughout the country. Learn More.

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