GW Law Hosts U.S. State Department's Meeting of the Advisory Committee on International Law
Join State Department Legal Adviser Harold Hongju Koh, experts including GW Law professors and former legal advisers, and others for discussions on topics ranging from corporate social responsibility, principles of self-defense, maritime security, international promotion of the freedom of expression, and the International Law Commission's consideration of the topic of crimes against humanity, and watch our government and diplomacy in action.
November 30, 2012 . Full Advisory

GW to Host Election Law Conference Featuring Top Experts
General Counsels for Romney and Obama Campaigns to Discuss 2012 Election
November 16, 2012 . Full Advisory

GW Law to Host "Navigating Dodd-Frank: Are We Avoiding Another Financial Crisis?"
Center for Law, Economics and Finance (C-LEAF) Hosts Fourth Series on the Progress of Financial Reform
October 26, 2012 . Full Advisory

Constellation Foundation Donates $450,000 to George Washington University Law School for Energy Law and Policy Initiative
August 13, 2012 . Full Advisory

GW School of Business and Law School Launch New Joint Master of Science in Government Contracts Degree Program
July 30, 2012 . Full Advisory

The Federal Communications Law Journal Comes to GW Law
Publication is the eighth student-operated journal at the Law School.
June 06, 2012 . Full Advisory

Landmark Textbook on Health Care and the U.S. Legal System Released
Sara Rosenbaum, Harold and Jane Hirsh Professor of Health Law and Policy at GW's School of Public Health and Health Services and a Professor at GW Law, is a lead co-author on the timely textbook that provides a comprehensive vision and analysis of the intersection of law and the U.S. health care system.
May 23, 2012 . Full Advisory

Prominent Litigator James F. Humphreys (J.D. '78) Donates $1 Million Gift to His Alma Mater for GW Law Endowed Scholarship
Longtime GW Benefactor Continues to Support Access to Legal Education
February 21, 2012 . Full advisory

GW Law Announces Winner of the First Richard & Diane Cummins Legal History Research Grant
Michel Morin of the Université de Montréal Will Use Rare Library Collection to Study Historical French Laws
January 31, 2012 . Full Advisory

GW Law and D.C. Attorney General Announce Partnership, Selection of Charles F.C. Ruff Fellows
December 15, 2011 . Full Advisory

George Washington University Law Professor Sean Murphy Elected to the International Law Commission
Murphy Honored by the United Nations General Assembly
November 21, 2011 . Full Advisory

Daniel Gordon, Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy, Joins GW Law as Associate Dean for Government Procurement
Gordon Brings White House Experience, Extensive Industry Knowledge to GW
November 02, 2011 . Full Advisory

GW Law Professor Laura Dickinson Wins Civil Liberties Book Prize
October 14, 2011 . Full Advisory

GW Law School’s Health Insurance Counseling Project Named Highest Performing Program of its Kind by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Recognize HICP for its High Standards and Quality Performance in Boosting Public Health Care Access for Local Residents
October 10, 2011 . Full Advisory

Statements from University President and GW Board Chairman on the Passing of Charles Manatt
July 23, 2011 . Full Advisory

GW Law Professor Files Challenge to Utah Criminalizing Polygamous Relations and Cohabitation
Professor Jonathan Turley and GW Legal Team Fight For Human Rights of Utah 'Sister Wives' Family
July 12, 2011 . Full Advisory

GW Law Professor and Students File Challenge to Libyan War on Behalf of Congress Members
Challenge Explores Presidential Say-So on Libyan War Without Congressional Consent
June 15, 2011 . Full Advisory

Paul Schiff Berman Named New Dean of GWLaw
Renowned Globalization Scholar Assumes Leadership July 1
April 28, 2011 . Full Advisory

Megyeri Estate Gift Boosts Study Of Government Procurement Law At GW, Establishes Esteemed Professorship
The seven-figure bequest in the estate plans of Leslie (B.A. ’63, J.D.’68, M.B.A. '80) and Kathryn Megyeri (M.A. ’69, M.A. ’82) will complete the Nash-Cibinic Professorship and establish the Megyeri Chair in Government Procurement Law.
April 21, 2011 . Full Advisory

GW Law International Human Rights Clinic Addresses Human Rights Violations of Attacked And Exiled Colombian Journalist
Luís Gonzalo "Richard" Vélez Restrepo and Family v. Colombia Will Go Before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights
April 19, 2011 . Full Advisory

GW Hosts "The Shape Of Things To Come: The Financial Regulatory Landscape In The Post Dodd-Frank Era"
Symposium addressed effect of the financial services legislation, The Dodd-Frank Act
January 10, 2011 . Full Advisory

GW Law Professor Sean D. Murphy to be Nominated for U.N. International Law Commission
Sean Murphy, the Patricia Roberts Harris Research Professor of Law at GW Law School will be nominated by the U.S. State Department to be elected in 2011 to the International Law Commission.
November 03, 2010 . Full Advisory

GW Law Establishes Goldstein Scholarship Fund for Students Dedicated to Innovative Dispute Resolution
The George Washington University Law School announced the establishment of the Hyman M. and Jeanne K. Goldstein Scholarship Fund, a fund endowed through the Goldsteins’ bequest of $1.2 million to GW Law.
September 22, 2010 . Full Advisory

GW Law Dean Frederick M. Lawrence Named Next President of Brandeis University
Gregory E. Maggs To Assume Interim Position as University Commences National Dean Search
July 08, 2010 . Full Advisory

GW Law School Receives $1 Million Gift For Scholarship Fund
Gift Given by Alumnus J. Richard Knop and His Wife Leslee Belluchie.
April 22, 2010 . Full Advisory

GW to Host Madoff One Year Later: What Have We Learned?
(March 10) Panel of Experts to Discuss Climate and Controversy Surrounding the Ponzi Scheme
March 08, 2010 . Full Advisory

GW Law Professor Sean Murphy Argues Case Before International Court of Justice in The Hague
December 11, 2009 . Full Advisory

Future of Privacy Forum Announces Partnership with GW Law School
Privacy Scholars to Partner with Think Tank to Focus on the Future of Privacy Law and Policy
October 08, 2009 . Full Advisory

GW and Councilmember Mary Cheh to Hold Forum to Spotlight Ideas for Making D.C. More Sustainable
July 08, 2009 . Full Advisory

GW to Honor Theodore and Annette Lerner and Welcome the First Lerner Family Associate Dean for Public Interest and Public Service Law
Alan B. Morrison, Supreme Court litigator and co-founder of Public Citizen, will serve as the first Lerner Family Associate Dean
June 02, 2009 . Full Advisory

GW Law's Domestic Violence Legal Empowerment and Appeals Project Applauded for Leadership Work in Washington, D.C.
March 30, 2009 . Full Advisory

Members of Black Law Student and Law Professor Organizations to Serve During Historic Presidential Inauguration of Barack H. Obama
January 15, 2009 . Full Advisory

GW Law School's Creative and Innovative Economy Center Fellow David Pensak, Internet Firewall Creator, Releases "Innovation for Underdogs"
December 03, 2008 . Full Advisory

Protecting the Collective Voice of Songwriters, Composers, and Music Publishers is Even More Essential in Economically Difficult Times Say Panelists at GW Law Event
October 27, 2008 . Full Advisory

GW Law School Professors Earn Book Awards
Lawrence E. Mitchell, Theodore Reinhart Professor of Business Law, and Daniel J. Solove, professor of law, have received accolades for their research on the stock market and internet privacy issues, respectively.
August 14, 2008 . Full Advisory

GW Law Becomes the First to Join the American Bar Association-Environmental Protection Agency "Law Office Climate Challenge"
Participation is the latest step in strengthening the University's commitment to sustainability.
June 30, 2008 . Full Advisory

The George Washington University's Jacob Burns Law Library Publication Wins Best Newsletter Award
A Legal Miscellanea: A Newsletter for the Friends of the Jacob Burns Law Library is the 2008 AALL Best Newsletter.
June 01, 2008 . Full Advisory

John M. Whealan Joins GW Law as its First Associate Dean for Intellectual Property Law Studies
May 21, 2008 . Full Advisory

Senator Daniel K. Inouye (J.D. '52) to Address Graduates at The George Washington University Law School Diploma Ceremony
May 08, 2008 . Full Advisory

India's $4 Billion a Year Loss in Entertainment Industry Piracy is Focus of Annual Capitol Hill Event Marking World Intellectual Property Day
April 21, 2008 . Full Advisory

GW Law is Ranked 20th in U.S. News & World Report's 2009 Edition of "America's Best Graduate Schools"
March 28, 2008 . Full Advisory

Jacob Burns Law Library Acquires Rare French Law Collection from the Association of the Bar of the City of New York
February 05, 2008 . Full Advisory

David Pensak, Internet Firewall Creator, Joins GW Law School's Creative and Innovative Economy Center as Research Fellow
Renowned innovator and entrepreneur hopes to ignite passion for innovation and invention on global tour starting in Amman, Jordan.
January 16, 2008 . Full Advisory

GW Law's Domestic Violence Legal Empowerment and Appeals Policy Hosts Symposium on "Domestic Violence Law & Policy: Custody & Abuse Litigation and the Supreme Court"
November 27, 2007 . Full Advisory

Egypt's Film Industry Output Up 250 Percent According to Study Released by GW Law's Creative and Innovative Economy Center
Growing Pan-Arab market and popularity of Egyptian stars are major reasons for revival.
October 25, 2007 . Full Advisory

The George Washington Law Review Presents "Conflicting Interests in Reproductive Autonomy and Their Impact on New Technologies"
October 25, 2007 . Full Advisory

GW Law School's Creative and Innovative Economy Center Hosts Diplomats in Celebration of Amicable Resolution to Etheopia Fine Coffee-Starbucks Licensing Standoff at Geneva Roundtable
September 25, 2007 . Full Advisory

GW Law School and The Cultural Cognition Project at Yale Law School Relase the "Second National Risk and Culture Study -- De-Mystifying the Puzzling "Culture War of Facts"
September 19, 2007 . Full Advisory

Dr. Steven Knapp Begins Tenure As GW's 16th President
August 01, 2007 . Full Advisory

GW Law School Receives $5.1 Million Cy Pres Award
Funds will be used to create a competition law center.
July 11, 2007 . Full Advisory

Ambassador Charles T. Manatt (J.D. '62) to Address GW Law Graduates at Diploma Ceremony
GW Board of Trustees Chairman with rich history of public service to speak at alma mater.
April 18, 2007 . Full Advisory

GW Report Identifies Three Key Factors Driving Double-Digit Growth in India's Booming Film Industry
February 20, 2007 . Full Advisory

GW Report Urges Wealthy Countries and Companies to Help Africans Develop "Social Contract" to Combat AIDS Crisis
February 19, 2007 . Full Advisory

Johns Hopkins University Provost Selected as GW's 16th President
Dr. Steven Knapp, distinguished scholar, fundraiser, and community leader, will take office August 1.
December 05, 2006 . Full Advisory

The George Washington Law Review Presents Symposium on the Implications of the Supreme Court's Recent Landmark Decision in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld
October 12, 2006 . Full Advisory

GW's Domestic Violence Legal Empowerment and Appeals Project to Receive Mary Byron Foundation's Celebrating Solutions Award
October 10, 2006 . Full Advisory

Former Vice President Al Gore to Speak at GW Law School on Global Warming
Gore to address National Association of Environmental Law Societies conference.
September 07, 2006 . Full Advisory

The George Washington University Names Five New Trustees
New charter Trustees include James F. Humphreys (J.D. '78), President, James F. Humphreys & Associates and Robert K. Tanenbaum (J.D. '82), Principal, Lerner Enterprises, and Washington Nationals Ownership Group.
August 22, 2006 . Full Advisory

GW Law School Announces Appointments of Faculty to Endowed Chairs and Research Professorships
June 27, 2006 . Full Advisory

Institutionalizing Technology Process is Key to Economic Development in Emerging Growth Nations According to Experts at Geneva Roundtable: Hosted by GW Law's Creative and Innovative Economy Center
June 12, 2006 . Full Advisory

Jacob Burns Foundation Endows Faculty Chair at GW's Community Legal Clinics with $2 Million Gift
June 06, 2006 . Full Advisory

GW Law's Creative and Innovative Economy Center and the World Intellectual Property Organization Mark World IP Day with Premier of a "Nollywood" Drama
April 12, 2006 . Full Advisory

GW Graduate Programs in Law, Education, and Business Rank Among Top 25 in Latest Edition of U.S. News & World Report "America's Best Graduate Schools" Survey
April 03, 2006 . Full Advisory

Famed Civil Rights Attorney and GW Alumnus Leonard Weinglass to Speak About Defending the Cuban Five at GW Law Enrichment Program Lecture
March 23 event also includes a screening of the documentary mission against terror.
March 13, 2006 . Full Advisory

New Report Finds Brazilian Bio-Medical Industry is Advancing Thanks to Reforms in Innovation and Intellectual Property Systems
February 20, 2006 . Full Advisory

GW Law Establishes First-Of-Its-Kind Research and Education Center to Explore Role of Creativity and Innovation in Economic Development
February 20, 2006 . Full Advisory

GW Law to Hold Charles H. Goldstein Labor Law Symposium, Feb. 17: "Are Labor Unions Still Relevant in the 21st Century?"
February 13, 2006 . Full Advisory

U.S. Senate Confirms GW Law Professor William E. Kovacic as Federal Trade Commission Commissioner
December 05, 2005 . Full Advisory

GW Law Professor Emeritus Thomas Buergenthal Re-Elected to the International Court of Justice
November 22, 2005 . Full Advisory

The George Washington Law Review Presents Symposium on the Legacy of the Rehnquist Court
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to provide remarks.
October 11, 2005 . Full Advisory

GW Celebrates Constitution Day September 16
September 14, 2005 . Full Advisory

GW Assistance for Students Displaced by Hurricane Katrina
September 07, 2005 . Full Advisory

James F. Humphreys (J.D. '78) Gives $3 Million Gift to GW Law School to Establish the Humphreys Complex Litigation Center and Endowed Faculty Position
July 12, 2005 . Full Advisory

Law School Names New Dean
Civil rights scholar Frederick M. Lawrence takes leadership August 1.
May 26, 2005 . Full Advisory

The George Washington University Law School Announces New Animal Law Litigation Project
May 03, 2005 . Full Advisory

Senate Minority Leader Harry M. Reid (J.D. '64) to Address GW Law School Graduates at Diploma Ceremony
April 21, 2005 . Full Advisory

GW Graduate Programs in Law, Education, and Business Rank Among Top 25 in Latest U.S. News' "America's Best Graduate Schools" Survery
Intellectual Property Law, Environmental Law, and International Law rank in Top 10; Clinical Training ranked 13th and Tax Law ranked 24th.
April 01, 2005 . Full Advisory

Law School Organization Files Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiff for the U.S. Supreme Court's First Domestic Violence Case
March 08, 2005 . Full Advisory

GW Law School Animal Welfare Project Offers Recommendations to Strengthen D.C. Animal Welfare Laws
Press conference on February 10.
February 07, 2005 . Full Advisory

GW Law School's Jacob Burns Community Legal Clinics Receives $2.4 Million Donation Resulting from a Class-Action Lawsuit
February 01, 2005 . Full Advisory