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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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A student throwing her fist in the air as she walks across the stage at commencement and posing with Dean Matthew

2026 Commencement

Visit our Law Commencement site for full details on this year's graduation activities, including schedules, speakers, and important event information.

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Vasilije Marinkovic (l) and Cameron Reagan have leaned on each other as they tackle rigorous schedules of being GW Law students and Division I assistant coaches. (William Atkins/GW Today)

GW Water Polo Assistants Balance Law School and Life on the Pool Deck

October 14, 2026

Former collegiate standouts Vasilije Marinkovic and Cameron Reagan are building their coaching careers while navigating the demands of their first year at GW Law.

Lerner Family Associate Dean Matt Nosanchuk gives the Swope Lecture at the University of Puget Sound.

Lerner Family Associate Dean Matt Nosanchuk Gives Swope Endowed Lecture

October 13, 2026

The Swope Endowed Lecture brings academics to the University of Puget Sound to present on ethics, religion, faith, and values.

Austin Park

Alumni Spotlight: Austin Park, JD '23

October 8, 2026

Park shares how the GW in New York program and the business and finance law program overall provided the foundation for his career in financial restructuring.

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Event Highlights

GW Law professors Robert Glicksman, Robert Cottrol, Renee Lerner, and Alan Morrison participate in a panel moderated by journalist Chris Geidner.

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.

Manhatten DA Alvin Bragg speaks at GW Law event.

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.

GW Law students and alumni pose for a photo in the Burns Moot Courtroom after the JAG recruiter panel on September 9, 2026.

GW Law Hosts Fall 2026 JAG Recruiter Panel

September 17, 2026

GW Law’s National Security, Cybersecurity, and Foreign Relations Law Program and the Military Law Society (MLS) co-hosted the annual Judge Advocate General’s Corps (JAG) recruiter panel earlier this month.

GW Law Dean Dayna Bowen Matthew poses for a photo with Colonel Baldrate and the president of the Veteran Law Students Association.

GW Law Hosts Fall 2026 Veterans Welcome Back Reception

September 10, 2026

GW Law’s National Security, Cybersecurity, and Foreign Relations Law Program held its annual Veterans Welcome Back Reception on September 2.

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