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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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GW Law professor Barak Richman talks to panelists at ICHRA symposium

GW Law’s Health Law and Policy Program Convenes Top Experts in ICHRA Roundtable

June 10, 2026

The Health Law and Policy Program convened experts and officials at the Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Accounts (ICHRA) Roundtable in May.

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GW Law Alumna Chosen for Equal Justice Works Fellowship

June 9, 2026

Cherissa Lindsay, JD ‘25, has been chosen as an Equal Justice Works Fellow, hosted by Volunteer Legal Advocates.

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National Jurist Gives GW Law's Intellectual Property Law Program A+ Rating

June 5, 2026

GW Law's Intellectual Property program received an A+ rating from the National Jurist.

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GW Law professor Barak Richman talks to panelists at ICHRA symposium

GW Law’s Health Law and Policy Program Convenes Top Experts in ICHRA Roundtable

June 10, 2026

The Health Law and Policy Program convened experts and officials at the Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Accounts (ICHRA) Roundtable in May.

The GW Law Class of 2026 poses for a photo on Potomac Square

GW Law Celebrates Commencement 2026

May 19, 2026

The 159th Commencement of the George Washington University Law School was held on Sunday, May 17, 2026.

GW Law professor Robert Baxter, Paul Holden, and Kalitamara Moody sit at a table in the Burns Moot Court Room during a panel on legal careers through intelligence community honors programs.

GW Law’s National Security Law Program Hosts Panel on Honors Attorney Careers in the Intelligence Community

May 4, 2026

The National Security, Cybersecurity, and Foreign Relations Law Program and the Military Law Society co-hosted the panel.

GW Law Dean Dayna Bowen Matthew alumna Commissioner Anna Gomez, and Associate Dean Rosa Celorio pose for a photo with students at the 2026 Belva Ann Lockwood Award Ceremony.

GW Law Alumna Anna M. Gomez Receives 2026 Belva Ann Lockwood Award

April 23, 2026

GW Law Alumna Anna M. Gomez, JD ‘92, received the 2026 Belva Ann Lockwood Award during a luncheon at GW Law earlier this month.


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