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GW Law Professor Barak Richman Selected to Participate on North Carolina Health Care Cost Commission

August 12, 2026

Professor Richman has been selected to serve as the facilitator for a recently created Healthcare Cost Commission for the state of North Carolina.

Student Spotlight: LLM Student Sarah Brechwald

Brechwald Shares Her Experience Attending the GW-Oxford International Human Rights Law Summer School

August 11, 2026

GW Law student Sarah Brechwald spent this summer learning about International Human Rights Law at the GW-Oxford International Human Rights Law Summer School.

GW Law Now Has Two Chief Judges Teaching in the National Security Law Program

August 10, 2026

Gregory E. Maggs, an adjunct professor at GW Law, recently joined Associate Dean Lisa Schenck as a chief judge in the U.S. military justice system.

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GW Law alumni pose for a photo with dean matthew

GW Law Celebrates Reunion Weekend 2026

July 28, 2026

GW Law welcomed over 250 alumni to campus from classes ending in ones and sixes for their 2026 Reunion Weekend on June 5 and 6.

Assistant Dean Adrienne Fowler speaks on a panel as part of the GBBC conference

GW Law Hosts Symposium with Global Blockchain Business Council

July 21, 2026

The Business and Finance Law program and The Bernard Center partnered with the Global Blockchain Business Council (GBBC) to host a day-long symposium.