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The 2026 Spirit of GW Award recipients with President Ellen M. Granberg. From left: Carl A. Richardson, Bruce Sewell, Olajumoke "Jummy" Banjo, Carrie Potter and Christopher J. Wiernicki. Not pictured are Michael and Lori Milken. (Abby Greenawalt)

GW Law Alumni Recognized at Spirit of GW Awards

October 22, 2026

Olajumoke “Jummy” Banjo, JD ’16, and Bruce Sewell, JD ’86, received the Recent Alumni Achievement and Distinguished Alumni Achievement awards, respectively.

Eren Karaburun

Student Spotlight: Eren Karaburun, Class of 2028

October 21, 2026

Karaburun is the founder and executive director of the GW Law AI Forum. He shares why he started the organization and how it’s shaped his law school experience.

Sir Michael Wood gives the 2026 Brand Manatt lecture

GW Law Hosts 2026 Brand-Manatt Lecture and Law Review Symposium

October 20, 2026

The International and Comparative Law Program hosted its annual Brand-Manatt Lecture in conjunction with The George Washington Law Review's annual symposium.

The Jacob Burns Community Legal Clinics sign

GW Law Student Attorneys Successfully Help 72-Year-Old Client Avoid Deportation

October 15, 2026

Student attorneys in the Immigration Clinic at GW Law helped a 72-year-old client avoid deportation by obtaining a writ of coram vobis, which vacated shoplifting convictions from over a decade ago.

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.

Alicia Solow-Niederman

GW Law Professor Contributes Scholarship to National Conferences and Symposiums

October 7, 2026

GW Law Professor Alicia Solow-Niederman has been busy contributing her scholarship and expertise to conferences and projects.

A panel speaks in the Burns Moot Courtroom about national security careers in law firms.

GW Law Hosts Panel on National Security Careers in Law Firms

October 7, 2026

The National Security Law Program and the NSLSA hosted a “National Security Careers in Law Firms” panel in the Burns Moot Courtroom on September 23.

Professor Tara Twomey speaks at DC Council meeting.

GW Law Professor Tara Twomey Testifies at Council of the District of Columbia Hearing

October 6, 2026

Professor Twomey provided testimony on Bill 26-771, the Tax Sale Equity Amendment Act of 2026.

Sean Murphy

GW Law Professor Sean Murphy Gives Gaillard Lecture at Harvard Law

October 5, 2026

Professor Murphy, the Manatt/Ahn Professor of International Law, gave the annual Gaillard Lecture at Harvard Law School.

Andrew Guthrie Ferguson presents at the International Monetary Fund

GW Law Professor Andrew Guthrie Ferguson Presents at International Monetary Fund

October 1, 2026

Professor Ferguson was the guest speaker at a session titled “Living at the Edge of Surveillance: What Your Devices - and Others - Know About You.”