Spring Reunion 2026

Wasserstein Hall, Caspersen Student Center, & the Clinical Wing (WCC), 1st Floor Lobby, 1585 Massachusetts Avenue

Please keep your Reunion nametag on and visible throughout the weekend. This helps our on-campus partners easily identify you as part of the Reunion festivities rather than an unaffiliated guest.

Please note that space in each class is very limited. We kindly ask that you arrive on time, stay for the full duration of the course, and allow students to be seated before choosing your own seat. Thank you!

• 8:30 – 10:00 am: Comparative Constitutional Law, Madhav Khosla, Hauser 104
• 8:30 – 10:00 am: Civil Rights Litigation, Scott Michelman ’04, WCC 1023
• 8:30 – 10:00 am: Constitutional Law 1, Michael Klarman, WCC 2009

Located on the fourth floor of Langdell Hall, the Library’s Caspersen Room will have on display a special exhibit: Educator, Advocate, Scholar, Leader: Selections from the Charles J. Ogletree, Jr. Papers.

The exhibit celebrates the career, leadership, and impact of late Harvard Law School alumnus and beloved professor Charles J. Ogletree, Jr. (1952–2023).

See our General Information section for more details, including special exhibits and price of admission.

• 9:00 am – 5:00 pm: Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford Street
• 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, 11 Divinity Avenue
• 10:00 am – 4:00 pm: Harvard Art Museums, 32 Quincy Street
• All day: Harvard Law School Self-Guided Campus Tour.

• Welcome:
  • Steven Oliveira, Associate Dean and Dean for Development and Alumni Relations, Harvard Law School
• HLSA Award Presentation:
  • John C.P. Goldberg, Morgan and Helen Chu Dean and Professor of Law, Harvard Law School
  • Hon. Yvonne E. Campos ’88, President, Harvard Law School Association; Judge, Superior Court of California, San Diego County
  • John A. Mathews II ’07, Vice President at Large and Co-Chair, Awards Committee, Harvard Law School Association; Chief of Staff, Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office
• HLSA Award Recipient:
  • Sheila Heen ’93, Thaddeus R. Beal Professor of Practice and Deputy Director, Harvard Negotiation Project, Harvard Law School; Co-author, Difficult Conversations and Thanks for the Feedback; Founder, Triad Consulting
• Keynote: AI, Law Practice, and Legal Education
  • Speakers: Christopher T. Bavitz and Molly Brady
  • Professors Christopher T. Bavitz and Molly Brady will lead a dynamic discussion about ways in which artificial intelligence tools are shaping both the practice of law and the education of law students. The conversation will touch on the growing role of AI for attorneys, including use cases in private law practice and government, as well as questions about pedagogy, ethics, and professional responsibility. This session will also examine emerging trends, regulatory implications, and the evolving role of lawyers and legal educators.

Freedom from the Inner Critic and Leadership of Self
WCC 2004

• In this training, Elizabeth Pyjov ’19 will discuss why freedom from the inner critic is especially valuable for lawyers and how they can use self-compassion as a tool in their everyday lives and careers. This interactive workshop takes a scientific, evolutionary approach to uncovering how the inner critic was created, what purpose it serves, and how lawyers can transform harsh judgments into wise discernments.
• Speaker: Elizabeth Pyjov ’19, M.T.S. ’20, Founder and CEO, Self-Compassion for Lawyers

Difficult Conversations: In Legal Practice, in Leadership, and in Life (Especially the “Life” Part)
WCC 2009

• This session will invite candid discussion about the challenging conversations in our lives—professional and personal. We’ll talk about why candid feedback is so hard, even as we know that feedback is central to our ability to serve clients, lead organizations, and continue to learn and grow in our most important relationships. Along the way, we’ll also talk about the new HLS Negotiation Requirement and how we are equipping HLS graduates to make a difference.
• Speaker: Sheila Heen ’93, Thaddeus R. Beal Professor of Practice and Deputy Director, Harvard Negotiation Project, Harvard Law School; Co-author, Difficult Conversations and Thanks for the Feedback; Founder, Triad Consulting

Clinical Student Panel: Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program
WCC 2012

• The Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program (HIRCP) houses the Immigration and Refugee Clinic, the Crimmigration Clinic, the Harvard Law School Immigration Project, and the Harvard Representation Initiative. This panel will explain how the program trains law students, providing them with transferable legal skills while advancing immigration law. Hear from current and recent clinical students about their work on cutting-edge immigrants’ rights issues and how alumni can get involved.
• Moderators:
  • Sabi Ardalan ’02, Clinical Professor of Law and Director, Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical Program, Harvard Law School
  • Phil Torrey, Assistant Clinical Professor of Law and Director, Crimmigration Clinic, Harvard Law School
• Panelists:
  • Sofia Bottinelli ’26, Immigration and Refugee Clinical Student, Harvard Law School
  • Connor Vasu ’27, Crimmigration Clinical Student, Harvard Law School

WCC 1010

Alumni with young children are invited to attend a special family-friendly session hosted by magician and balloon artist Jungle Jim. Jungle Jim uses his skills and humor to perform an energy-driven, family-focused balloon magic show that leaves audiences delighted and inspired!

Harvard Law School Library, Langdell Hall, Library 4th Floor

Special pop-up exhibits located in the Law School Library’s Root Room will be available from 3:45–5:00 pm, featuring early manuscripts, a deposition given by Wyatt Earp, materials from an infamous 19th-century murder trial of a Harvard lecturer, a selection of highlights from the Art & Visual Materials Collection, and much more.

Celebrate the bonds of time and friendship at your Welcome Back Reception—an evening of nostalgic moments and joyous connections. Indulge in delicious cocktails, a buffet feast, and dessert among old and new friends as we come together to kick off the weekend’s celebration!

• 1996, 2006, 2011, 2016 & 2021
  • WCC, Milstein Conference Center, 2nd Floor
• *2001 (25th Reunion)
  • Caspersen Student Center (WCC), Hark South Dining Room, 2nd Floor
  • 25th Reunion Celebratory Toast and Reception 

Wasserstein Hall, Caspersen Student Center, & the Clinical Wing (WCC), 1st Floor Lobby, 1585 Massachusetts Avenue

Please keep your Reunion nametag on and visible throughout the weekend. This helps our on-campus partners easily identify you as part of the Reunion festivities rather than an unaffiliated guest.

*Please note: At 3:00 pm, all registration materials will be transferred to the Four Seasons Hotel (200 Boylston Street, Boston) for the Reunion Class Parties. Registration resumes at the Four Seasons Hotel from 6:00 – 8:00 pm. HLS staff will remain on campus until 4:00 pm for additional assistance, if needed. 

Caspersen Student Center (WCC), Hark South Dining Room, 2nd Floor

Enjoy a traditional continental breakfast, including some savory hot breakfast options.

Located on the fourth floor of Langdell Hall, the Library’s Caspersen Room will have on display a special exhibit: Educator, Advocate, Scholar, Leader: Selections from the Charles J. Ogletree, Jr. Papers.

The exhibit celebrates the career, leadership, and impact of late Harvard Law School alumnus and beloved professor Charles J. Ogletree, Jr. (1952–2023).

See our General Information section for more details, including special exhibits and price of admission.

• 9:00 am – 5:00 pm: Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford Street
• 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, 11 Divinity Avenue
• 10:00 am – 5:00 pm: Harvard Art Museums, 32 Quincy Street
• All day: Harvard Law School Self-Guided Campus Tour.

The Science of Willpower, Intentions, and How to Have Endless Energy
Pound Hall 101

• Informed by the latest research in psychology, neuroscience, and medicine, this session examines how willpower, burnout, and energy operate in demanding professional settings. The training will also explore why lawyers often feel depleted even when they are doing “everything right.” We will explore questions such as: Why do we sometimes feel like we don’t have enough willpower, even when we’re motivated? What happens when the bar of perfection is too high? And what can we do daily to have more energy?
• Speaker: Elizabeth Pyjov ’19, M.T.S. ’20, Founder and CEO, Self-Compassion for Lawyers

The Young and the Influential: Rewriting the Legal Scripts for Youth and Family Life Online
Pound Hall 102

• Hosted by section-mates Leah A. Plunkett ’06 (Meyer Research Lecturer on Law, HLS) and John Bash ’06 (Partner, Quinn Emanuel), this session will unpack cutting-edge trends in new state laws and key judicial decisions addressing the online experiences of kids, teens, and families in areas such as content creation and moderation, platform design, parental liberty, and child and teen health. We will discuss how this rapidly developing body of legislation and case law is resolving or complicating the daily dramas of online life that youth, families, and all of us experience.
• Speakers:
  • John Bash ’06, Co-Chair, National Appellate Practice and State Attorney General Litigation Practice and Co-Managing Partner, Austin Office, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP
  • Leah A. Plunkett ’06, Meyer Research Lecturer on Law, Associate Dean of Learning Experience and Innovation, and Executive Director of Harvard Law School Online, Harvard Law School; Faculty Associate and Special Advisor to the Board, Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University

Tariffs and Trade: the Choices That Led Us Here and What Comes Next
Langdell Hall, 225 North

• The hyper-active tariff and trade actions of the current U.S. administration have been bewildering to many inside and outside the United States. But it is clear to those who have been on the front lines of U.S. trade policy and domestic labor policy, that these are the consequence of choices in law, policy, and politics that the United States and its leaders have made over recent decades. Drawing on their respective backgrounds, Prof. Sharon Block and former U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai ’01 will examine through conversation, the origins of today’s tariffs and trade turmoil, the latest developments, and where we as a nation – and as a world – go from here.
• Speakers: 
  • Sharon Block, Professor of Practice and Executive Director, Center for Labor and a Just Economy, Harvard Law School
  • Ambassador Katherine Tai ’01, U.S. Trade Representative (2021–2025); Executive Director, Coalition for New Trade

The Harvard Election Law Clinic and Building Local Power
Langdell Hall, 272 South

• Launched in 2021, the Harvard Election Law Clinic trains the next generation of election lawyers through litigation and advocacy that bring novel academic ideas to the practice of election law. In this session, clinic director Ruth Greenwood and her students will share stories of their work to build power at the local government level for historically marginalized communities and to preserve voting rights.
• Moderator:
  • Ruth Greenwood, Assistant Clinical Professor of Law and Director, Election Law Clinic, Harvard Law School
• Panelists:
  • Olivia Ferdinand ’27, Advanced Student, Election Law Clinic, Harvard Law School
  • Louie Goldsmith ’26, Advanced Student, Election Law Clinic, Harvard Law School
  • Jack Haney ’26, Student, Election Law Clinic, Harvard Law School

HLS Campus

• Introduction:
  • Arianne de Govia ’01, Partner, Freeman Wade LLP, President-Elect, Harvard Law School Association
• Moderator:
  • Steven Oliveira, Associate Dean and Dean for Development and Alumni Relations, Harvard Law School
• Speaker:
  • John C.P. Goldberg, Morgan and Helen Chu Dean and Professor of Law, Harvard Law School

WCC, Milstein Conference Center, 2nd Floor

Harvard Law School Library, Langdell Hall, Library 4th Floor

Special pop-up exhibits located in the Law School Library’s Root Room will be available from 3:45–5:00 pm, featuring early manuscripts, a deposition given by Wyatt Earp, materials from an infamous 19th-century murder trial of a Harvard lecturer, a selection of highlights from the Art & Visual Materials Collection, and much more.

Enjoy a sweet afternoon treat from a popular local dessert and coffee truck—Uncle Joey’s Cannoli & Java. The trucks will be parked near Holmes Field.

All classes will gather outside at the Langdell Hall Main Stairs for class photos. After each session, we will offer LL.M. alumni the opportunity to gather for a separate group photo.

Please remember to bring your Class Photo Card (found in your Reunion Welcome Folder) with you to your class photo and arrive on time to your assigned location below.

Planned and led by your Reunion Class Committee, Class Symposia are a unique experience for each class and provide classmates with an opportunity to engage in meaningful, thought-provoking dialogue or simply catch up on life, family, and career changes since we last came together. Please join us for an enriching custom experience with your classmates.

Class of 1996: To Pivot or Not to Pivot: Navigating Authenticity or Upheaval in Career and Life
WCC 2012

• Bill Gussman ’96, Partner, McDermott Will & Schulte LLP
• Sven B. Völcker LL.M. ’96, Founder, Populi Productions

Class of 2001: The Lives We Built: Reassessing Success at the 25-Year Mark
Austin Hall, 100 North

• Moderators:
  • Josephine Sandler (J.S.) Nelson ’01, Professor of Law, University of Pittsburgh
  • Diana Song Quiroga ’01, United States Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas
• Panelists:
  • Ali Bers ’01, Director, Massachusetts Medicare Advocacy Project, Community Legal Aid
  • Kwame Nkrumah Cain ’01, EVP, Unity National Bank of Houston
  • Dr. S Chelvan LL.M. ’01, Head of Immigration, Public Law & Civil Liberties, 33 Bedford Row Chambers and Adjunct Professor, Centre for International Law and Globalisation, Southampton Law School
  • Gönenç Gürkaynak LL.M. ’01, Founding Partner, ELIG Gürkaynak Attorneys-at-Law (Istanbul)
  • Jordan A. Konig ’01, Attorney, Federal Government

Class of 2006: Judging in a Time of Upheaval
Austin Hall, Ames Courtroom

• Moderator:
  • Dan Urman ’06, Director of Graduate Law Programs, Northeastern University School of Law
• Panelists:
  • Andrew Brasher ’06, United States Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
  • Patrick J. Bumatay ’06, United States Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • Molly Silfen ’06, Judge, United States Court of Federal Claims
  • James P. Sullivan ’06, Justice, Texas Supreme Court

Class of 2011: AI, National Security, and the Future of the Legal Profession
Austin Hall, 101 East

• Moderator:
  • Hrishi N. Hari ’11, Co-Chair of National Security Group & Partner, Dechert LLP
• Panelists:
  • Tarun Chhabra ’11, Head of National Security Policy, Anthropic, and Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Hoover Institution
  • J.J. Saulino ’11, Assistant General Counsel, FBI, National Security and Cyber Law Branch
  • Caroline DeCell ’11, Senior Staff Attorney & Legislative Advisor, Knight Institute

Class of 2016: Paths to Impact: Different Careers, Shared Purpose
Austin Hall, 111 West

• Moderator:
  • Dr. Sangu J. Delle ’16, Chief Executive Officer, CarePoint, and Founder & Chairman, Sangu Delle Foundation
• Panelists:
  • Rayhan Asat LL.M. ’16, International Law Scholar, Senior Legal and Policy Advisor, Atlantic Council
  • Avani Bansal LL.M. ’16, Advocate, Supreme Court of India and National Spokesperson, Indian National Congress
  • Jose Antonio Bengochea ’16, CEO, Founder, and Chairman, Iron Horse
  • Lauren Blodgett ’16, Founder, Executive Director, and Immigration Attorney, The Brave House
  • Shammas Malik ’16, Mayor of Akron, Ohio

Class of 2021: The 5-Year Mark: Reflecting, Reconnecting, and Looking Ahead
WCC 2004

Four Seasons Hotel, 200 Boylston Street, Boston

Four Seasons Hotel, 200 Boylston Street, Boston

Reconnect with classmates and build new connections in assigned class-specific areas; partake in a wide selection of beverages and savor a delicious spread of foods (passed hors d’oeuvres, buffet stations, and desserts); and enjoy music featuring your favorite throwback hits!

WCC, Milstein Conference Center, 2nd Floor

Join us for a final gathering to celebrate the memories we’ve made. Enjoy delicious bites, refreshing drinks, and great conversation as we say goodbye, knowing this isn’t the end—just the beginning of new chapters and future Reunions.