Harvard Law School will host the Combined Meeting of the Dean’s Advisory Board, Leadership Councils, and Annual Fund Council on October 23 and 24, 2025.
Join Dean John C.P. Goldberg on campus for this special event and hear from senior administrators and faculty speakers on the school’s latest priorities and initiatives.
Program of Events
Thursday, October 23
1:00 pm – Registration opens
2:00 pm – Welcome and Dean’s Remarks
- Robert J. Katz ’72, Dean’s Advisory Board Chair
- John C.P. Goldberg, Morgan and Helen Chu Dean and Professor of Law
2:30 pm – Climate Law Under Siege
- Jody Freeman LL.M. ’91, S.J.D. ’95, Archibald Cox Professor of Law; Director, Environmental and Energy Law Program, Harvard Law School
- Richard Lazarus ’79, Charles Stebbins Fairchild Professor of Law, Harvard Law School
3:30 pm – Break
3:45 pm – National Security: Managing AI Risk and Competition
- Jack Goldsmith, Learned Hand Professor of Law, Harvard Law School
- Lawrence Lessig, Roy L. Furman Professor of Law and Leadership, Harvard Law School
- Kristen Eichensehr, Professor of Law, Harvard Law School
4:45 pm – The First Amendment Under Pressure
- Noah Feldman, Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law; Chair, Society of Fellows; Director, Julis-Rabinowitz Program on Jewish and Israeli Law, Harvard University
5:45 pm – Reception and Viewing of Magna Carta
7:00 pm – Dinner and Keynote
- Welcome
- Robert J. Katz ’72, Dean’s Advisory Board Chair
- Introduction
- John C.P. Goldberg, Morgan and Helen Chu Dean and Professor of Law
- We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution
- Jill Lepore, David Woods Kemper ’41 Professor of American History, Harvard University and Professor of Law, Harvard Law School, will discuss her recently published book.
9:00 pm – Shuttle departs to Charles Hotel
Friday, October 24
8:00 am – Shuttle departs from Charles Hotel to Everett Street
8:15 am – Breakfast
8:45 am – Welcome
- Robert J. Katz ’72, Dean’s Advisory Board Chair
8:50 am – Law School Updates
- Development Report
- Steven Oliveira, Associate Dean and Dean for Development and Alumni Relations
- Financial Report
- L. Tracee Whitley, Dean for Administration
- Scott Sarian, Interim CFO and Director of Financial Planning & Administration
9:30 am – A Conversation with President Alan M. Garber
10:30 am – Break
10:45 am – A Conversation with the Dean
- John C.P. Goldberg, Morgan and Helen Chu Dean and Professor of Law
11:45 am – Final Thoughts and Closing
11:55 am – Meeting adjourns
12:00 pm – Reunion Luncheon, HLSA Award, and Fireside Conversation
- John F. Manning ’85, Provost, Harvard University and Dane Professor of Law, Harvard Law School; HLSA Award Recipient
- John C.P. Goldberg, Morgan and Helen Chu Dean and Professor of Law
Please note: Fall Reunion Weekend starts immediately following our Friday session, and you are welcome to join alumni and classmates for a luncheon and the presentation of the Harvard Law School Association Award.
Hotel Information
The Charles Hotel
One Bennett Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
1-617-864-1200 | 1-800-882-1818
- The deadline to reserve rooms in the Combined Meeting room block has passed. Please contact The Charles Hotel directly to inquire if rooms are still available.
Please note: You may consider exploring your own hotel accommodations at alternative hotels around Cambridge and neighboring towns.
Transportation and Parking Information
Uber Vouchers are available to all Combined Meeting members; details will be included in the registration materials. Shuttle service is available for those staying at the Charles Hotel. Complimentary parking is available on campus at 10 Everett Street. Please tell the parking attendant that you are with the Combined Meeting.
Special Accommodations
If you have any dietary restriction or preferences, or if you require special accommodations, please contact alumnievents@law.harvard.edu or 617-495-3085.
Code of Conduct
Harvard Law School and Harvard University reserve the right to suspend alumni benefits and services to and to exclude from HLS community events or campus any person whose behavior adversely affects the safety, enjoyment, and well-being of any HLS alumni, employees, students, guests, or invitees.
Questions
Please contact alumnievents@law.harvard.edu or 617-495-3850.