Event Category: Speaker/Panel

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Join the Harvard Art Law Organization for a moderated panel with Tanya Layne (HLS ’02), Chief Legal Officer at Gagosian, and Monica Kwok (HLS ’18), Senior Associate at Goodwin Procter and mixed-media artist.  Drawing on their distinct vantage points as in-house counsel at one of the world’s leading contemporary art galleries and as a transactional […]

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Around the world, workers and their advocates are facing rapid change. While trade disruptions and strained supply chains unsettle jobs and bargaining power, automation is reshaping how work is organized and supervised. New environmental, social, and governance rules are emerging and then being contested or rolled back. At the same time, lawyers advocating for workers’ […]

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Join ARJ, Lambda, NLG, WLA, and the Survivor Justice Coalition for a conversation with Roxbury-based organizers Families for Justice as Healing about achieving gender justice through reimagining our communities, rather than incarcerating our family members and neighbors. We will discuss how we can invest in women and girls, rather than criminalizing them, and we will […]

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Who watches the warfighters? As defense instituations race to integrate AI into national security operations, the mechanisms designed to catch failures and protection those who report the are struggling to keep pace. Jennifer Gibson, Executive Director of Psst.org, and Abra Ganz, AI Oversight lead at CARMA and incoming Director of AI Policy at Pour Demain, […]

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Join us for a conversation with Sarah Lewis on Vision and Justice, exploring how visual culture shapes law, citizenship, and democracy. Professor Lewis, cultural historian and founder of the Vision & Justice initiative, will discuss how images have historically determined who is seen, recognized, and protected under the law. The conversation will also examine the […]

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The Harvard European Law Association is pleased to host a lunch talk on Wednesday, April 8, from 12:30 to 1:15 p.m. in Hauser Hall 102 on “Corporate Power and the Politics of Change: Corporate Governing, ESG, and the EU–U.S. Divide“. Over the past decade, corporations have moved into spaces traditionally occupied by public institutions—setting standards […]

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Cristina Vaira is an Italian-born singer-songwriter, producer, and music educator whose career spans international performance, recording, and academic leadership. Originally from Milan, Italy, she moved to the United States in 2011 after earning a scholarship to Berklee College of Music, where she now serves as an Associate Professor of Songwriting. While in Milan, she completed […]

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Please join ACS and FedSoc for a discussion on the legitimacy of the Roberts Court featuring Professor Niko Bowie (HLS), Professor Garrett West (YLS), Professor Derek Muller (Notre Dame), and Judge Nancy Gertner. The conversation will be moderated by Dean John Goldberg. Reception to follow. Space is limited and will be determined via lottery. Please only […]

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We look forward to welcoming you to the Harvard Law Review’s 2026 Spring Supreme Court Event! Moderated by Professor and former State Solicitor of Maine Peter Brann, this event will feature a panel of four current and former state solicitors general: Jeremy Feigenbaum of New Jersey, Benjamin Gutman of Oregon, Erika Maley of Virginia, and Jane Notz of […]

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Agents, Consciousness, and the Future of AI event poster

AI is moving from autocomplete to autopilot. These systems are no longer just suggesting courses of action; they’re acting on our behalf, trading in markets, making decisions, and pursuing goals. Soon, millions of AI agents will be transacting faster than any human can track, and we may find ourselves creating as much for machine audiences […]

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Join us for a conversation with Ms. Nhung Hurst, General Counsel of Bethany Christian Services, as she shares her experiences from 20+ years of serving the most vulnerable through her work in the non-profit sector. Ms. Nhung will discuss, in particular, her experiences at Bethany Christian Services and Samaritan’s Purse, where she has been at the forefront […]

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How does New York City fund arts and culture? What does a public interest career in arts and culture look like? Join HALO for a conversation with Lance Polivy, General Counsel, Samantha Rauer, Deputy General Counsel, and Claire Hart, Assistant General Counsel, of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs to discuss municipal funding […]

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What does it mean to be equal? Join us for a conversation with Dr. Rebecca McLaughlin, award-winning author of Confronting Christianity and Jesus Through the Eyes of Women, about the biblical vision of equality and how this vision alters our perceptions of ourselves, our culture, and our law. Lunch will be provided. Event open to the Harvard community – […]

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In an era when headlines declare international law “dead” and conflicts rage across Palestine, Ukraine, and Sudan, a groundbreaking nine-country survey published in a report from Lex International reveals a surprising truth: the global public overwhelmingly rejects the idea that “might makes right.” From Indonesia to the United States, 80-95% of respondents oppose torture, starvation […]

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INstitutional disruption and the longer view event poster.

Most AI policy conversations start from the assumption that we’re in unprecedented territory. But are we? This conversation brings together three scholars, all of whom regularly engage in today’s policy battles, and zooms out to consider whether history has lessons for how our institutions should adapt to rapid technological change. Just how radically might AI […]

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Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine has raised unprecedented challenges for the European Union, forcing it to face the reality of war more than at any time since its establishment. This event—which builds on Federico Fabbrini’s book, The EU Constitution in Time of War: Legal Responses to Russia’s Aggression against Ukraine (Oxford University Press, 2026)—explores the constitutional consequences of […]

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Learn how to share your legal expertise with a wide audience—from coming up with an idea and drafting a piece to submitting it and working with editors. Join the Harvard Law School Writing Center to hear behind-the-scenes stories, lessons learned the hard way, and writing advice from: Sharon Block, an HLS Professor of Law who […]