Events Calendar

The Belinda Sutton Symposium in Honor of Charles Ogletree, Jr. will take place April 11. The symposium will be hosted by the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice.

Persons with disabilities (PWDs) across the lifespan face higher risk for arrest and incarceration due to extensively documented discriminatory law enforcement practices. According to research in the American Journal of Public Health, PWDs are 44% more likely to be arrested by age 28 than those without disabilities—a problem based in…

In 2015, Mihrigul Tursun was imprisoned in a re-education camp in Xinjiang by the Chinese authorities. Rayhan Asat’s brother, Ekpar, has been detained for eight years and counting. Join HLS Advocates for Human Rights for a discussion with Tursun and Rayhan to learn more about what is happening and what…

Martin Fackler Visiting Research Associate, Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies, Harvard University Former Assistant Asia Editor and Tokyo Bureau Chief, The New York Times   Martin Fackler is a research associate at Harvard University’s Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies. He has been a writer and journalist in Asia for two decades,…

Join us for an insightful conversation with Fatima G. Graves, President & CEO of the National Women’s Law Center. Fatima is a nationally recognized leader in the fight for gender justice and an expert in law, policy, and culture change. Non-pizza lunch and free WLA-branded Owala bottles for the first…

Please join HLS ACS, BLSA, and WLA for a Women in the Judiciary Panel. We are thrilled to welcome Judge Beth Bloom from the Southern District of Florida, Judge Veronica Rossman of the 10th Circuit, and Judge Patti Saris of the District of Massachusetts.  …

Join JLSA this Thursday, April 11th in W2009 for a conversation with Jonathan Greenblatt, an American entrepreneur, corporate executive, and the sixth National Director and CEO of the Anti-Defamation League. Prior to heading the ADL, Greenblatt served in the White House as Special Assistant to Barack Obama and Director of…

Donald Passman is the author of All You Need to Know About the Music Business (now in its tenth edition), and a graduate of the University of Texas and Harvard Law School. He practices law with the Los Angeles firm of Gang, Tyre, Ramer Brown & Passman, and has specialized in the music business for over forty years. Don has lectured extensively on the music industry, including Harvard Law School, Yale Law School, USC Law School, UCLA Law School, and the Los Angeles Copyright Society. Don’s clients include Taylor Swift, Adele, Kendrick Lamar, Pink, Green Day, Elton John, Paul Simon, and Stevie Wonder. Click to register.

The Elgar Companion to the World Trade Organization – launching at this event – provides an extensive guide to understanding the WTO, the current state of affairs on global trade and its geopolitical angles, and its impact on the global economy. Spread among 50 chapters and 70+ authors coming from…

The last session of the Byse Workshop, Abolitionist Approaches to Criminal Justice: Perspectives and Debates, will take place on Thursday, April 11, at 3:45-5:15 PM, in Lewis Law Center, Room 202. (Note the different location.) Coffee and snacks will be provided. Please refer to this link for the workshop’s syllabus and reading materials. In this session, we will explore…

On 11 April 2024, the Harvard Environmental Law Society will honor Deputy Special Envoy for Climate, Sue Biniaz, with the 2024 Horizon Award in recognition of her lifetime contributions to the fields of conservation, climate, and environmental law and policy. Past recipients have included Justice John Paul Stevens, Lisa Jackson, Frances Beinecke, Gina…

Harvard Law Entrepreneurship Project (HLEP) is hosting a firm visit to Cooley on Thursday, April 11 from 5:00-7:00 PM. The event will encompass a dinner at the Boston office with Cooley attorneys to answer questions about the firm, its practices, and their experiences. Transportation will be provided; please meet us…