Alumni Focus

After serving as a law professor and dean, Verna Williams ’88 now advocates for public service and seeks to expand legal representation

Claudia Salomon ’94 on her work as the first woman elected president of the International Chamber of Commerce's International Court of Arbitration — the culmination of a career in international arbitration

USAID Administrator Samantha Power ’99 discusses the role and impact of the agency around the world

On the 100th anniversary of Harvard’s Master of Laws, or LL.M., program, students and faculty reflect on its evolution and global impact

For Cam Findlay ’87, no-drama fundamentals mark a career in corporate legal reform

Every work day is unique for Samuel Levine ’12, who serves as director of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Bureau of Consumer Protection.

100-year-old WWII veteran Edward T. Matheny Jr. ’49 returns to Harvard Law School for a visit

In a Martin Luther King address at Sanders Theatre, former Attorney General Loretta Lynch ’84 argued the arc of moral universe may bend toward justice, but it requires devotion to progress.

Imani Perry ’00 was awarded the MacArthur Foundation’s 2023 “genius grant” for her work on interdisciplinary interpretations on history, and culture of Black America

Sir David A.R. Williams LL.M. ’66, One of the first practitioners of international arbitration in New Zealand, recently retired after more than five decades as a litigator, environmental advocate, author, law professor, judge, and international arbitrator.

Author and professor Imani Perry ’00 strives ‘to dig deep enough for the truth to flood in.’

Tammy Albarrán ’99, an expert changemaker, is chief legal officer and corporate secretary at Peloton.

Judge Jennifer Walker Elrod ’92 has long gravitated toward the courtroom.

Students in the Semester in Washington Clinic spend a spring semester in the nation’s capital, working full time at a government agency and attending classes on policymaking

David Ryan can’t get too specific about his work at the U.S. Department of Justice. And that’s probably a good thing,

Like a detective, Elizabeth Arkell enjoys sifting through information, painstakingly piecing together facts, and then applying them to the law.

Not everyone can say they are working at their dream job. Demarquin Johnson can. 

“There is no winning in a prosecution,” says Vanessa Strobbe ’12. “That’s someone’s father, that’s someone’s son, who’s going to jail.”

For a lucky few students, experiences in other countries led to unexpected connections.

Drexel University Professor Adam Benforado ’05 says the nation disregards children's rights, and fails to protect them and create conditions so they can thrive.

Rya W. Zobel L.L.B. ’56 is one of four who will receive the 2023 Harvard Medal in recognition of extraordinary service to the University.