Themes
Alumni Focus
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All the World
December 20, 2023
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
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Power for Good
December 14, 2023
USAID Administrator Samantha Power ’99 discusses the role and impact of the agency around the world
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A Century of Helping Students Master the Law
December 5, 2023
On the 100th anniversary of Harvard’s Master of Laws, or LL.M., program, students and faculty reflect on its evolution and global impact
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The Fixer
December 4, 2023
For Cam Findlay ’87, no-drama fundamentals mark a career in corporate legal reform
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Samuel Levine ’12: ‘Even my most stressful days are deeply fulfilling’
November 15, 2023
Every work day is unique for Samuel Levine ’12, who serves as director of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Bureau of Consumer Protection.
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A Sailor, A Lawyer, A Leader
November 7, 2023
100-year-old WWII veteran Edward T. Matheny Jr. ’49 returns to Harvard Law School for a visit
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Keeping faith in time of political, social backlash
October 6, 2023
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.
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Imani Perry ’00 lands MacArthur ‘genius grant’
October 5, 2023
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
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A renowned international arbitrator, New Zealand attorney Sir David Williams LL.M. ’66, looks back at his Harvard Law roots
August 30, 2023
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.
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Freedom Writer
June 27, 2023
Author and professor Imani Perry ’00 strives ‘to dig deep enough for the truth to flood in.’
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High Gear
June 27, 2023
Tammy Albarrán ’99, an expert changemaker, is chief legal officer and corporate secretary at Peloton.
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An Appealing Place
June 27, 2023
Judge Jennifer Walker Elrod ’92 has long gravitated toward the courtroom.
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Working for the People
June 27, 2023
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
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Working for the People: David Ryan ’17
June 27, 2023
David Ryan can’t get too specific about his work at the U.S. Department of Justice. And that’s probably a good thing,
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Working for the People: Elizabeth Arkell ’17
June 27, 2023
Like a detective, Elizabeth Arkell enjoys sifting through information, painstakingly piecing together facts, and then applying them to the law.
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Working for the People: Demarquin Johnson ’20
June 27, 2023
Not everyone can say they are working at their dream job. Demarquin Johnson can.
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Working for the People: Vanessa Strobbe ’12
June 27, 2023
“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.”
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For a lucky few students, experiences in other countries led to unexpected connections.
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Putting children first legally, politically, economically
April 26, 2023
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.
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Four to be honored with Harvard Medal
April 25, 2023
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.
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A clinic fact-finding mission on the Thai-Burma border changed the course of Jason Gelbort’s career.