News & Events

WCL Faculty Speaks: COVID-19 and Public Health Law

The second in our “WCL Faculty Speaks” webinar series will feature Professor Lindsay Wiley, director of the AUWCL Health Law and Policy Program, addressing the impact of COVID-19 and the current pandemic on public health law. Wiley’s research focuses on access to health care and healthy living conditions in the U.S. and globally. This live webinar will be led by Professor Jonas Anderson, AUWCL’s associate dean of scholarship.

Practice & Career Trends in Finance, Insurance, and M&A Sectors During COVID-19

 Join WCL’s Office of Development & Alumni Relations as we host WCL alumnus Tom Morante (Partner, Chair of KDV’s Insurance Regulatory & Transactional Practice Group), Jerry Comizio (Senior Counsel, Fried Frank Banking Practice, and Associate Director of WCL’s Business Law Program), and Bob Pincus (Retired Skadden Partner, WCL Adjunct Professor, and member of WCL’s Business Law Advisory Council) for a candid and real-time assessment of current trends in the Finance, Insurance, and Business Law sectors, and how to position your career to work within the COVID19 headwinds and identify and leverage unanticipated opportunities.

Health Law & Policy: Hot Topics in Drug and Medical Device Regulation

An expert panel will discuss current issues relating to drug pricing, generics, patient-focused drug development, medical device cybersecurity, and more. This event is co-sponsored by the American Health Law Association. Panelists include Thomas Barker (Partner and Co-Chair of the Healthcare Practice, Foley Hoag), Sonali Gunawardhana (Of Counsel, Shook, Hardy & Bacon) and Scott Lassman (Founder, Lassman Law & Policy). 

*Registration closes on Thursday, June 18, 2020 at 5:00 pm ET 

*This program will be conducted via Zoom. Registrants will be sent the Zoom link in advance.

2020 Summer Institute on Education, Equity & Justice (SIEEJ) Virtual Conference: Opening Session

Please join us as we kick off the Summer Institute on Education, Equity & Justice (SIEEJ) Virtual Conference with our opening session. Dean Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy will welcome all attendees and introduce our speaker,  Dean Camille Nelson from the American University Washington College of Law. This session will go from 10am to 11:30am EST.

Summer Institute on Education, Equity & Justice (SIEEJ) Virtual Conference: Criminalization of Young Girls of Color

This session will focus on the Criminalization of Young Girls of Color: Practices and Policies. This session will go from 12pm to 1:30pm EST. Bring your lunch and join us!