News & Events

American University Law Review hosted its 69th annual symposium on Friday, Jan. 31. The topic was unavoidably relevant— Democracy and the Law: 2020.

On Wednesday, Feb. 5, American University Washington College of Law’s Tech, Law, and Security Program (TLS), along with the Department of Justice Criminal Division and AU’s School of Public Affairs, hosted “Justice in Cyberspace: A Symposium.”

Jason Schwartz ’09 was drawn to law school out of an interest in analytical thinking and a quest for job security after graduating as an English major at NYU in ’05. Ten years into his practice as a tax attorney in Cadwalader’s Washington, D.C office, Schwartz distills complex language into advice for clients.

AUWCL welcomed 50 Clinical Program alumni back to campus for a celebration of the AUWCL Clinical Program. The Elliot Milstein Award for Professional Excellence was presented to Randi Mandelbaum ’88, distinguished clinic professor of law and founding director of the Child Advocacy Clinic at Rutgers Law School.

On Jan. 31, 2020, American University Washington College of Law welcomed Judy Shepard, mother of Matthew Shepard and president of the Matthew Shepard Foundation, to campus for “Rise Against Hate” to mark the 10th Anniversary of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act.