John ‘Jack’ Cogan Jr. ’52 (1926-2020)
John F. Cogan, Jr. ’52, a legal leader, civic activist and dedicated supporter of Harvard Law School, has died. He was 93.
‘My Whole Life Has Been Cross-Discipline’
Starting and growing successful businesses, and devising solutions to some of the toughest problems in public and higher education, have more in common than may appear at first blush. Both require creativity, and both offer the opportunity to better the lives of other people, says Steve Klinsky ’81.
President Donald J. Trump impeached: What’s next?
On Dec. 18, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to impeach President Donald J. Trump, making him the third president since the founding of the United States to face this sanction. HLS faculty weigh in how we got here and what to expect next.
Health care general counsels explore pressing health policy and legal issues at Harvard Law School
The General Counsels Roundtable helps influential health law attorneys stay on top of or even ahead of changes in health law and policy. The roundtable connects GC to experts at HLS and the broader university, while also strengthening ties between faculty and legal practice.
In chair lecture, Stephenson explores corruption and its impact
Stephenson, an expert in anticorruption law, legislation, and administrative law, commemorated his appointment as the Eli Goldston Professor of Law with a lecture at Harvard Law School titled, “Corruption and Anticorruption.”
Ferrell’s article ranked as the second most cited by the Journal of Financial Economics
Professor Allen Ferrell ’95 paper, “Socially Responsible Firms,” has been ranked number two on the Journal of Financial Economics’ list of the most cited articles since 2016.
Innovation, Justice and Globalization
The “Innovation, Justice and Globalization” conference, hosted by HLS professor and leading intellectual property scholar Ruth Okediji, brought international academics and policymakers to campus to discuss intellectual property issues.
McCulloch v. Maryland: Two centuries later
On the 200th anniversary of McCulloch v. Maryland, HLS Professor Mark Tushnet reflects on the 1819 case that paved the way for the modern administrative state and established the supremacy of federal over state law.
Clinic Stories: Democracy Brewing
With the help of Harvard Law School’s Transactional Law Clinics, Democracy Brewing has become the first brewery in Massachusetts to launch as a worker-owned business.
New this year for HLS faculty
With the start of the academic year, four new scholars have joined the ranks of the Harvard Law School faculty and two have been promoted to professor of law.