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2019 Harvard Alumni Symposium

HLS Federalist Society: 37 Years Later

March 29 — 30, 2019
Harvard Law School
1563 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02138

The Federalist Society is pleased to announce that the 2019 Harvard Alumni Symposium will be hosted by the Harvard Law School Federalist Society chapter on March 29-30 in Cambridge, MA. 

Price Schedule

$50 - Symposium Registration ONLY (includes all events except the Saturday night banquet)
$150 - Banquet (does not include Symposium registration.  You must also register for the Symposium Registration if you'd like to attend panels/lunch)

Students may register for the Symposium at no cost.

Hotel Accommodations

Rooms at the Sheraton Commander Hotel are available at the Federalist Society's discounted rate.

Please use this link for booking.

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7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Welcome Reception
Russell House Tavern
14 John F. Kennedy Street
Cambridge, MA 02138

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  • Donald F. McGahn II, Former White House Counsel 

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7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Abigail Adams Breakfast
Henrietta's Table, The Charles Hotel
1 Bennett Street
Cambridge, MA 02138

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9:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Federal and State Enforcement Panel
Pound Hall Room 101, Harvard Law School
1536 Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge, MA 02138

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  • Jessie K. Liu, Harvard AB '95, U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, U.S. Department of Justice
  • Lindsay See, HLS '11, Solicitor General, Office of the West Virginia Attorney General
  • Mithun Mansinghani, HLS '11, Solicitor General, Office of the Oklahoma Attorney General
  • Jonathan Skrmetti, HLS '04, Chief Deputy Attorney General, Office of the Tennessee Attorney General

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11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Lawyering in the Trump Administration Panel
Pound Hall Room 101, Harvard Law School
1536 Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge, MA 02138

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  • Sarah Harris, HLS '09, Partner, Williams & Connolly, Former Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Counsel, U.S. Department of Justice
  • Annie Donaldson, HLS '11, Partner, Luther Strange & Associates, Former Chief of Staff, Special Assistant to the President, White House Counsel's Office
  • Michael McGinley, HLS '09, Partner, Dechert LLP, Former Associate White House Counsel

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12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Lunch
Location: TBD
Location: TBD
Cambridge, MA 02138

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  • Jesse Panuccio, HLS '06, DOJ Acting Associate Attorney General

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1:15 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Judicial Nominations Panel
Pound Hall Room 101, Harvard Law School
1536 Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge, MA 02138

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  • Andrew Oldham, HLS '05, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
  • Jonathan A. Kobes, HLS '00, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
  • Judge John K. Bush, HLS '89, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
  • Emily Miskel (moderator), HLS '08, Judge, 470th District Court, Collin County

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2:45 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
In-House/Private Sector Panel
Pound Hall Room 101, Harvard Law School
1536 Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge, MA 02138

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  • Nathan Hamilton, HLS '11, Principal, Bain & Company
  • Nathaniel Fischer, HLS '10, InvestRes Co-Founder & Vice Chairman
  • Katie Biber Chen, HLS '04, General Counsel, Anchorage
  • Jessica Vu (moderator), HLS '10

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6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Chapter Banquet
George Washington Ballroom, Sheraton Commander Hotel
16 Garden Street
Cambridge, MA 02138

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  • Beth A. Williams, HLS '04, DOJ Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Policy
  • William H. Pryor, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit

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9:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Post-Banquet Reception
Nubar, Sheraton Commander Hotel
1536 Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge, MA 02138

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