Judge, United States Court of Federal Claims
Judge Schwartz was nominated to the U.S. Court of Federal Claims on June 7, 2017, confirmed on December 8, 2020, and received his commission on December 22, 2020.
Judge Schwartz graduated from Yale College in 2005. He received his J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School, where he was Online Editor of the University of Chicago Law Review and a Hinton Moot Court finalist. He clerked for Judge Jerry E. Smith on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Following his clerkship, Judge Schwartz was a litigation associate at D.C. law firm, focusing his practice on appellate and administrative law matters. He then joined a non-profit where he litigated cases related to federal government transparency and administrative agency discretion. In 2016 he joined a D.C. litigation boutique where he represented state and local governments in complex trial court and appellate proceedings, becoming a partner in 2017.
A native of Winona, Minnesota, he lives with his family in Arlington, Virginia.
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, The George Washington University Law School
Aram A. Gavoor is the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and an internationally recognized scholar in American administrative law, national security, and federal courts. His co-authored work was cited by the U.S. Supreme Court in Department of Commerce v. New York (2019). His scholarship has earned placement in the Florida Law Review, Indiana Law Journal, Ohio State Law Journal, and other law journals. He has briefed and argued over a dozen high-profile public law cases before a majority of the U.S. Courts of Appeals and numerous cases before almost a third of the 94 U.S. District Courts. Associate Dean Gavoor frequently shares his national security, artificial intelligence policy, and federal courts expertise with international news media, including CNN, BBC World News, Wall Street Journal, NBC News, and ABC (Australia) World News. In 2021, the National Law Journal named Associate Dean Gavoor a Rising Star (top 40 under 40) honoree.
Earlier in his career, Associate Dean Gavoor served as Senior Counsel for National Security in the Civil Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, as third-in-rank Counselor to the Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs in the White House Office of Management and Budget, and in private practice. He received the Attorney General's Award for Distinguished Service in 2019, the Civil Division Special Commendation Award in 2020, 2019, and 2018, and a Commendation from the Human Rights and Special Prosecutions Section of the Criminal Division in 2018.
Associate Dean Gavoor previously served on the law school’s part-time faculty from 2008-2017 before accepting a term-limited position as Visiting Associate Professor from 2017-2019. He received GW Law’s Distinguished Adjunct Faculty Teaching Award from the 2020 and 2017 graduating classes. He currently teaches Constitutional Law II, Administrative Law, National Security Law, and Federal Courts.
Associate, Covington & Burling LLP
Eli Nachmany is an associate at Covington & Burling LLP in the Washington, DC, office. He clerked for Judge Steven J. Menashi of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Eli graduated magna cum laude from Harvard Law School, where he was Editor-in-Chief of the Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy. Prior to law school, Eli served as the speechwriter to the U.S. Secretary of the Interior and as a domestic policy aide in the White House Office of American Innovation. He graduated summa cum laude from New York University with a B.S. in Sports Management. Eli’s scholarship on administrative law and executive power has appeared in the BYU Law Review, George Mason Law Review, Wake Forest Law Review, and Yale Law Journal Forum.
Associate Attorney, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Laura Stanley is an associate in the Washington, D.C. office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. She practices in the firm’s Litigation Department and is a member of the Environmental Litigation and Mass Tort Practice Group. Laura previously served as an economist at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency where she developed regulations under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act.
Laura graduated with high honors from The George Washington University Law School and was awarded Order of the Coif. Laura served as an Articles Editor of the George Washington Law Review, and she was awarded the ABA Gellhorn-Sargentich Award for the best student essay in administrative law. Laura received a Master of Arts degree in Economics from George Mason University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from James Madison University.
She previously served as a law clerk to the Honorable Ryan D. Nelson of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the Honorable Stephen S. Schwartz of the United States Court of Federal Claims.
She is admitted to practice law in the District of Columbia and before the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Law Clerk to Hon. Gregory Katsas, U.S. D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals
After growing up in Bozeman, Montana, Seanhenry attended Oklahoma Christian University and graduated with a B.S. in Computer Engineering in 2018. He earned a J.D. from Harvard Law School in 2021. During law school, he served as supervising editor for the Harvard Law Review and senior articles editor for the Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy. He also served on the board of the Harvard Federalist Society and worked as a summer associate for Cooper & Kirk and Latham & Watkins.
Seanhenry clerked for Judge Andy Oldham of the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in the 2021 – 2022 Term. He is currently clerking for Judge Greg Katsas of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Judge, United States Court of Federal Claims
Judge Schwartz was nominated to the U.S. Court of Federal Claims on June 7, 2017, confirmed on December 8, 2020, and received his commission on December 22, 2020.
Judge Schwartz graduated from Yale College in 2005. He received his J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School, where he was Online Editor of the University of Chicago Law Review and a Hinton Moot Court finalist. He clerked for Judge Jerry E. Smith on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Following his clerkship, Judge Schwartz was a litigation associate at D.C. law firm, focusing his practice on appellate and administrative law matters. He then joined a non-profit where he litigated cases related to federal government transparency and administrative agency discretion. In 2016 he joined a D.C. litigation boutique where he represented state and local governments in complex trial court and appellate proceedings, becoming a partner in 2017.
A native of Winona, Minnesota, he lives with his family in Arlington, Virginia.
Judge, United States Court of Federal Claims
Judge Schwartz was nominated to the U.S. Court of Federal Claims on June 7, 2017, confirmed on December 8, 2020, and received his commission on December 22, 2020.
Judge Schwartz graduated from Yale College in 2005. He received his J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School, where he was Online Editor of the University of Chicago Law Review and a Hinton Moot Court finalist. He clerked for Judge Jerry E. Smith on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Following his clerkship, Judge Schwartz was a litigation associate at D.C. law firm, focusing his practice on appellate and administrative law matters. He then joined a non-profit where he litigated cases related to federal government transparency and administrative agency discretion. In 2016 he joined a D.C. litigation boutique where he represented state and local governments in complex trial court and appellate proceedings, becoming a partner in 2017.
A native of Winona, Minnesota, he lives with his family in Arlington, Virginia.
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, The George Washington University Law School
Aram A. Gavoor is the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and an internationally recognized scholar in American administrative law, national security, and federal courts. His co-authored work was cited by the U.S. Supreme Court in Department of Commerce v. New York (2019). His scholarship has earned placement in the Florida Law Review, Indiana Law Journal, Ohio State Law Journal, and other law journals. He has briefed and argued over a dozen high-profile public law cases before a majority of the U.S. Courts of Appeals and numerous cases before almost a third of the 94 U.S. District Courts. Associate Dean Gavoor frequently shares his national security, artificial intelligence policy, and federal courts expertise with international news media, including CNN, BBC World News, Wall Street Journal, NBC News, and ABC (Australia) World News. In 2021, the National Law Journal named Associate Dean Gavoor a Rising Star (top 40 under 40) honoree.
Earlier in his career, Associate Dean Gavoor served as Senior Counsel for National Security in the Civil Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, as third-in-rank Counselor to the Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs in the White House Office of Management and Budget, and in private practice. He received the Attorney General's Award for Distinguished Service in 2019, the Civil Division Special Commendation Award in 2020, 2019, and 2018, and a Commendation from the Human Rights and Special Prosecutions Section of the Criminal Division in 2018.
Associate Dean Gavoor previously served on the law school’s part-time faculty from 2008-2017 before accepting a term-limited position as Visiting Associate Professor from 2017-2019. He received GW Law’s Distinguished Adjunct Faculty Teaching Award from the 2020 and 2017 graduating classes. He currently teaches Constitutional Law II, Administrative Law, National Security Law, and Federal Courts.
Associate, Covington & Burling LLP
Eli Nachmany is an associate at Covington & Burling LLP in the Washington, DC, office. He clerked for Judge Steven J. Menashi of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Eli graduated magna cum laude from Harvard Law School, where he was Editor-in-Chief of the Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy. Prior to law school, Eli served as the speechwriter to the U.S. Secretary of the Interior and as a domestic policy aide in the White House Office of American Innovation. He graduated summa cum laude from New York University with a B.S. in Sports Management. Eli’s scholarship on administrative law and executive power has appeared in the BYU Law Review, George Mason Law Review, Wake Forest Law Review, and Yale Law Journal Forum.
Associate Attorney, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Laura Stanley is an associate in the Washington, D.C. office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. She practices in the firm’s Litigation Department and is a member of the Environmental Litigation and Mass Tort Practice Group. Laura previously served as an economist at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency where she developed regulations under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act.
Laura graduated with high honors from The George Washington University Law School and was awarded Order of the Coif. Laura served as an Articles Editor of the George Washington Law Review, and she was awarded the ABA Gellhorn-Sargentich Award for the best student essay in administrative law. Laura received a Master of Arts degree in Economics from George Mason University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from James Madison University.
She previously served as a law clerk to the Honorable Ryan D. Nelson of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the Honorable Stephen S. Schwartz of the United States Court of Federal Claims.
She is admitted to practice law in the District of Columbia and before the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Law Clerk to Hon. Gregory Katsas, U.S. D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals
After growing up in Bozeman, Montana, Seanhenry attended Oklahoma Christian University and graduated with a B.S. in Computer Engineering in 2018. He earned a J.D. from Harvard Law School in 2021. During law school, he served as supervising editor for the Harvard Law Review and senior articles editor for the Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy. He also served on the board of the Harvard Federalist Society and worked as a summer associate for Cooper & Kirk and Latham & Watkins.
Seanhenry clerked for Judge Andy Oldham of the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in the 2021 – 2022 Term. He is currently clerking for Judge Greg Katsas of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, The George Washington University Law School
Aram A. Gavoor is the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and an internationally recognized scholar in American administrative law, national security, and federal courts. His co-authored work was cited by the U.S. Supreme Court in Department of Commerce v. New York (2019). His scholarship has earned placement in the Florida Law Review, Indiana Law Journal, Ohio State Law Journal, and other law journals. He has briefed and argued over a dozen high-profile public law cases before a majority of the U.S. Courts of Appeals and numerous cases before almost a third of the 94 U.S. District Courts. Associate Dean Gavoor frequently shares his national security, artificial intelligence policy, and federal courts expertise with international news media, including CNN, BBC World News, Wall Street Journal, NBC News, and ABC (Australia) World News. In 2021, the National Law Journal named Associate Dean Gavoor a Rising Star (top 40 under 40) honoree.
Earlier in his career, Associate Dean Gavoor served as Senior Counsel for National Security in the Civil Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, as third-in-rank Counselor to the Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs in the White House Office of Management and Budget, and in private practice. He received the Attorney General's Award for Distinguished Service in 2019, the Civil Division Special Commendation Award in 2020, 2019, and 2018, and a Commendation from the Human Rights and Special Prosecutions Section of the Criminal Division in 2018.
Associate Dean Gavoor previously served on the law school’s part-time faculty from 2008-2017 before accepting a term-limited position as Visiting Associate Professor from 2017-2019. He received GW Law’s Distinguished Adjunct Faculty Teaching Award from the 2020 and 2017 graduating classes. He currently teaches Constitutional Law II, Administrative Law, National Security Law, and Federal Courts.
Associate, Covington & Burling LLP
Eli Nachmany is an associate at Covington & Burling LLP in the Washington, DC, office. He clerked for Judge Steven J. Menashi of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Eli graduated magna cum laude from Harvard Law School, where he was Editor-in-Chief of the Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy. Prior to law school, Eli served as the speechwriter to the U.S. Secretary of the Interior and as a domestic policy aide in the White House Office of American Innovation. He graduated summa cum laude from New York University with a B.S. in Sports Management. Eli’s scholarship on administrative law and executive power has appeared in the BYU Law Review, George Mason Law Review, Wake Forest Law Review, and Yale Law Journal Forum.
Associate Attorney, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Laura Stanley is an associate in the Washington, D.C. office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. She practices in the firm’s Litigation Department and is a member of the Environmental Litigation and Mass Tort Practice Group. Laura previously served as an economist at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency where she developed regulations under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act.
Laura graduated with high honors from The George Washington University Law School and was awarded Order of the Coif. Laura served as an Articles Editor of the George Washington Law Review, and she was awarded the ABA Gellhorn-Sargentich Award for the best student essay in administrative law. Laura received a Master of Arts degree in Economics from George Mason University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from James Madison University.
She previously served as a law clerk to the Honorable Ryan D. Nelson of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the Honorable Stephen S. Schwartz of the United States Court of Federal Claims.
She is admitted to practice law in the District of Columbia and before the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Law Clerk to Hon. Gregory Katsas, U.S. D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals
After growing up in Bozeman, Montana, Seanhenry attended Oklahoma Christian University and graduated with a B.S. in Computer Engineering in 2018. He earned a J.D. from Harvard Law School in 2021. During law school, he served as supervising editor for the Harvard Law Review and senior articles editor for the Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy. He also served on the board of the Harvard Federalist Society and worked as a summer associate for Cooper & Kirk and Latham & Watkins.
Seanhenry clerked for Judge Andy Oldham of the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in the 2021 – 2022 Term. He is currently clerking for Judge Greg Katsas of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Judge, United States Court of Federal Claims
Judge Schwartz was nominated to the U.S. Court of Federal Claims on June 7, 2017, confirmed on December 8, 2020, and received his commission on December 22, 2020.
Judge Schwartz graduated from Yale College in 2005. He received his J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School, where he was Online Editor of the University of Chicago Law Review and a Hinton Moot Court finalist. He clerked for Judge Jerry E. Smith on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Following his clerkship, Judge Schwartz was a litigation associate at D.C. law firm, focusing his practice on appellate and administrative law matters. He then joined a non-profit where he litigated cases related to federal government transparency and administrative agency discretion. In 2016 he joined a D.C. litigation boutique where he represented state and local governments in complex trial court and appellate proceedings, becoming a partner in 2017.
A native of Winona, Minnesota, he lives with his family in Arlington, Virginia.
Associate Professor of Law, Notre Dame Law School
Professor D.P. Waddilove is a legal historian of early-modern England with special interest in equity and the Court of Chancery. His research considers the development of the law of property and finance in relation to social and economic realities in history. Before joining the faculty of Notre Dame Law School in 2019, he was a fellow of St. Catharine’s College Cambridge, and a fellow in private law at Harvard Law School. He also clerked for the Hon. Morris S. Arnold of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit and practiced commercial litigation.
Waddilove earned his Ph.D. in English legal history from the University of Cambridge, a J.D. magna cum laude from the University of Michigan, an M.A.R. with concentration in Theology from Yale University, and B.A. and M.A. in Theology and Religious Studies from the University of Cambridge.
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