Alumni Focus

In the ’80s, Randolph M. McLaughlin and his colleagues devised a strategy that helped bankrupt the Ku Klux Klan. He continues to pursue creative approaches to civil litigation.

This past April, Scott Kline, at age 61, completed the Boston Marathon, for the second time — something that anyone could be proud of. But for Kline it was a recovery run of sorts.

A graduate of the HLS-University of Cambridge JD/LL.M. Joint Degree Program, Tor Krever ’12 is now teaching at Cambridge.

At the Celebration 70+ event, Harvard Law School welcomed back more than 200 alumnae to celebrate 70 years of women graduates.

For one of the first female law students at Harvard, the experience wasn’t daunting; it was merely a natural extension of her desire to get the best education she could.

Harvard Law alumnus Randolph McLaughlin pioneered an enduring strategy to get justice for victims and bankrupt the Ku Klux Klan.

Kenneth C. Frazier ’78, former chairman, CEO and general counsel of Merck & Co., will join the Harvard Corporation as one of its two newest members.

As solicitor general, Elizabeth Prelogar ’08 faces long odds before a skeptical court

Joyeeta Gupta LL.M. ’88's multidisciplinary career leads to national science honor and funding for ‘justice lab’

After serving as a law professor and dean, Verna Williams ’88 now advocates for public service and seeks to expand legal representation

Claudia Salomon ’94 on her work as the first woman elected president of the International Chamber of Commerce's International Court of Arbitration — the culmination of a career in international arbitration

USAID Administrator Samantha Power ’99 discusses the role and impact of the agency around the world

On the 100th anniversary of Harvard’s Master of Laws, or LL.M., program, students and faculty reflect on its evolution and global impact

For Cam Findlay ’87, no-drama fundamentals mark a career in corporate legal reform

Every work day is unique for Samuel Levine ’12, who serves as director of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Bureau of Consumer Protection.

100-year-old WWII veteran Edward T. Matheny Jr. ’49 returns to Harvard Law School for a visit

In a Martin Luther King address at Sanders Theatre, former Attorney General Loretta Lynch ’84 argued the arc of moral universe may bend toward justice, but it requires devotion to progress.

Imani Perry ’00 was awarded the MacArthur Foundation’s 2023 “genius grant” for her work on interdisciplinary interpretations on history, and culture of Black America