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Dean Daniel Abebe shares a special message with the Columbia Law community as the 2025–2026 academic year comes to an end.

The judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts joined Dean Daniel Abebe for a fireside chat and spoke about his path to the law, the nuances of sentencing, and the value of clerking. 
 

Columbia Law School’s Class of 2026—including J.D., LL.M., E.LL.M., and J.S.D. students—celebrated their achievements along with their family and friends at a Class Day ceremony featuring a keynote address by former U.S. Solicitor General Donald B. Verrilli Jr. ’83.

The first final arguments of the Harlan Fiske Stone Moot Court Competition took place in 1926. In honor of that milestone, competitors, directors, and judges reflect on the competition and its enduring impact on careers and connections. 

The third annual event, sponsored by the Ira M. Millstein Center for Global Markets and Corporate Ownership, explored new ideas and analyses relating to capital markets and corporate governance.

Members of the Class of 2026 share how their classmates and their professors enriched their time at Columbia Law School.

The award recognizes Mukherjee, who is founder and director of the Law School’s Immigrants’ Rights Clinic, for her extraordinary and creative voluntary service that has contributed significantly to the university’s inclusion and belonging efforts.

At a Lawyers, Community, and Impact event, faculty discussed recent legal challenges and court rulings that influence the framework of immigrants’ rights and enforcement. 

The two-day conference featured a testimonial dinner celebrating the influential figure in international arbitration. 

The U.S. Court of International Trade judge has spent his career focused on public service that crosses political divides.