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Chanler Langham ’04 is a Houston-based trial lawyer handling complex commercial litigation. He is a partner at the litigation boutique firm Susman Godfrey.

Since 1964, Columbia Law School’s most prestigious award, the Medal for Excellence, has been presented at the annual Winter Luncheon to alumni and past or present faculty members who exemplify the qualities of character, intellect, and social and professional responsibility that the Law School seeks to instill in its students.​

In his new book, Mine! How the Hidden Rules of Ownership Control Our Lives, Professor Heller explores the laws and norms that govern everything from disputes with neighbors to climate change mitigation. 

Renowned for breaking glass ceilings, winning important victories for gender equality, and making history in the country’s highest court, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s journey to becoming a legend started in the classroom. 

Long before intersectionality became a watchword, Florynce Kennedy ’51 identified the confluence of race and gender discrimination, bringing to second-wave feminism a Black voice that was impossible not to hear. But first, she took on Columbia Law School.

Fun, Games, and Community From Columbia Law School

As a future public defender, the former New York National Guard member hopes to use her legal education to fight for systemic change.

Imprisoned after Turkey’s failed coup in 2016, Akkasoglu is dedicating himself to the work of ensuring data privacy is a human right.

For Valentine’s Day, four alumni couples share their love stories and wedding photos.

Securities law scholars Professors John C. Coffee Jr. and Joshua Mitts offer context and commentary on volatile trading driven by investors who coordinated through social media.