Field and Campus
SPRING 2026
In the heart of New York City, there’s always something new happening. Throughout the spring semester, New York Law School hosted a variety of events engaging our students, our alumni, our New York community, and the public in thought-provoking and informative panels, celebrations, screenings, insightful conversations with legal experts, business leaders, public officials, and more. Read a few of the semester highlights from 185 West Broadway.
For the 201st CityLaw Breakfast on January 14, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg joined us on campus for a public discussion about advancing public safety.
On January 21, students, faculty, and staff engaged in a wide-ranging conversation with former U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York and current U.S. Magistrate Judge Carla Freedman ’88 and Professor Anna G. Cominsky ’05 as they discussed careers in public service, the role of the prosecutor, the challenges and complexities shaping the criminal legal system, and the issues facing it today.
Ahead of National Entrepreneurship Week, The Plumeri Center for Small Business Empowerment hosted an informative presentation for Tribeca creators, small businesses, and entrepreneurs on what they should know about the law. During the February 11 event, Nonprofit and Small Business Clinic students KL Ingraham ’27, Anthony Kassis ’26, and Michael Marian ’27, and PTO Trademark Clinic student Celine Agard ’26 shared valuable legal knowledge on entity formation, general contracts, and trademarks for entrepreneurs.
The Stephen Ellmann Clinical Theory Workshop held its 40th Anniversary Symposium on February 20. The workshop was founded by the late NYLS Professor Stephen Ellmann, and this year’s gathering included more than 70 clinical faculty from law schools around New York, as well as NYLS clinicians and students, who engaged in conversations about clinical legal scholarship and the place that clinical legal writing holds in legal education.
First Deputy Mayor Dean Fuleihan discussed how to build a budget for city government at the 202nd CityLaw Breakfast on March 5.
On March 25, the Wilf Impact Center and presenting sponsor Dorf Nelson & Zauderer LLP hosted a screening of CURED, a documentary telling the story of the activists who brought about the American Psychiatric Association’s 1973 decision to remove the diagnosis of homosexuality from its manual of mental disorders. Following the screening, attendees learned more about today’s struggle for LGBTQ+ equality and lessons that can be learned from the activists featured in CURED at a panel discussion with NYLS Professor Emeritus Arthur S. Leonard, CURED co-director Patrick Sammon, and Lambda Legal Senior Counsel Omar Gonzalez-Pagan.
The Center for New York City and State Law and The Plumeri Center for Small Business Empowerment brought together assemblymembers, scholars, and advocates for a timely discussion on the future of driverless vehicles in New York on March 25. At the public forum, Mark Chiusano, NYLS Senior Fellow and author of the forthcoming book Gigging Alone; Brian Cunningham, New York State Assemblymember; Sara Lind, Co-Executive Director at Open Plans; Sam Schwartz, Founder of the Transportation Research Program at Roosevelt House at Hunter College; and Dinara Zhanpeissova, For-hire vehicle driver and Independent Drivers Guild organizer explored the potential policy, legal, and social ramifications the technological shift could create—including for the city’s streetscape, economy, labor force, and public safety.
On March 26, Brian Kane, Executive Director of the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG); Adam Piper, Executive Director of the Republican Attorneys General Association (RAGA); Sean Rankin, President of the Democratic Attorneys General Association (DAGA); and Karen White, Executive Director of the Attorney General Alliance joined us at NYLS for a special conversation, moderated by Dean Anthony W. Crowell, on how they’re supporting their members and offices with the resources needed to uphold the rule of law.
Anthony T. DiPietro ’98, one of the country’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators and one of the Top 10 Trial Attorneys for Women’s Rights, joined us on campus on March 26 to speak with students about his career and his work fighting for justice in areas of women’s health. The conversation was led by Dean for Advocacy and Co-Curricular Programs Lynn Boepple Su and Dean Anthony W. Crowell.
On March 31, NYLS’s Center for New York City and State Law and Center for Real Estate Studies, as well as the Citizens Housing and Planning Council, kicked off a public series of events addressing the origins, complexities, and possible solutions to New York’s longstanding housing crisis. Rachel Fee, Executive Director, New York Housing Conference; Dina Levy, Commissioner, NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development; Pierina Sanchez, Chair, New York City Council Committee on Housing and Buildings; and Arvind Sohoni, Senior Fellow, NYLS; Executive Vice President of Strategy and Innovation, NYCHA discussed the different types of housing in New York, the nuances of their physical and financial structures, who lives in what types of housing, the roles of various types of housing in the city, and the challenges facing the overall housing system and the people who rely on it in a conversation moderated by Ben Max, Program Director of the Center for New York City and State Law
On April 1, NYLS’s Ronald H. Filler Institute for Financial Services Law hosted a fireside chat with Filler Institute Board Member Victor Suthammanont ’05 for students to learn more about his practice as Partner at Kostelanetz LLP, his expertise in securities enforcement, and his more than 10 years with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
NYLS’s Innovation Center for Law and Technology hosted a conversation on April 8 between Professor Shahrokh (Seve) Falati ’08 and Karl Zielaznicki ’87, Partner at Troutman Pepper Locke, to engage students in a conversation about various aspects of practicing trademark and copyright law, and related career options.
New York State Inspector General Lucy Lang joined us at the 203rd CityLaw Breakfast on April 14 for a nuanced discussion on how government officials can bring the public back into public integrity.
The annual Tribeca Cybersecurity Summit, hosted by NYLS’s James Tricarico Jr. Institute for the Business of Law and In-House Counsel, was April 17. The event brought together in-house counsel, attorneys in private practice, and NYLS students to learn about and engage on pressing issues of defending organizations’ machines, systems, and networks from cyber harm and how to craft effective cyber programs with the inclusion of counsel.
We were proud to celebrate NYLS Spirit Day on April 23! Students, alumni, faculty, and staff had a fun day showing their NYLS pride as we also marked 135 years impact, excellence, and innovative legal education at New York Law School.
On April 29, the Tricarico Institute and Filler Institute co-hosted a special panel discussion for students and alumni on current legal issues in business, corporate, and compliance practice. The speakers included Matthew Bobrow ’15, Partner, Fox Rothschild LLP; Kevin Corbett ’03, Partner, Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP; Professor Howard Meyers, Director, Ronald H. Filler Institute for Financial Services Law, New York Law School; Patrick Nicholson ’08, Chief Compliance Officer, S&P Global Ratings; Professor Michael Pastor, Director, James Tricarico Jr. Institute for the Business of Law and In-House Counsel, New York Law School; Ricardy “Rick” Romain ’15, Director and Assistant General Counsel, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation; and Wendy Singletary ’08, Senior Director and Head of US Business Strategy, Scotiabank.
On May 6, New York Law School hosted the 2026 Civic Fame Awards honoring Dan Garodnick, Former Director, NYC Department of City Planning; Chair, City Planning Commission; City Council Member, District 4; Muriel Goode-Trufant, Former Corporation Counsel, NYC Law Department; Dynishal Gross, Former Commissioner, NYC Department of Small Business Services; and Jocelyn Strauber, Former Commissioner, NYC Department of Investigation for their outstanding leadership and public service.
On May 19, the Center for New York City and State Law, along with Abundance New York and NYC New Liberals, co-hosted a debate forum for the NY-10 Congressional race featuring Congressman Dan Goldman and former NYC Comptroller Brad Lander.
Student Symposiums and Competitions
NYLS student organizations planned and presented symposiums and competitions for the student body and wider legal community over the course of the spring semester.
From February 27 to March 1, the Moot Court Association hosted the 50th Annual Robert F. Wagner National Labor and Employment.
On February 12, the Intellectual Property Law Society and the Media Entertainment and Fashion Law Association hosted its annual symposium.
On March 6, the Legal Association of Women hosted its annual symposium.
On March 7 and 8, the Dispute Resolution Team and the Sports Law Society hosted the NIL and College Sports Negotiation Competition.
On March 26, the Sports Law Society hosted its annual symposium.
Student and Alumni Connections
During the spring, NYLS students and alumni enjoyed community-building gatherings where all students were welcomed to foster and strengthen lifelong connections.
The Womxn of Color Collective held an Alumni Reception on March 3.
The Muslim Law Student Association held their annual Iftar Dinner on March 12.
On April 7, Black Law Students Association, First Generation Professionals, and other student groups attended a wine tasting networking practice event with E. Drew Britcher ’84.
The Asian Pacific American Law Students Association held an Alumni Dinner and Silent Auction on April 16.
NYLS students and alumni who participated in the Family Law Quarterly attended its annual celebration on April 23.
The Black Law Students Association held its 30th Annual Alumni Awards Dinner on April 24.
New York Law School Law Review held its Annual Benefit Banquet on April 30.