The Firm proudly hosts and sponsors the Women’s Bar Association of DC’s panel event: Law, Leadership, and Higher-Education: A Conversation With the General Counsels of American, Catholic, Georgetown and George Washington Universities. Panelists include Traevena Byrd, General Counsel of American University, Nancy O’Connor, General Counsel of Catholic University, Beth Nolan, Senior Vice President and General Counsel of The George Washington University and Lisa Brown, General Counsel of Georgetown University. Laura Beckerman, Counsel of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, will moderate the discussion. The focus of the panel is University leadership, career paths and what General Counsel look for when recruiting.