The Annual Meeting will be held in-person in Washington, D.C. ALI members attending the event will be able to speak from the floor of the ballroom and vote on draft approvals and other motions. The Annual Meeting will also be livestreamed with video and audio only; the livestream will not be interactive.
Annual Meeting events and project sessions will take place at The Ritz-Carlton, located at: 1150 22nd Street, NW Washington, DC 20037, unless otherwise specified.
Times may change during the meeting. Sessions may begin or end earlier or later than shown on the agenda.
TENTATIVE AGENDA, Subject to change
Updated 4/11/2022
Sunday, May 15
- 2:30-3:45 p.m.
- Special Program on the U.S. Supreme Court, Moderated by Leondra Kruger.
Featuring Paul D. Clement and Seth P. Waxman - 4:00-6:00 p.m.
- ALI CLE Ethics Program on Emerging Technologies, Moderated by
Neil B. Cohen. Featuring Sarah Dodds-Brown, Sarah Hammer, Teresa Harmon, and Steve Weise - 7:00-9:00 p.m.
- Welcome Reception for New Members and First-Time Attendees (Sequoia Restaurant) Closed event - invitees only
- 6:30-9:00 p.m.
- Council Reception (Hotel Washington) Closed event - Council only
Monday, May 16
- 8:30 a.m.
- Opening Session
- Call to order and report by the President
- Report of the Director
- Report of the Treasurer
- Report of the Membership Committee
- Report of the Nominating Committee (including election of Council members)
- 9:00 a.m.
- Children and the Law
- 10:30 a.m.
- Copyright
- 12:00 p.m.
- Lunch Break
- 1:30 p.m.
- Student Sexual Misconduct: Procedural Frameworks for Colleges and Universities
- 4:30 p.m.
- Conflict of Laws
- 6:00 p.m.
- Adjournment
- 7:00-9:30 p.m.
- Members Reception and Buffet (District Pier at The Wharf, Transportation will be provided.)
Tuesday, May 17
- 8:15 a.m.
- Presentation of Distinguished Service Award to Steven O. Weise
- 8:30 a.m.
- Consumer Contracts
- 12:15 p.m.
- Lunch Break
- 1:45 p.m.
- MPC: Sexual Assault and Related Offenses
- 4:30 p.m.
- Corporate Governance (part one)
- 5:15 p.m.
- Adjournment
- 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
- Annual Reception and Dinner
Friendly Medal Presented to: U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland
Medal Presented by: Judge Raymond J. Lohier, Jr., of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
In addition to the presentation of the Henry J. Friendly Medal to Attorney General Garland, the Annual Dinner will feature an after-dinner keynote discussion between ALI Council member John Bellinger and Diane Orentlicher about the international and domestic law issues relating to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Wednesday, May 18
- 8:30 a.m.
- ALI Early Career Scholars Program: Presentation by David Pozen
- 8:45 a.m.
- Corporate Governance (part two)
- 9:30 a.m.
- Policing
- 11:00 a.m.
- Property
- Noon
- UCC and Emerging Technologies
- 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
- Members Luncheon: Honoring New 25-Year and 50-Year Members
Speaker: Kim J. Askew - 2:30 p.m.
- Torts: Concluding Provisions
- 4:30 p.m.
- Torts: Remedies
- 6:00 p.m.
- Adjournment