Elmer J. Schaefer Workshop Series
The Elmer J. Schaefer Workshop Series features speakers from the faculties at William & Mary and other law schools, providing them the opportunity to present their work and engage in scholarly discussion. Paper topics and formats vary widely from journal articles to book chapters. Attendance is limited to William & Mary faculty and invited guests.
Elmer J. Schaefer, Professor Emeritus, joined the Law School’s faculty in 1973 and retired in 2002. He was known as a dedicated and innovative teacher whose research focused primarily on antitrust and business regulation topics.
Fall 2026 | Spring 2027 | Previous Year
- Sept. 10: Aaron Bruhl (William & Mary)
- Sept. 17: Kelly Teaching Workshop
- Oct. 1: Adam Crews (Rutgers)
- Oct. 8: Charlie Korsmo (Case Western)
- Oct. 15: Kate Shaw (Penn)
- Oct. 29: Leslie Street (William & Mary)
- Nov. 5: Nicole Porter (William & Mary)
- Nov. 12: David Skeel (Penn)
- Nov. 17: Lee Kovarsky (Texas)
- Jan. 28: Tom Dannenbaum (Stanford)
- Feb. 11: Anna Offit (William & Mary) - Blackstone Lecture
- Feb. 18: Kelly Teaching Workshop
- Feb. 25: Jim Pfander (Northwestern) - Cutler Lecture
- Mar. 2: Robert Post (Yale)
- Mar. 4: Darrell Miller (Chicago)
- Mar. 31: Judith Resnik (Yale) - Wythe Lecture
- Apr. 8: Bruce Green (Fordham)
- Apr. 15: Avani Mehta Sood (NYU)
Fall 2025
- Aug. 28: Jill Hasday (Minnesota)
- Oct. 2: Mitu Gulati (UVA)
- Oct. 28: Ashley Deeks (UVA)
- Nov. 6: Christopher Serkin (Vanderbilt)
- Nov. 13: Renée Lerner (GW)
Spring 2026
- Feb. 4: Steve Vladeck (Georgetown) - Cutler Lecture
- Feb. 20: Justice Sonia Sotomayor (Marshall-Wythe Medallion Ceremony)
- Feb. 26: Jennifer Oliva (Indiana)
- Mar. 19: Gillian Metzger (Columbia)
- Apr. 2: Laura Heymann (William & Mary) - St. George Tucker Lecture
- Apr. 7: Sam Bagenstos (Michigan) - Wythe Lecture
- Apr. 9: Ketan Ramakrishnan (Yale)
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