NEWS & EVENTS
Events
- Fighting the Mafia in Italy and Beyond, 08/31 The Girard-diCarlo Center welcomes Felice Piemontese, PhD, attorney at law at Nexum Legal STA and research fellow at the University of Foggia, Italy, to discuss legal responses to organized crime in Italy. As part of the event, Piemontese will provide an overview of a scholarship opportunity to spend a week in Italy learning about the legal framework, institutions and people combating organized crime today.
- Oversight and Reform in Norwegian Corrections: Perspectives from the Field, 09/10 Stian Estenstad leads both the Norwegian Red Cross's Visitor Service and the Network After Imprisonment, which he created in 2004 after serving as a prison officer in the Norwegian Correctional Service. He'll join us for a conversation about Norwegian prison oversight and reform. This event is presented by the David F. and Constance B. Girard-diCarlo Center for Ethics, Integrity and Compliance.
- Constitution Day 2026: How Should We Interpret the Constitution? The Role of History and Tradition, 09/17 The Eleanor H. McCullen Center for Law, Religion and Public Policy welcomes Hon. Paul B. Matey, judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and Marc O. DeGirolami, co-director of the Center for Law and the Human Person and St. John Henry Newman Professor of Law at the Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law for a discussion about DeGirolami's recent book, "The Constitution of Practice: On Law and Tradition."
- 15th Annual Building Pathways to Law School Leadership Workshop, 09/18-09/19 Since 2018, Villanova Law and Seattle University School of Law have partnered for the “Building Pathways to Law School Leadership Workshop.” The two-day workshop is designed to encourage and assist interested individuals in pursuing deanships and other leadership positions and will feature sessions led by law school deans from around the country.
News
- David Worby ’76 Reflects on Decades-Long Career and Historic 9/11 Case David Worby ’76 spent more than 40 years working as a trial lawyer, with specialties ranging from personal injury to contracts to business disputes to zoning. Among his proudest achievements is representing over 10,000 rescue workers affected by toxic exposure during post-9/11 cleanup.
- Welcome, Class of 2029 The class of 2029, hailing from 27 states and five countries outside the US, has recently begun their law school journey. They bring diverse backgrounds and impressive academic credentials from more than 100 undergraduate institutions.
- Villanova Law Welcomes New Faculty and Community Members for 2026-27 Academic Year Mark C. Alexander, the Arthur J. Kania Dean of Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law, is pleased to welcome new faculty, visiting professors and community members for the 2026-27 academic year.
- Villanova Law Alumni Honored by Judge Advocates Association Colonel Elizabeth Hernandez ’04 and Captain Andrew Moore ’16 were honored at this year's annual Judge Advocates Association and Judge Advocates Foundation Awards Dinner in Arlington, Va.