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A Life of Ideas: Celebrating C. Boyden Gray
September 6, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Join us for an engaging afternoon at the Third Annual Gray Lecture on the Administrative State, featuring former White House General Counsel Donald F. McGahn II.
Agenda:
12:00 – 12:45 PM Registration & Lunch
12:45 – 12:50 PM Welcome & Introduction
12:50 – 2:00 PM Panel 1: Boyden Gray on Regulatory Reform
- Susan Dudley, Former OIRA Administrator; Founder & Senior Scholar, George Washington Unversity’s Regulatory Studies Center & Distinguished Professor of Practice
- Judge Douglas Ginsburg, Former OIRA Administrator; Senior Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; Professor of Law, Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University
- Sally Katzen, Former OIRA Administrator; Professor of Practice and Distinguished Scholar in Residence; New York University School of Law
- Moderated by: Adam Gustafson, Former Partner, Boyden Gray & Associates PLLC; Senior Counsel for Environmental and Regulatory Affairs at Boeing
2:00 – 2:10 PM Break
2:10 – 3:15 PM Panel 2: Boyden Gray on Constitutional Law
- Introduction: Helgi Walker, Partner, Gibson Dunn LLP; Former Law Clerk to Justice Clarence Thomas; Former Associate White House Counsel and Special Assistant to the President
- Reginald J. Brown, Partner, Kirkland & Ellis LLP; Former Associate White House Counsel and Special Assistant to the President
- Ronald A. Cass, Dean Emeritus, Boston University School of Law; President, Cass & Associates, PC; Distinguished Senior Fellow, The C. Boyden Gray Center for the Study of the Administrative State
- Adam White, Executive Director, The C. Boyden Gray Center for the Study of the Administrative State; Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute
- Moderated by: Judge Neomi Rao, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; Former OIRA Administrator
3:15 – 3:30 PM Break
3:30 – 4:15 PM The Third Annual C. Boyden Gray Lecture on the Administrative State
- Donald McGahn, Former White House Counsel; Partner, Jones Day
4:15 – 5:00 PM Reception
Event Details:
- Date: Friday, September 6th
- Time: 12:00 – 5:00 PM
- Location: The Hay-Adams Hotel, Washington DC
Join Boyden’s friends—colleagues, protégés, admirers, and more—as we remember his work and celebrate his life.