We are proud to launch a short series of articles written by our current Japanese legal trainees—bengoshi who have completed U.S. LLM programs and are now training with Winston & Strawn LLP as part of their professional development.

On March 31, 2025, the Trump administration initiated a “comprehensive review of federal contracts and grants at Harvard University and its affiliates” by the Joint Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism (Task Force) to ensure that Harvard is “in compliance with federal regulations, including its civil rights responsibilities.” Later that same day, Alan Garber, Harvard’s President, emailed a statement to the Harvard community expressing an intent to engage with the Task Force.