Event details
July 13 – 15, 2026
Chicago, IL

Event summary

The National LGBTQ+ Bar Association’s annual Lavender Law Conference and Career Fair was designed to foster a sense of community and inclusion for LGBTQ+ candidates within the legal profession’s recruiting efforts. Candidates who participated in the fair were able to speak directly with LGBTQ+-friendly recruiters from law firms, government agencies, LGBTQ+ rights organizations and corporate legal departments.

 

Featured agenda item

Wednesday, July 15 // 3:30 – 4:45 pm

Sue, Set Aside and Win: Using Arbitrary & Capricious Review and Vacatur to Challenge Federal Agency Actions

Cooley partner Ray Tolentino spoke on this panel, which covered how federal agencies were playing an increasingly central role in shaping LGBTQ+ rights—and how the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) was often the most powerful tool for challenging unlawful agency action. The panel provided litigators with practical strategies for bringing and winning APA challenges, with a focus on arbitrary and capricious review, vacatur as a remedy, and advanced litigation considerations. Panelists examined how recent Supreme Court decisions had reshaped the APA landscape and grounded the discussion in real‑world challenges to healthcare policies, grant terminations and executive actions affecting LGBTQ+ communities.

For more information, please email Crystal Tong.

 

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