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The European Alumni Reunion brings together Europe-based alumni and welcomes all graduates from the JD, LLM, and SJD programs along with those who have spent time in Ann Arbor as a lecturer, visitor, or research scholar. All Michigan Law alumni are welcome, even those based outside of Europe.

Registration will open in early April 2025. Please note that we will not offer onsite (walk-in) registration during Reunion, and the deadline to register is Friday 20 June 2025.

The European Union is in the process of changing their travel policies and requirements for visas and other documentation for both EU and non-EU citizens. For the latest information, please visit the EU’s official website about its Entry/Exit System (EES) and European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS).

As of March 2025, both the EES and ETIAS websites suggest that these new travel procedures will begin later in the year—after the Law School’s event in July—but please take care to monitor the situation and ensure you follow all necessary procedures before traveling to Berlin.

Visit the EES Website

Visit the ETIAS Website

We will take a group photo on Saturday evening. A Law School photographer may also be taking candid photos at a selection of other events over the course of the weekend. Attendance at Reunion is an acknowledgement that your image and/or images of your guest(s) may be used in future Law School communications (print, digital, and/or on our website). Should you wish to opt out of photographs or not have your children photographed, please alert the photographer and/or Law School staff. 

Yes! We encourage alumni to bring their families to the Reunion, but please note that the panels and other programming on Saturday during the day are designed for adults. Children are welcome at all other events. 

The Reunion features intellectual programming primarily targeted to adults. Children are welcome at the Friday and Saturday evening social events, as well the Sunday breakfast and outing. 

Michigan Law is not able to provide child care services or make specific recommendations for providers. 

Our cancellation/refund deadline is three weeks prior to Reunion: Friday, 20 June 2025. We will fully refund cancellations before the deadline; if you need to cancel after the deadline, please contact [email protected].

All hotel and travel cancellations are the responsibility of the alumni/guest and should be made with the vendor directly. 

If the University or the Law School determines that the Reunion must be canceled due to circumstances beyond our control, we will give refunds to all registered guests. All hotel and travel cancellations are the responsibility of the alumni/guest and should be made with the vendor directly. 

We require registration for all events with an associated cost to attend, including the evening receptions, Saturday conference, and breakfasts on Saturday and Sunday. 

Yes! Alumni who graduated within the last five years, those working in public interest law, and emeritus alumni who graduated more than 50 years ago receive 20 percent off of all paid Reunion events. Please note that these discounts do not apply to any potential outings.

Transportation will be available on Saturday between the Westin Grand Hotel (where the day’s programming is taking place) and the location of the evening reception. We will provide more information during the registration process. 

The Law School has created a list of some of the more common and popular family-friendly activities in Berlin. 

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During the registration process, you will be able to sign up for transportation from the Westin Grand Hotel to the Saturday evening event. 

The Westin offers valet parking for $36.50 USD per day. Alternatively, several public parking garages are within walking distance from the hotel:

• Parkhaus unter dem Bebelplatz (access via Behrenstraße 37)
• Parkhaus Adlon (access via Unter den Linden 77)
• Parkhaus Friedrichstadt-Passagen (access via Jägerstraße 60)

Attire is casual to business casual for all events, except for the Saturday evening event, which will be cocktail attire.

If you require special assistance, such as accessibility concerns, please contact our office directly at [email protected] 

The events at Alte Turnhalle, Westin Grand, and Wasserwerk are all accessible.