Blank Rome partner Christina Manfredi McKinley will serve as a panelist at the Federal Bar Association’s (“FBA”) 2026 Annual Meeting & Convention, being held September 18 through 19, 2026, in Richmond, Virginia.

Christina’s session, “What’s the State of the Administrative State? A Retrospective on the Impacts of the Supreme Court’s October 2023 Term,” will take place on Friday, September 18, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. 

About the Session

Administrative law is experiencing a revolution unlike anything in living memory, largely thanks to a trio of recent decisions issued by the United States Supreme Court: Loper Bright Enterprises, et al. v. Raimondo; Corner Post, Inc. v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; and Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy, et al. The program will explore the history of the administrative state and the leadup to the Supreme Court’s October 2023 Term; conduct a deep dive into the Court’s Loper Bright, Corner Post, and Jarkesy decisions; and reflect on how courts and agencies have applied those decisions since they made headlines almost two years ago.

Panelists:

  • Moderator: Graham Bryant, Counsel, Troutman Pepper Locke
  • Keith Coyle, Chief Counsel, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”), U.S. Department of Transportation
  • Prof. Craig Green, Steven M. Goldstein Professor of Law, Florida State University College of Law
  • Hon. Thomas Griffith, Special Counsel, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
  • Christina Manfredi McKinley, Partner, Blank Rome LLP

Other sessions include:

  • Citizenship on Trial
  • Behind the Corporate Curtain: In-House Counsel Perspective on Federal Litigation, Outside Counsel Management, and Emerging Issues in an Era of Rapid Change
  • Optional Technology. Mandatory Integrity. Ethical Responsibilities of the Federal Bar in the Age of AI
  • A View from the Commonwealth: Virginia’s Solicitors General in Federal Court
  • Litigation in the “Rocket Docket”—A Discussion with Judges from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

For more information and to register, please visit the event webpage.