Meet Our Volume 28 Executive Production Editor: Greg Mikhanjian

Hello there! My name is Gregory Mikhanjian and I have the honor of serving as the Chapman Law Review’s 2024-2025 Executive Program Editor. My primary responsibility as EPE is to organize the annual symposium. I chose the theme of “looted art” because of my recent exposure to and work in the field. During my 1L year, I read a book titled “The Missing Pages,” which chronicled the story of the Canon Tables of the Zeytun Gospels. This medieval Armenian work of art was looted during the Armenian genocide and then sold to the Getty Museum. The Western Prelacy of the Armenian Church sued the Getty, and the parties eventually settled in 2015. As a descendant of an Armenian genocide survivor and law student, this book fascinated me. Then, during my 1L summer, I had the opportunity to work with UCLA’s Promise Institute on the Armenian Genocide Looted Art Research Project (AGLARP) as a researcher. I worked with both law and history students to catalog pieces of Armenian art throughout the United States. When the time came to pick a symposium topic, the choice was clear. Restitution of looted art remains a viable pathway for victimized communities to achieve justice. Pursuing art restitution is often a complicated and arduous process. But, in attending this year’s symposium, I hope my fellow peers and the broader legal community will have a better understanding of this truly intriguing issue.