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Members of the Columbia Law School faculty are available to comment on a wide range of subjects, both on the record and for background information.

Please review our online directory below, organized by topic, to find the expert who can best address your needs. You may contact the professor directly (contact information is included with their bios on the website) or contact the Office of Public Affairs for assistance.

Please note that this list does not represent the entirety of the Columbia Law faculty. Please email us at [email protected] if you need further assistance, including queries pertaining to Columbia Law School more generally.

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TopicFaculty
Administrative LawMark Barenberg, Jessica Bulman-Pozen, Jeffrey Gordon, Philip Hamburger, Kathryn Judge, Jeremy Kessler, Lev Menand, Thomas Merrill, Gillian Metzger*
AntitrustAnu Bradford, Lina Khan*, Petros Mavroidis, Tim Wu
ArbitrationGeorge Bermann, Petros Mavroidis
Banking and Financial RegulationJohn Coffee Jr., Jeffrey Gordon, Kathryn Judge, Lev Menand, Katharina Pistor
BankruptcyJohn Coffee Jr., Ronald Mann, Edward Morrison
Campaign FinanceRichard Briffault
Capital Punishment and Death PenaltyJeffrey Fagan, Bernard Harcourt, James Liebman
Child Advocacy/Juvenile JusticeJeffrey Fagan, Philip Genty, Josh Gupta-Kagan
Chinese Law and PoliticsBenjamin Liebman
Civil Procedure and LitigationAlexandra Carter, John Coffee Jr., Suzanne Goldberg*, Olatunde Johnson, Colleen Shanahan, Susan Sturm
Civil RightsAmber Baylor, Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw, Jeffrey Fagan, Katherine Franke, Maeve Glass, Suzanne Goldberg*, Olatunde Johnson, Elora Mukherjee, Susan Sturm, Kendall Thomas
Class ActionsJohn Coffee Jr.
Climate ChangeMichael Burger, Michael Gerrard, Camille Pannu
Constitutional LawAshraf Ahmed, Kate Andrias, Mark Barenberg, Philip Bobbitt, Katherine Franke, Suzanne Goldberg*, Jamal Greene*, Philip Hamburger, Madhav Khosla, Gillian Metzger*, David Pozen, Thomas P. Schmidt, Matthew Waxman
ContractsZohar Goshen, Michael Heller, Dorothy Lund, Edward Morrison, Eric Talley
CopyrightShyamkrishna Balganesh, Mala Chatterjee, Jane Ginsburg, Philippa Loengard, Ronald Mann, Tim Wu
Corporate Law and GovernanceJohn Coffee Jr., Merritt Fox, Jeffrey Gordon, Kathryn Judge, Dorothy Lund, Lev Menand, Joshua Mitts, Edward Morrison, Eric Talley
CorruptionRichard Briffault, John Coffee Jr., Dennis Fan, Daniel Richman, Jennifer Rodgers 
Criminal Law and ProcedureAmber Baylor, John Coffee Jr., Jeffrey Fagan, Bernard Harcourt, James Liebman, Daniel Richman, Sarah Seo
CybersecurityDavid Pozen, Matthew Waxman
Data and the LawKellen Funk, Justin McCrary, Joshua Mitts, Christopher Morten, Eric Talley
Death Penalty and Capital PunishmentJeffrey Fagan, Bernard Harcourt, James Liebman
Disability LawElizabeth Emens
Economics and FinanceJagdish Bhagwati, John Coffee Jr., Merritt Fox, Talia Gillis, Jeffrey Gordon, Kathryn Judge, Lev Menand, Joshua Mitts, Edward Morrison, Katharina Pistor, Eric Talley
Education PolicyJames Liebman
Election Law and Voting RightsRichard Briffault, Olatunde Johnson
Employment and Labor LawKate Andrias, Dennis Fan, Mark Barenberg
EnergyMichael Burger, Michael Gerrard, Thomas W. Merrill, David Schizer
Environmental LawMichael Burger, Michael Gerrard, Camille Pannu
European UnionGeorge Bermann, Anu Bradford, Petros Mavroidis, Katharina Pistor
Executive CompensationJohn Coffee Jr., Jeffrey Gordon
Family LawKatherine Franke, Philip Genty, Clare Huntington, Suzanne Goldberg*, Josh Gupta-Kagan,  Carol Sanger, Jane Spinak
FederalismThomas Merrill, Jessica Bulman-Pozen, Olatunde Johnson, Gillian Metzger*, David Pozen
First AmendmentVincent Blasi, Tim Wu
Foreign PolicyPhilip Bobbitt, Michael Doyle, Monica Hakimi, Matthew Waxman
Freedom of Information ActChristopher Morten, David Pozen
Freedom of Speech and The PressVincent Blasi, Jamal Greene*, David Pozen, Tim Wu
Gender and SexualityKimberlé Williams Crenshaw, Katherine Franke, Suzanne Goldberg*, Carol Sanger, Kendall Thomas
Health Law and Policy/Health JusticeChristopher Morten
HousingOlatunde Johnson
Human RightsSarah Cleveland*, Sarah Knuckey, Colleen Shanahan
ImmigrationBernard Harcourt, Elora Mukherjee
ImpeachmentRichard Briffault, Jamal Greene*
Intellectual PropertyShyamkrishna Balganesh, Mala Chatterjee, Jane Ginsburg, Lina Khan*, Philippa Loengard, Ronald Mann, Christopher Morten, Tim Wu
International LawSarah Cleveland*, Michael Doyle, Monica Hakimi, Sarah Knuckey, Matthew Waxman
Internet/Telecommunications PolicyTim Wu
Israeli Law and PoliticsZohar Goshen, David Schizer
Juvenile Justice/Child AdvocacyJosh Gupta-Kagan,  Jeffrey Fagan, Jane Spinak
Labor and Employment LawKate Andrias, Mark Barenberg
Legal HistoryAshraf Ahmed, Mala Chatterjee, Kellen Funk, Maeve Glass, Jeremy Kessler, Christina Duffy Ponsa, Sarah Seo
MediationAlexandra Carter
Mergers and AcquisitionsJohn Coffee Jr., Jeffrey Gordon, Dorothy Lund, Eric Talley
National Security LawPhilip Bobbitt, Mala Chatterjee, Michael Doyle, Monica Hakimi, David Pozen, Matthew Waxman
Patents and TrademarksShyamkrishna Balganesh, Jane Ginsburg, Christopher Morten
Prisoners' RightsAmber Baylor, Philip Genty
PropertyShyamkrishna Balganesh, Michael Heller, Thomas Merrill
Race and Social JusticeKimberlé Williams Crenshaw, Jeffrey Fagan, Katherine Franke, Suzanne Goldberg*, Olatunde Johnson, Elora Mukherjee, Sarah Seo, Colleen Shanahan, Susan Sturm, Kendall Thomas
Religion and the LawKatherine Franke, Philip Hamburger
Reproductive RightsKatherine Franke, Suzanne Goldberg*, Carol Sanger
Securities Law and RegulationJohn Coffee Jr., Merritt Fox, Jeffrey Gordon, Zohar Goshen, Dorothy Lund, Joshua Mitts, Eric Talley
Sexuality and GenderKimberlé Williams Crenshaw, Katherine Franke, Suzanne Goldberg*, Carol Sanger, Kendall Thomas
Social MediaBernard Harcourt, Tim Wu
State and Local GovernmentRichard Briffault
Supreme Court ReformKate Andrias, Dennis Fan, Olatunde Johnson
Surveillance and PrivacyPhilip Bobbitt, Bernard Harcourt, Christopher Morten, David Pozen, Matthew Waxman, Tim Wu
Tax Law and PolicyAlex Raskolnikov, David Schizer
TradeJagdish Bhagwati, Anu Bradford, Petros Mavroidis, Katharina Pistor
United NationsSarah Cleveland*, Michael Doyle, Sarah Knuckey
War PowersPhilip Bobbitt, Matthew Waxman
White Collar CrimeJohn Coffee Jr., Daniel Richman

* –  Denotes faculty members who are currently on public service leave and may not be available for interviews

 

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