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Smith Futrell, an expert in criminal law and mass incarceration, joins the Columbia Law School faculty to lead a new clinic focused on post-conviction and reentry advocacy.

Columbia Law School faculty contribute opinion pieces to an array of media outlets on topics ranging from antitrust, financial regulation, and national security to human rights law, corporate law, and the future of democracy.
 

The federal prosecutor who revealed a fraud scheme in elite college admissions now pursues his entrepreneurial dream of founding a law firm.

The expert on evidence joins the Columbia Law School faculty as a professor of law.

Andrew Markquart ’12 investigates criminal convictions for miscarriages of justice as the head of the newly created Conviction Integrity Unit of the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office in Minneapolis.

An expert in criminal justice policy and a recipient of Columbia Law’s 2025 Medal for Excellence, Glazer has devoted her career to the city she calls home. 

Understanding the effects of trauma is critical to providing representation, says the Clinical Professor of Law.

Students praise Funk for his enthusiasm, intellect, and compassion. He will receive the honor, which is awarded annually by the Columbia Law graduating class, and speak at graduation on May 15.

A prosecutor, classicist, and Marine veteran, the Manhattan assistant district attorney has set himself the herculean task of cleaning up the trade in stolen antiquities. 

For nearly two decades, Hunt was an unsung power player in Washington. Then he was thrust into the limelight by the Mueller report on Russian interference in the 2016 election and, more recently, by the House Select Committee’s investigation of the January 6 attack on the Capitol.