How best to safeguard the environment for ourselves and future generations has become one of the defining questions of the early 21st century. With nationally renowned scholars and many leading experts, initiatives including the Emmett Environmental Law and Policy Clinic and the Environmental and Energy Law Program, and many courses to choose from, Harvard Law School is on the cutting edge of this vital area of law, regulation, and jurisprudence.
From Harvard Law Today
Faculty
HLS Professors
-
Maureen Brady
Louis D. Brandeis Professor of Law
-
Jody Freeman
Archibald Cox Professor of Law
-
Jacob Gersen
Sidley Austin Professor of Law
-
John C. Goldberg
Morgan and Helen Chu Dean and Professor of Law
-
Jon D. Hanson
Alan A. Stone Professor of Law
-
Richard J. Lazarus
Charles Stebbins Fairchild Professor of Law
-
Jill Lepore
Professor of Law
-
Steven M. Shavell
Samuel R. Rosenthal Professor of Law and Economics
-
Kristen A. Stilt
Professor of Law
-
Cass R. Sunstein
Robert Walmsley University Professor
Visiting Professors & Lecturers
-
Robert T. Anderson
Oneida Indian Nation Visiting Professor of Law
-
Sam Bookman
Lecturer on Law
-
Hannah Carrese
Climenko Fellow and Lecturer on Law
-
Trevor Findley
Lecturer on Law
-
Mary Hollingsworth
Visiting Assistant Clinical Professor of Law
-
Sheila S. Jasanoff
Harvard University Affiliated Professor
-
James Kraska
Visiting Professor of Law and John Harvey Gregory Lecturer on World Organization
-
Andrew Mergen
Emmett Visiting Assistant Clinical Professor of Law in Environmental Law
-
Anne Orford
Visiting Professor of Law and John Harvey Gregory Lecturer on World Organization
-
Hannah Perls
Lecturer on Law
-
Ari Peskoe
Lecturer on Law
-
Carlos Portugal Gouvea
Visiting Professor of Law
-
James E. Salzman
Jeremiah Smith, Jr. Visiting Professor of Law
-
Philippe Sands
Visiting Professor of Law
-
Nana Sarian
Lecturer on Law
-
Patrice Simms
Visiting Professor of Law
Clinics
Research Programs and Centers
Related Courses
| Course | Term | Instructor(s) |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian Law | Spring 2026 Course | Robert Anderson |
| Animal Law | Spring 2026 Course | Kristen Stilt |
| Animal Law & Policy Clinic | Fall 2025 Clinic | Mary Hollingsworth |
| Animal Law & Policy Clinic | Spring 2026 Clinic | Mary Hollingsworth |
| Animal Law & Policy Clinical Seminar | Fall 2025 Seminar | Mary Hollingsworth |
| Animal Law & Policy Clinical Seminar | Spring 2026 Seminar | Mary Hollingsworth |
| Behavioral Economics, Law and Public Policy | Spring 2026 Seminar | Cass Sunstein |
| Beyond “Economic Growth”: Practice, Theory, and Potential | Spring 2026 Seminar | Lucie White |
| Business and Human Rights | Spring 2026 Seminar | Tyler Giannini |
| Climate Change and the Politics of International Law | Spring 2026 Course | Anne Orford |