Dave Owen
Harry Sunderland '61 Professor of Law · UC Hastings College of the Law
Contacts: owendave@uchastings.edu / 415-703-8285 / Office 368-200
Environmental Law Natural Resources Law Water Law Administrative Law Water Resource Management
David Takacs
Professor of Law, Harry & Lillian Hastings Research Chair · UC Hastings College of the Law
Contacts: takacsd@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4845 / Office 329-200
Climate Change Law Environmental Law Earth Systems Science Biodiversity Law International Environmental Law
Michael Vandenbergh
Professor of Law · Vanderbilt University
Expert in environmental law and how private industry can help slow climate change.
Environmental Law Corporate Environmental Behavior Carbon Emissions Organizational Culture Climate Change Research
Kim Logue Ortega
Associate Vice President · J.S. Held LLC
ESG Strategist | Environmental Risk & Compliance Expert | Environmental Management Systems Advisor
Environmental Compliance Risk Identification & Management Agency Interface Environmental Auditing Independent Monitorship
Dayna Nadine Scott
Associate Professor · Osgoode Hall Law School of York University
Dr.Dayna Scott works in the areas of environmental law and policy; critical risk theory; environmental justice; and trade and globalization.
Environmental Law and Justice Gender and Environmental Health Toxic Substances Regulation Feminist Theory of the Body Pollution
Oliver Thomas (Tom) Weihmayr
General Manager · Green Energy Dynamics Corporation
Experienced, candid and comfortable speaker that motivates and informs today's leaders
Mercury Contamination of Our Potable Water Sources International Conflict Resolution
Jeremy Orr
Director of Litigation and Advocacy Partnerships for Earthjustice and Adjunct Professor · Michigan State University
Jeremy Orr's legal career has focused on drinking water and source water protection issues.
Environmental Law EPA Environmental Justice Climate Justice Source Water Protection Issues
Michael Mendez
Assistant Professor of Urban Planning and Public Policy · UC Irvine
Michael Mendez has experience in the public and private sectors, where he consulted and actively engaged in the policymaking process.
Global climate change policy Environmental Planning Public Policy Legislative Relations Climate Change
Jeremy Firestone
Professor, Marine Science and Policy · University of Delaware
Prof. Firestone's major research focus is renewable energy transition.
Energy Justice Wind Power Climate Change Policy Renewable Energy Transition Renewable Energy
Eric Kirby
Assistant Professor of Management and Business Law · Southern Utah University
Specializing in management, leadership, generational nuances (Gen Z), student success strategies, business law, and student retention
Student Retention in Higher Education Employee Development and Retention Management Generation Z Leadership
John Peiserich, Esq.
Executive Vice President | Environmental, Health & Safety Practice Lead · J.S. Held LLC
Environmental Risk & Compliance Expert | Independent Monitor - EPA Suspension & Debarment Program | Public Policy Advisor
Environmental Risk & Compliance Oil & Gas Products Liability & Mass Torts Toxic Torts Natural Resources
Amy L. Stein
Professor · University of Florida
Amy L. Stein's scholarship explores the intersection of energy, emerging technology and environmental law.
Renewable Energy Law Sustainability and Generative AI Sustainability Renewable Energy Environmental Law
Mylany David
Partner · Dentons Canada LLP
One-to-watch leader in renewable energy & real estate law, with expertise in the hot topics of wind farm development & strategic financing.
Mergers & Acquisitions Cleantech & Environmental Law Leasing and Real Estate Law Public-Private Partnerships Land Use Planning
Brian E. Gray
Emeritus Professor of Law · UC Hastings College of the Law
Contact: 415.565.4719 / grayb@uchastings.edu
Property Rights and the Constitution Public Lands and Natural Resources Management Environmental Law Water Resources Management Endangered Species
Allison Burdette
Professor in the Practice of Business Law · Emory University, Goizueta Business School
Burdette strives to give the students powerful knowledge about our legal system
Business and Environmental Law
John Leshy
Emeritus Harry D. Sunderland Distinguished Professor of Real Property Law · UC Hastings College of the Law
Contacts: leshyj@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4726 / Office 382-200
Real Property Law State and Federal Constitutional Law Natural Resources Law Public Land Law Water Law
Andrea Quaranta
Environmental risk and crisis manager · Natura Giuridica di Andrea Quaranta
Environmental risk manager, AD di Natura Giuridica, environmental risk and crisis management
Blogging Italian Environmental Services Waste Management Environmental Risk and Crisis Management
Mark Axelrod
Associate Professor · Michigan State University
Mark Axelrod's teaching and research center around international and comparative environmental governance, with a focus on justice outcomes.
Environmental Policy Environmental Justice
David Favre
Professor of law and The Nancy Heathcote Professor of Property and Animal Law · Michigan State University
An expert in animal within property, family and criminal law, as well as wildlife and international animal issues.
International Animal Issues Animal Ethics Animal Rights Animal Welfare Animal Cruelty
Joseph W.L. Griffiths
Litigator · Flaherty Dow Elliott & McCarthy
Litigator at Flaherty Dow Elliott & McCarthy Litigation Counsel
Litigation Medical Malpractice Personal Injury Liability Commercial Litigation