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