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Faculty

GW Law faculty members are scholars and practitioners with strong reputations in the legal community.

Our faculty members are among the most cited law faculty in the nation, appearing in print, online, and on-air, in world-renowned media outlets. But first and foremost, each faculty member is devoted to teaching.


Faculty News

Sir Michael Wood gives the 2026 Brand Manatt lecture

GW Law Hosts 2026 Brand-Manatt Lecture and Law Review Symposium

October 20, 2026

The International and Comparative Law Program hosted its annual Brand-Manatt Lecture in conjunction with The George Washington Law Review's annual symposium.

The Jacob Burns Community Legal Clinics sign

GW Law Student Attorneys Successfully Help 72-Year-Old Client Avoid Deportation

October 15, 2026

Student attorneys in the Immigration Clinic at GW Law helped a 72-year-old client avoid deportation by obtaining a writ of coram vobis, which vacated shoplifting convictions from over a decade ago.

Lerner Family Associate Dean Matt Nosanchuk gives the Swope Lecture at the University of Puget Sound.

Lerner Family Associate Dean Matt Nosanchuk Gives Swope Endowed Lecture

October 13, 2026

The Swope Endowed Lecture brings academics to the University of Puget Sound to present on ethics, religion, faith, and values.

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Scholarly Work

Our faculty are leading scholars and practitioners—experts whose experience and passion for teaching shape the study and practice of law. Learn more about publications and other work written by our faculty.

Daniel J. Solove
Breached!: Why Data Security Law Fails and How to Improve It

Rosa Celorio
Women and International Human Rights in Modern Times: A Contemporary Casebook 

Dayna Bowen Matthew
Just Health: Treating Structural Racism to Heal America

Catherine J. Ross
A Right to Lie? Presidents, Other Liars, and the First Amendment

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Faculty Books