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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

Sean Murphy

GW Law Professor Sean Murphy Gives Gaillard Lecture at Harvard Law

October 5, 2026

Professor Murphy, the Manatt/Ahn Professor of International Law, gave the annual Gaillard Lecture at Harvard Law School.

A panel speaks in the Burns Moot Courtroom about national security careers in law firms.

GW Law Hosts Panel on National Security Careers in Law Firms

October 5, 2026

The National Security Law Program and the NSLSA hosted a “National Security Careers in Law Firms” panel in the Burns Moot Courtroom on September 23.

Andrew Guthrie Ferguson presents at the International Monetary Fund

GW Law Professor Andrew Guthrie Ferguson Presents at International Monetary Fund

October 1, 2026

Professor Ferguson was the guest speaker at a session titled “Living at the Edge of Surveillance: What Your Devices - and Others - Know About You.”


In the News

"Guns, voting and immigration on deck for Supreme Court"

CQ Roll Call quoted Robert Cottrol, Renee Lerner, and Alan Morrison on upcoming Supreme Court cases.

"A police search using Flock was a form of ‘mass surveillance,’ judge rules"

The Washington Post quoted Andrew Guthrie Ferguson about Flock cameras.

"Why a former FTC chairman is offering Canadians optimism despite Trump’s economic coercion"

The Globe and Mail quoted William Kovacic in an article.

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