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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

Barak Richman

GW Law Professor Barak Richman Selected to Participate on North Carolina Health Care Cost Commission

August 12, 2026

Professor Richman has been selected to serve as the facilitator for a recently created Healthcare Cost Commission for the state of North Carolina.

Lisa Schenck and Gregory E. Maggs

GW Law Now Has Two Chief Judges Teaching in the National Security Law Program

August 10, 2026

Gregory E. Maggs, an adjunct professor at GW Law, recently joined Associate Dean Lisa Schenck as a chief judge in the U.S. military justice system.

A screengrab from an episode of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver featuring an image of the cover of Professor Andrew Guthrie Ferguson's book, Your Data Will Be Used Against You.

Last Week Tonight With John Oliver Features Book Authored by GW Law Professor

Oliver Cited ‘Your Data Will Be Used Against You’ by Professor Andrew Guthrie Ferguson

August 4, 2026

Oliver cited Professor Ferguson’s book in the August 2 episode about police surveillance technology.


In the News

"Legal scholars: SCOTUS should reject Big Oil’s arguments to escape trial in Colorado"

The Center for Climate Integrity quoted Robert Glicksman on Suncor v. Boulder.

"A lot on the ballot"

Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette mentioned Jonathan Turley in an article.

"Rare Patent Defense Tests How Far Patent Claim Language Reaches"

Bloomberg Law quoted Christopher Cotropia in this article about recent jury verdicts in patent cases.

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

Additional Faculty Scholarship News

Faculty Books