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

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IRS Changes Audit Practice That Discriminated Against Black Taxpayers

October 27, 2023

Prof. Bearer-Friend's scholarship and advocacy have been instrumental in getting the IRS to alter its practices that discriminate against Black taxpayers.

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L.A. County wanted to help small businesses. Then the scams started

October 25, 2023

"There are two explanations, and that is either just gross incompetence, or there's somebody in on it," said Associate Dean Jessica Tillipman.

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The Doomed Quest for Individual Privacy

October 23, 2023

Professor Daniel J. Solove argues that relying primarily on rights to protect privacy will fail to empower individuals or counter societal harms.


In the News

"SAP Wins Early Legal Victory in Antitrust Dispute with Celonis."

Bloomberg quoted William Kovacic on a relatively new theory of market harm in this case.

"Tempe weighs changing rules for holding events, raising 1st Amendment concerns"

The Arizona Republic quoted Mary Anne Franks explaining, "First Amendment doctrine typically opposes pre-approval requirements to engage in expressive activity.”

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