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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

Karen Brown

GW Law Professor Karen Brown to Receive AALS Lifetime Achievement Award

December 9, 2025

GW Law Professor Law Karen Brown will receive the lifetime achievement award at the Association of American Law Schools’ Annual Meeting.

Dayna Bowen Matthew

GW Law Dean Dayna Bowen Matthew Featured on Status Check with Spivey Podcast

November 20, 2025

GW Law Dean Dayna Bowen Matthew spoke with Mike Spivey on the Status Check with Spivey podcast.

International Law Dean Rosa Celorio concludes work on Caribbean Court of Justice

November 19, 2025

Dean Celorio served as an Independent Expert before the Caribbean Court of Justice.


In the News

"Under Operation Lone Star, Texas State Police more than Doubled Their Drone Fleet”

The Texas Observer quoted Andrew Ferguson on the Texas State Police’s use of drones.

"Go zone — New York is building, baby, building."

Financial Times quoted Sara Bronin on the positive impacts of zoning.

"High Court Greenlights Racial Gerrymandering, by Alan B. Morrison."

Alan Morrison authored this piece for the Yale Journal on Regulation.

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