energy and environmental law program

Founded at the start of the modern environmental law era, GW Law’s program in Energy and Environmental Law remains innovative and original. With more than 40 years of experience educating lawyers in the field, the program is poised to provide the next generation of environmental and energy lawyers with the theory and hands-on skills to address global challenges in the field, including climate change, fisheries depletion, air pollution, water scarcity, and the development of new sources of energy.

A vital part of the GW Law experience stems from our unparalleled location in the heart of Washington, D.C., across the street from the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank; two blocks from internationally known law firms on K Street; three blocks from the U.S. Department of State; and a subway ride away from the Environmental Protection Agency, the Supreme Court, and a host of nongovernmental and policy agencies. Through GW’s Field Placement Program, our students routinely undertake externships for academic credit at these institutions.

1970GW’S ENVIRONMENTAL LAW PROGRAM WAS FOUNDED

30+COURSES IN ENVIRONMENTAL

AND ENERGY LAW

4LLM DEGREE PROGRAMS

IN THE FIELD

1JOURNAL DEDICATED

TO THE FIELD

FACULTY HIGHLIGHTS

Steve Charnovitz: prepared a study on the Trans-Pacific

Partnership for Democrats on the U.S. House Ways and

Means Committee

Robert L. Glicksman: Recent publication: “Presidential and

Judicial Politics in Environmental Litigation,” Arizona State

Law Journal (2018) with David Adelman

Emily Hammond: Recent publication: “Linking Legal

Framework Design and Risk Theory to Consumer

Acceptance of the Smart Grid,” in Smart Grid Law

and Policy (2017) with Joel B. Eisen

Sean Murphy: Member, United Nations International Law

Commission. Recent publication: U.S. Foreign Relations

Law: Cases, Materials and Practice Exercises (co-editor

with Edward T. Swaine et al. eds., 5th ed., 2017)

Lee Paddock: LLM Program Director; Recent publication:

Innovation in Energy Law and Technology: Dynamic

Solutions for Energy Transitions (et al., eds., 2018)

Richard Pierce, Jr.: Recent publication: “The Future of

Administrative Law, DOJ/ENRD Symposium on the Future

of Environmental Law,” Environmental Law Report News

& Analysis (2017)

Dinah Shelton (Emeritus): Recipient, Center for

International Environmental Law’s 2016 International

Environmental Law Award

Jonathan Turley: recently featured in numerous media

outlets, including Fox News, The Hill, Financial Times,

Washington Post, Salt Lake Tribune, Boston Globe,

Newsweek, and The Wall Street Journal

ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL LAW PROGRAM

www.law.gwu.edu/environmental-energy-law

ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL LAW

Air Pollution Control

Atomic Energy Law

Energy and the Environment

Energy Law and Regulation

Energy Law Seminar

Environment and Energy Policy Practicum

Environmental Law Seminar

Environmental Negotiations

International Climate Change Law

International Project Finance

Natural Resources Law

Oil and Gas Law

Regulation of Toxic Substances Risk

Thesis

Trade and Sustainable Development

Water Pollution Control

ENVIRONMENTAL LAW

Advanced International Trade Law


Animal Law Seminar

Atomic Energy Law

Coastal, Navigation, and Wetlands Resource Law

Control of Solid and Hazardous Wastes (RCRA & CERCLA)

Energy and the Environment

Energy Law and Regulation

Energy Law Seminar


Environmental and Toxic Torts

Environmental Crimes

Environmental Crimes Project

Environmental Issues in Business Transactions

Environmental Law

Environmental Law Clinic


Environmental Lawyering

Environmental Negotiations

Federal Facilities Environmental Law Issues

Graduate Environmental Placement

International Project Finance Law

Land Use Law

Human Rights and Environmental Protection


International Environmental Law

International Trade Law

Natural Resources Law

Oil and Gas Law

Regulation of Toxic Substances Risk

Sustainable Communities Law and Policy Seminar

Thesis



Wildlife and Ecosystems Law

GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL LAW



Formation of Government Contracts

Government Contracts Cost and Pricing

Performance of Government Contracts

Thesis


INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW

Advanced International Trade Law




Environmental Law


Human Rights and Environmental Protection

International Business Transactions


International Environmental Law

International Law

International Organizations

International Trade Law

Law of the Sea

Thesis



COURSES RELATED TO ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL LAW

Administrative Law

Admiralty

Food and Drug Law

Formation of Government Contracts

Genetics and the Law

International Dispute Resolution

Legislative Analysis and Drafting

Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution

Performance of Government Contracts

STUDY-ABROAD PROGRAM

GW-University of Groningen Student Exchange Program

OTHER INITIATIVES

Sustainable Energy Initiative

OTHER ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES

Environmental Law Advocacy Center

J.B. and Maurice C. Shapiro Environmental Law Clinic

J.B and Maurice C. Shapiro Environmental Law Symposium (annual)

Jamie Grodsky Prize for Environmental Law Scholarship

Field Placement

STUDENT-EDITED JOURNAL

George Washington Journal of Energy and Environmental Law

SPECIALIZED STUDENT ORGANIZATION

Environmental Law Association

www.law.gwu.edu/environmental-energy-law

JD AND LLM PROGRAMSWith its broad curriculum and in-depth exploration of concentrations within energy and environmental law, GW’s program fosters student expertise. All courses are open to both JD and LLM students. Below is a sample of courses available.

For more in-depth listings of courses and program information, please visit our website at www.law.gwu.edu/environmental-energy-law.

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