Law School Events

Neha Jain is the Deputy Director of the Northwestern Buffett Institute for Global Affairs and Professor of Law at the Pritzker School of Law. She was recruited to Northwestern in 2023 from the European University Institute, where she served both as Professor of Public International Law and Co-Director of the Academy of European Law.

Saira Mohamed is a professor of law at the University of California, Berkeley, where she specializes in criminal law and human rights. Her research examines the meanings of responsibility and culpability in situations of armed conflict and mass atrocity.

Shalanda H. Baker is the University of Michigan’s first vice provost for sustainability and climate action. She joined the university after serving as the Director of the Office of Energy Justice and Equity at the U.S. Department of Energy. 

J. Benton Heath is an Associate Professor at Temple University, specializing in international trade, investment law, and global health. Professor Heath’s primary research interests include international trade, investment law, dispute resolution, global health, administrative law, public international law, and the national security dimensions of trade and investment.

Riyaz Kanji is a founding member of Kanji & Katzen, and he is the Directing Attorney for the Ann Arbor office, representing Native American Tribes in fields spanning treaty rights, sovereignty protection, taxation and regulation, land claims and land use, reservation boundaries, gaming and economic development, and environmental protection.

Patrice Simms is the Vice President for Healthy Communities. He is based in Washington, DC. A leading environmental attorney and legal scholar, Patrice began his career as an attorney in the US Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of General Counsel, and later served as a counsel to EPA’s Environmental Appeals Board and as a Senior Attorney with the Natural Resources Defense Council. 

Alyssa Johl is the Vice President and General Counsel at the Center for Climate Integrity, where she supports efforts to hold fossil fuel companies and other climate polluters accountable for the damages they have caused.