Dr. Douglas Kysar

Biography

Douglas Kysar is the Joseph M. Field ’55 Professor of Law at Yale Law School and the faculty director of the Law, Environment, Animals Program. His primary teaching and research areas include torts, animal law, environmental law, climate change, products liability, and risk regulation. He has a distinguished academic background, having graduated summa cum laude with a B.A. from Indiana University in 1995 and magna cum laude with a J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1998. Kysar previously served on the faculty at Cornell Law School and has contributed significantly to the discourse surrounding climate liability and environmental policy. He has co-authored numerous studies, including a noteworthy analysis of the implications of ephemeral streams for U.S. water quality, which addressed how changes in legislation could impact federal pollution regulations. Kysar is also recognized for his commitment to teaching excellence, having won multiple teaching awards in the EMBA program focused on sustainability.

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