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Gemma Donofrio is a Climenko Fellow and Lecturer at Harvard Law School, focusing her research on reproductive rights justice and public/private law. Her current project examines selective pronatalism and tort law, emphasizing the conceptualization of harm in relation to reproductive autonomy. Donofrio's scholarship has been published in reputable journals including the Virginia Law Review Online, North Carolina Law Review, and NYU Review of Law & Social Change. Before transitioning to academia, she worked as a civil rights lawyer at Relman Colfax PLLC and previously at Latham & Watkins. Donofrio began her legal career as a law clerk for the Honorable David O. Carter in the Central District of California. In her law school years, she managed a domestic violence drop-in center and worked on anti-poverty policy advocacy, further solidifying her commitment to social justice.
Harvard Law School • Cambridge, MA
Teaching and conducting research on legal topics related to reproductive rights.
Relman Colfax PLLC • Washington, D.C.
Practicing civil rights law with a focus on discrimination and justice issues.
Latham & Watkins • Los Angeles, CA
Worked on complex legal cases in corporate law.
Hon. David O. Carter, Central District of California • Los Angeles, CA
Assisted in legal research and draft opinions for the federal court.
Applied for under 'Department of Law', 'Department of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law', 'Department of Constitutional Law', 'Department of Japanese Legal Studies', and 'Department of Human Rights'.