Professor Dr. Matthew Stephenson

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Matthew C. Stephenson is the Henry L. Shattuck Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. His teaching and research focus primarily on administrative law, legislation, regulation, anti-corruption law, and the political economy of public law. His academic work involves the application of positive political theory to public law, investigating critical areas such as administrative procedure, anti-corruption measures, and judicial institutions, particularly concerning the separation of powers. Before joining the Harvard Law School faculty, Professor Stephenson clerked for Senior Judge Stephen F. Williams of the D.C. Circuit and Justice Anthony M. Kennedy of the Supreme Court of the United States. He holds a J.D. and Ph.D. in political science from Harvard University, which he completed in 2003, and a B.A. from Harvard College, attained in 1997. His previous academic appointments include serving as an Assistant Professor of Law at Harvard Law School from 2005 to 2010. Throughout his career, he has contributed to various publications and has a keen interest in areas relating to administrative law and political corruption, among others.

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