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Noah Kazis is an Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan Law School focusing on land use, housing, and local government law. His research examines legal policy mechanisms that make cities and suburbs more affordable, equitable, and integrated, including the internal institutional structures of local governments. Kazis’s work has been published in prestigious journals such as the Harvard Law Review, Yale Law Journal, and Michigan Law Review. Prior to joining the Michigan Law faculty, he was a legal fellow at New York University’s Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy. He has also served as an attorney for the City of New York, where he represented the city in matters of development legislation, including those limiting greenhouse gas emissions in buildings, and defended the implementation of sanctuary city policies. Kazis continues to contribute to legal scholarship on urban development and regulatory frameworks.
University of Michigan Law School • Ann Arbor, MI
Teaching law with a focus on land use, housing, and local government law.
New York University’s Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy • New York, NY
Engaged in research and policy analysis in urban law.
Administered by University of Michigan Law School; exact department name 'Department of Law' refers to the LLM program.