Awards & Recognition
★2017 University of California Sustainability Champion
★UCLA Distinguished Teaching Award
★Eby Award for the Art of Teaching (2011)
★Rutter Award for Excellence in Teaching (2006)
★Elected member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences
★Fellow of the American College of Environmental Lawyers
Notable Facts
→Served as Acting Administrator of NHTSA from September 2022 to December 2023
→Shirley Shapiro Professor of Environmental Law at UCLA School of Law
→Faculty Director of UCLA's Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment
→Co-authored top Environmental Law casebook with Dan Farber and William Boyd
→Harvard Law School JD magna cum laude, UC Santa Barbara BA magna cum laude
→Oversaw Tesla Autopilot investigation and fuel economy standards at NHTSA
→Published in leading law reviews including Harvard, California, Northwestern, Michigan, UCLA
→Served on National Academy of Sciences climate change committee
→500+ LinkedIn connections, frequent Legal Planet blogger