James Coleman

Climenko Fellow

Lecturer on Law

Additional Information

Mr. Coleman will teach a section of First Year Legal Research and Writing in the Fall 2012 and Spring 2013 terms.

Biographical Statement

James Coleman's scholarship addresses North American environmental and energy regulation, with a special focus on jurisdictional issues that arise in interstate and international energy markets. He received his undergraduate degree in Biology from Harvard University, magna cum laude, with highest honors in field. After receiving his J.D. from Harvard Law School, cum laude, he clerked for the Honorable Steven M. Colloton of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. James also practiced as an environmental and appellate associate at Sidley Austin LLP, where he focused on climate change litigation, regulation, and policy.

Representative Publications

• Coleman, James. "Unilateral Climate Regulation," 38 Harvard Environmental Law Review (forthcoming 2013).
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• Coleman, James, Jeffrey Gracer & Roger Martella. North American and Global Integration of Carbon Control Markets in The Law of Climate Change in Canada (Dennis Mahoney ed., Carswell 2d ed. 2012).
  
• Coleman, James & Geoff Antell. "An Empirical Analysis of Wealth Disparities in WTO Disputes: Do Poorer Countries Suffer From Strategic Delay During Dispute Litigation?" 29 Boston University International Law Journal 267 (2011).
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