Jeffrey Skopek

Jeffrey Skopek received his J.D., magna cum laude, from Harvard Law School, where he served on the Harvard Law Review as Book Reviews and Essays Chair of the Articles Committee.  He also holds a Ph.D. and M.Phil. in the History and Philosophy of Science from the University of Cambridge, where he was a Gates Scholar and Fulbright Scholar, and an A.B. in History, with distinction, from Stanford University, where he was a Truman Scholar.  Following law school, he clerked for Chief Judge Sandra L. Lynch of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. His primary research interests are in the area of law and the biosciences, which ties together his interests in environmental law, health law, and bioethics, but he also works on issues that cut across these fields and into others, such as questions about the legal functions of anonymity.

Publications:

 

Legal Scholarship

Note, Uncommon Goods: On Environmental Virtues and Voluntary Carbon Offsets, 123 Harv. L. Rev. 2065 (2010).

Developments in the Law—Access to the Courts, Aesthetic Injuries, Animal Rights, and Anthropomorphism, 122 Harv. L. Rev. 1204 (2009).

History of Science Scholarship

Principles, Exemplars, and Uses of History in Early Twentieth Century Genetics,
42 Stud. Hist. Phil. Biol. Biomed. Sci.210 (2011).

Research Interests

• Environmental Law
• Bioethics
• Health Law
• Anonymity
• Law and the Biosciences

Education

• Harvard Law School
  J.D., magna cum laude, 2010
  Harvard Law Review, Articles Committee, Book Reviews and Essays Chair

• University of Cambridge
  Ph.D. 2008, M.Phil. 2007, History and Philosophy of Science
  Gates Scholar
  Fulbright Scholar

• Stanford University
  A.B., with distinction, 2002, History
  Truman Scholar

Previous Experience

Clerk for the Honorable Sandra Lynch, United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, 2010-2011