Harvard Law School
Faculty Disclosures re: Related Outside Interests and Activities
Name:
Lawrence Lessig
HLS Title:
Professor of Law
The faculty member above engages from time to time in outside activities, some of which are compensated, some of which are ongoing, and also has outside financial interests that may relate to his/her scholarly activities. The disclosures below are intended to provide interested parties information about potential conflicts of interest during the relevant period that might exist between the faculty member's scholarly and teaching activities, on the one hand, and his/her outside activities, on the other hand.
| Client/Interest |
Role/Interest |
Issue/Matter |
Dates |
| SEED Petal Foundation |
Board |
Member of Petal Foundation, a foundation related to the game SEED, a product of Klang Games. |
May 2025 - ongoing |
| Former employees of OpenAI |
Counsel |
Pro bono counsel representing former-employees of OpenAI in disputes regarding their departure |
May 2024 - ongoing |
| Various Trump presidential electors |
Expert / Consultant |
Pro bono expert filing reports opposing the prosecution of former presidential electors pledged to Donald Trump |
September 2023 - ongoing |
| Equal Citizens |
Counsel |
Litigation related to equal political rights. |
January 2017 - ongoing |
| Klang Games |
Expert / Consultant |
Advising game developers on governance |
November 2016 - ongoing |
| AXA Scientific Research Board |
Board |
Member of board of research fund that funds scientific research |
November 2011 - ongoing |
| Miami University Ohio |
Talk or publication |
Lecture at University |
April 2025 - May 2025 |
| IAPP |
Talk or publication |
Lecture at two International Association of Privacy Professional events |
June 2024 - May 2025 |
| Fathom |
Talk or publication |
Lecture about AI |
January 2025 - January 2025 |
| Francesco Gino |
Counsel |
Pro bono counsel offering advice relating to charges of academic fraud |
July 2023 - January 2025 |
| Baxter et al. v. Attorney General MA |
Counsel |
Pro bono counsel in litigation regarding originalist challenge to SpeechNow v. FEC |
August 2022 - July 2024 |
| Hong Kong Police International Symposium |
Talk or publication |
Speaking about the regulation of cyberspace |
July 2023 - July 2023 |
| Ginestié Magellan Paley-Vincent |
Talk or publication |
Lecture at anniversary party for firm. |
May 2023 - May 2023 |
| KSA Ministry of Justice |
Talk or publication |
Participating in a panel about AI technologies. |
March 2023 - March 2023 |
| Patrick v. Alaska |
Counsel |
Raising originalist challenge to SpeechNow v. FEC (2010). |
January 2018 - September 2021 |
Last Updated:
July 25, 2025