Harvard Law School

Faculty Disclosures re: Related Outside Interests and Activities

Name: Lawrence Lessig

HLS Title: Professor of Law

Client/Interest Role/Interest Issue/Matter Dates
Intellectual Property Research Institute at Jinan University, China Talk or publication Honoraria connected with lecture at the launch of Research Institute, and ongoing uncompensated honorary deanship. November 2019 - ongoing
Patrick v. Alaska Counsel Raising originalist challenge to SpeechNow v. FEC (2010). January 2018 - ongoing
City of Seattle Counsel Supporting City in its defense of vouchers as a method to fund campaigns. November 2017 - ongoing
Boies Schiller Flexner Counsel Supporting litigation challenging "winner-take-all" allocation of electors in electoral college. September 2017 - ongoing
Nemanich v. Williams Counsel Pro bono litigation defining the scope of a presidential elector's freedom. August 2017 - ongoing
Guerra v. Washington Counsel Working with EqualCitizens.US, Clarifying constitutional status of presidential electors. July 2017 - ongoing
Klang Games Expert / Consultant Advising game developers on governance November 2016 - ongoing
City of Berkeley Counsel Representing the City of Berkeley pro bono defending a "right to know" ordinance against a challenge brought by CTIA. June 2015 - ongoing
City of Berkeley Counsel Defending City disclosure ordinance June 2015 - ongoing
Association of College & Research Libraries Conference Talk or publication Keynote at annual conference March 2015 - ongoing
SUNY, NY Talk or publication Lecture March 2019 - March 2019
Blockchain conference Talk or publication speaker at a conference December 2015 - December 2015
Democratic Primary Other Campaign to become a candidate in the Democratic Primary for President. September 2015 - November 2015

Last Updated: July 01, 2020