Gowri Krishna

Gowri Krishna is a Clinical Professor of Law at Fordham University School of Law, specializing in Community Economic Development and Immigrant Rights. Her expertise extends to Worker Cooperatives and Social Justice Advocacy, with a focus on empowering marginalized communities through legal frameworks. She has held teaching positions at the University of Michigan, Roger Williams University, and New York Law School, and currently serves as Co-President of the Clinical Legal Education Association.

Research Interests include:

• Legal mechanisms for economic equity
• Immigrant worker rights and cooperative models
• Progressive lawyering in politically turbulent environments
• Clinical education pedagogy during crises

Recent Publications analyze worker cooperatives, licensing strategies, and the role of transactional lawyers in social justice movements. Her work bridges law, economics, and grassroots activism.

Scientific Awards & Fellowships:

• Equal Justice Works Fellowship (2006)
• Cooperative Development Foundation Grant (2023)

Gowri Krishna has collaborated with legal scholars and practitioners, including Carrie Hempel, Maru Bautista, Kelly Pfeifer, and Dana Thompson, to advance research on cooperative development and social justice.