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Amy Kapczynski is a Professor of Law at Yale Law School and Faculty Director of the Global Health Justice Partnership. She co-founded the Law and Political Economy blog and serves as Faculty Co-Director of the Law and Political Economy Project. Her research focuses on how law interacts with political economy, particularly in areas like intellectual property, healthcare, and global justice. Kapczynski holds a J.D. from Yale Law School and advanced degrees from Princeton University, Cambridge University, and Queen Mary University of London.
Her work bridges legal scholarship with social movements, advocating for equitable access to medicines and critiquing neoliberal policies. Notable contributions include analyses of pharmaceutical market power, FDA regulation, and the role of intellectual property in healthcare innovation. She has testified before legislative bodies and contributed op-eds to outlets like the New York Times and Washington Post.
Kapczynski’s articles span topics such as trade secrets, vaccine distribution, and the legal underpinnings of informational capitalism. Her recent work emphasizes systemic critiques of political economy frameworks and proposes reforms to address market concentration in pharmaceuticals. She received the YLW Faculty Excellence Award in 2022 for her teaching and scholarship.
In addition to her academic roles, Kapczynski collaborates with interdisciplinary teams on projects like the Global Health Justice Partnership, addressing systemic inequities in global health systems and advocating for evidence-based policies to improve healthcare access.
