Chris Havasy

Chris Havasy is an Associate Professor of Law at the George Washington University Law School, specializing in administrative law and separation of powers with a focus on political institutions and civil society dynamics.

His academic credentials include:

• ScB magna cum laude with Honors in Political Science and Biology from Brown University
• MA in Government from Harvard University
• JD cum laude from Harvard Law School (Executive Editor, Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review)
• PhD in Government from Harvard University

Professor Havasy's research spans administrative law, constitutional interpretation, legislation, and legal history, with additional expertise in law and political economy, corporate governance, and legal philosophy. His current work analyzes social justice conflicts in public law, interest group lobbying structures, administrative law's intellectual history, and political theory's role in constitutional interpretation. This interdisciplinary approach bridges legal doctrine with political theory and empirical analysis.

His scholarship appears in premier journals including California Law Review, Virginia Law Review, and Vanderbilt Law Review, revealing consistent themes of institutional legitimacy and methodological rigor in public law. Recent publications demonstrate evolving focus from foundational administrative law questions toward integrated analyses of social justice, corporate governance, and empirical legal reasoning.

Prior to GW Law, he served as Climenko Fellow at Harvard Law School and Assistant Professor at Penn State Dickinson Law. His professional experience includes positions at the Presidential Bioethics Commission, DOJ Criminal Division, and EEOC Appellate Services, complemented by extensive pro bono work in civil rights and criminal justice reform.