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Jonathan Lovvorn is a Clinical Lecturer in Law and Senior Research Scholar in Law at Yale University. He co-founded the Climate, Animal, Food, and Environmental Law & Policy (LEAP) Lab and served as its faculty co-director from 2019 to 2024. His work focuses on the intersection of animal law, environmental law, and food policy, emphasizing legal solutions to address industrial animal agriculture's societal and environmental impacts.
Education:
- LL.M. in Environmental Law, Lewis & Clark Law School (2001)
- J.D., University of California, Hastings College of the Law (1995)
- B.A., University of California, Santa Barbara (1992)
Research interests include devising legal strategies to hold industrial agriculture accountable for externalized costs on animals, workers, communities, and ecosystems. He co-teaches the LEAP Lab, a collaborative initiative with NGOs and experts to develop policy solutions. Lovvorn also serves as Chief Counsel for Animal Protection Litigation at the Humane Society of the United States and advises other environmental and animal protection organizations.
Professional roles include litigation experience at Harvard, Georgetown, and NYU law schools, and board memberships in advocacy groups. His work bridges academic teaching, policy innovation, and direct legal action for systemic change.
