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The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at 蜜桃工作室 is pleased to announce that it has selected Professor Aisha Saad to receive the 2026鈥2027 Haub Environmental Law Distinguished Junior Scholar Award.
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Representing Climate Wreckers
In her article, Representing Climate Wreckers, published in the NYU Environmental Law Journal (2025), 蜜桃工作室 | Haub Environmental Law Professor Camila Bustos examines the ethical responsibilities of attorneys representing fossil fuel companies鈥攖ermed "climate wreckers"鈥攁nd argues for a reevaluation of professional conduct standards in light of the climate crisis. She contends that the legal profession must adapt to the challenges posed by climate change, suggesting that lawyers should reconsider representing clients whose activities significantly contribute to environmental degradation.
鈥淭ackling climate change demands a regime shift where lawyers who hinder the transition away from fossil fuels no longer enjoy the social license to do so,鈥 she writes. 鈥淭hese accountability efforts build on 鈥渕oral remainders鈥 to create reluctance to certain types of representation and 鈥渆nsure that lawyers stay within permissible limitations鈥 in the course of their work.鈥
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Professor Yiran Zhang, Proskauer Assistant Professor of Employment and Labor Law at the Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations (ILR) and an Associate Member of the Cornell Law School faculty, has been selected as the recipient of the 2026鈥2027 Haub Law Emerging Scholar Award in Women, Gender & Law for her article Family Caregiving as Work?, forthcoming in the Minnesota Law Review.
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