Natalie Jacewicz

Administrative law, environmental law, natural resources law, torts

Professor Jacewicz joined USD as an assistant professor in 2024. An expert in environmental and administrative law, she researches how to balance conflicting societal interests in the face of environmental crises ranging from climate change to biodiversity collapse. Her recent work reconceptualizes conservation law to better account for nonhuman animals' interests. Professor Jacewicz's commentary has featured in Newsweek, and she has participated in academic and governmental workshops on a range of environmental topics. Her paper Crafting a New Conservationism was selected for presentation at the 2025 Harvard/Stanford/Yale Junior Faculty Forum.

Prior to joining USD, Professor Jacewicz was a Furman Academic Fellow at NYU School of Law. She also worked on environmental policy and appellate litigation as a Legal Fellow at the Institute for Policy Integrity and clerked for the Honorable Judge Randolph D. Moss of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia and the Honorable Judge David S. Tatel of the D.C. Circuit. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in California Law Review, NYU Law Review, Harvard Environmental Law Review, among other outlets.

Professor Jacewicz received her B.A. in evolutionary biology from Harvard, magna cum laude with highest honors in her department. After working at the Boston Consulting Group, she received a graduate degree in science communication from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and her J.D., magna cum laude from NYU School of Law, where she was a Furman Academic Scholar, a Lederman Law and Economics Fellow, and an articles editor for NYU Law Review. She graduated Order of the Coif with convocation prizes for excellence in environmental law, administrative law, and law and economics.