Lawrence J. Liu

I am a comparative public law scholar, lawyer, and doctoral candidate in the Jurisprudence and Social Policy Program. I study how law shapes and is shaped by the relationship between people and their governments, paying particular attention to the actors who mobilize and make up legal institutions. My research examines these dynamics in China and the United States, drawing on empirical research methods and literatures from political science and sociology, and touching on bodies of law including administrative law and procedure, comparative law, international trade, and the legal profession. These interests are reflected in my published work as well as my ongoing dissertation project, which studies the domestic law and politics surrounding the imposition of “defensive” trade measures in both countries.

Previously, I served as a law clerk to the Honorable Andrew D. Hurwitz on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. I hold a J.D. from Yale Law School and a B.A., magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, from Princeton University’s School of Public and International Affairs.

For more information about my work or a current version of my CV, please email me at ljliu@berkeley.edu.