Professor of Law, J.S.D., Columbia
University; J.D., Northeastern University; B.A., Manhattanville
College.
Professor Lyndon is a member of the
Center for Progressive Reform. The Center is a network of
scholars who are active on issues related to health, safety and the
environment. Professor Lyndon’s areas of interest include science
and the law, particularly the regulation of chemical pollutants and
biotechnology, and the economic and scientific impacts of
regulation and the civil liability system. In 1985-86 she was
the Silver Fellow in Law, Science and Technology at Columbia
University.
Professor Lyndon's work has appeared in
numerous law journals, including the Michigan Law Review, the Yale
Journal on Regulation, the New Mexico Law Review, and the Columbia
Journal of Environmental Law. She has contributed to several books
and has authored legislative reports.
Professor Lyndon practiced law from 1974
until 1985. Her early focus was on broadcasting and
telecommunications law. In 1979 she became an Assistant Attorney
General for the State of New York. In that capacity she headed a
group of attorneys working on acid rain and other environmental
problems. She litigated at all levels of the state and federal
courts, and presented testimony before state and federal
legislative committees on behalf of New York and the National
Association of Attorneys General.
She teaches Environmental Law,
International Environmental Law, Torts and Toxic Torts. She is a
member of the Executive Committee of the Environmental Law Section
of the New York State Bar Association and is a member of the
Association of the Bar of the City of New York.