Professor of Law, J.S.D., Columbia University; J.D., Northeastern University; B.A., Manhattanville College.
Professor Lyndon’s areas of interest include science and the law, including the effects of regulation on the availability of health, safety and environmental information, and the law’s effects on technical change and innovation.
Professor Lyndon teaches Environmental Law, International Environmental Law, and Torts. She 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. 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 University of Colorado 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 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. She is a member of the Environmental Law Section of the New York State Bar Association and a member of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York.