Chinonso Anozie
Assistant Professor of Law
Professor Chinonso Tansi Anozie, LLM, SJD, is an Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Houston Law Center, where he is also a Presidential Frontier Faculty. He teaches Property Law, Environmental Law, Energy and Climate Law, and Global Environmental Justice. Before joining the University of Houston, Professor Anozie was an Assistant Professor of Law at Willamette University College of Law and a Visiting Assistant Professor of Law at Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University.
Professor Anozie obtained his Doctor of Juridical Science (SJD) degree from SMU Dedman School of Law, where his research focused on domestic and international energy development policies and environmental harm remediation in various jurisdictions. He also holds a Master of Laws (LL.M) in Energy and Natural Resources Law from the University of Oklahoma College of Law, and a Bachelor of Laws (LL. B) from the University of Nigeria.
Professor Anozie's scholarly interests are in the areas of energy, environmental law, and clean energy transition and policy. His research addresses the intersection of energy and environmental laws, regulations, and policies and their impact on energy development, particularly in disadvantaged communities. He also studies how the new energy transition laws interact with environmental justice tenets in disadvantaged communities. He is currently writing on the extraterritorial nature of U.S. energy and environmental policies and how countries react to such policies.
Before his academic career, Professor Anozie worked as a Foreign Legal Consultant at Bon Actes Solicitors & Attorneys and as a Senior Associate at the same firm in Abuja, Nigeria, advising multinational companies and foreign organizations on various domestic and international transactions. He also worked as an Associate in the Corporate Division of Paul Erokoro (SAN) & Co. in Abuja, Nigeria.
He has published articles in several law reviews and has presented his research at numerous conferences and workshops. He is an active member of several professional associations, including the AALS Section on Natural Resources and Energy Law, the Foundation for Natural Resources and Energy Law, and the Institute for Energy Law.
