Biography

As a fellow at the Center for Internet and Society at Stanford Law School (CIS) and the Center for Automotive Research at Stanford (CARS), Bryant focuses on the law and policy of autonomous and semiautonomous vehicles. His research interests include administrative law, efficiency, and public/private coordination.

Prior to joining Stanford, Bryant served as a judicial law clerk to the Hon. Evan J. Wallach of the U.S. Court of International Trade and as a fellow at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. He was admitted to the New York Bar in 2009.

As an Institute for International Law and Justice Scholar at New York University School of Law, Bryant received his LL.M. in International Legal Studies in 2009 and his J.D. (cum laude) in 2008. During law school, he was president of NYU’s International Law Society, a managing editor of the NYU Journal of International Law and Politics, a summer associate in project finance at Linklaters LLP, and a summer fellow at the Austrian Ministry for Transport, Innovation, and Technology.

Prior to law school, Bryant worked as a transportation engineer at Strand Associates, Inc. In this position, he advised governments and developers on the design of transportation plans, policies, programs, and facilities. He earned his B.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Wisconsin.

Key Works

• Bryant Walker Smith, Meaningful Participation in a Global Climate Regime, 39 Environmental Law Reporter: News & Analysis 10881 (2009).
• Bryant Walker Smith, Stakeholder Reaction to Emissions Trading in the United States, the European Union, and the Netherlands, 25 Journal of Land Use and Environmental Law 137 (2009).
• Bryant Walker Smith, Water as a Public Good: The Status of Water under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, 17 Cardozo Journal of International and Comparative Law 291 (2009).

In the News

• Nevada Gives Green Light To Google's Driverless Cars
  Marketplace Tech, May 09, 2012
• California Senator Rolls Out Autonomous Vehicle Bill, Rolls Up In Google Car
  San Francisco Chronicle - The Tech Chronicles, March 01, 2012
• Google’s Driverless Cars Get Boost As California Mimics Nevada
  Bloomberg News, March 01, 2012

Publications & Cases

• Bryant Walker Smith, Meaningful Participation in a Global Climate Regime, 39 Environmental Law Reporter: News & Analysis 10881 (2009).
• Bryant Walker Smith, Stakeholder Reaction to Emissions Trading in the United States, the European Union, and the Netherlands, 25 Journal of Land Use and Environmental Law 137 (2009).
• Bryant Walker Smith, Water as a Public Good: The Status of Water under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, 17 Cardozo Journal of International and Comparative Law 291 (2009).