Professor of Public Policy and Public Administration, Professor of Law

Paolo Farah

About Paolo Farah

Paolo Davide Farah is a legal scholar, professor, and expert in international economic law, environmental sustainability, and global trade policies. His work focuses on promoting collaboration between nations to address pressing global issues such as environmental protection and trade ethics. He has authored numerous research papers and served as a consultant for international organizations.

Paolo Farah pursued higher education at some of the best universities in Europe. He earned a J.D. in International and European Law from Paris Ouest La Defense Nanterre University in France. He later completed an LLM in European Legal Studies from the College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium, in 2003. Paolo further advanced his education by obtaining a dual PhD in International Law from Aix-Marseille University in France and the University of Milan in Italy in 2011.

Paolo’s professional journey started at the international level. Early in his career, he worked at the Legal Affairs Division of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva, Switzerland. He then became an associate lawyer at the law firm Baker & McKenzie in Milan, Italy, where he specialized in legal matters involving international business.

Paolo Davide Farah is a full professor at West Virginia University (WVU), specifically within the John D. Rockefeller IV School of Policy and Politics at the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences. He teaches public administration, public policy, law, environmental policy, and energy justice courses in this role.

He is also the Director of the Energy Justice and Just Transition Lab, which addresses critical issues in the energy sector, such as the equitable distribution of energy resources, climate change adaptation, and economic justice for communities impacted by energy transitions.

As the Coordinator of the Eberly College Interdisciplinary Research Collaborative, Paolo Farah promotes partnerships across academic fields to tackle pressing global problems, such as environmental degradation and human rights violations.