Allison A. Schmitt

Allison A. Schmitt is a Fellow at Berkeley Law, and the Director of the Berkeley Center for Law and Technology’s Life Sciences Law and Policy Center.  Her scholarship focuses on exploring theoretical and practical issues at the interface of life sciences and the law, including IP, regulatory, and funding considerations. She is affiliated with the Berkeley Fellowship Program, a joint project between Berkeley Law and the Berkeley Haas School of Business. She graduated from Berkeley Law in 2015, and previously earned a PhD in Chemistry from Duke University. 

Education

University of California, Berkeley School of Law (J.D., 2015)
Duke University (Ph.D, Chemistry, 2012)
University of Washington (B.S., Biochemistry and Chemistry, 2005)

Allison Schmitt is not teaching any Law courses in Fall 2025.

Courses During Other Semesters

Semester	Course Num	Course Title	Teaching Evaluations
Summer 2026	276.16S sec. 001	AI Transactions and Licensing
Summer 2025	276.16S sec. 001	AI Transactions and Licensing	View Teaching Evaluation
Spring 2025	295.4E sec. 001	Berkeley IP Practicum Seminar	View Teaching Evaluation
	295.4F sec. 001	Berkeley IP Practicum	View Teaching Evaluation
Fall 2024	280A sec. 001	Law and Technology Writing Workshop	View Teaching Evaluation
Spring 2024	277.43 sec. 001	Preparing to Practice Patent Law for 1Ls	View Teaching Evaluation
	280B sec. 001	Law and Technology Writing Seminar	View Teaching Evaluation