Jim Rossi holds the Judge D.L. Lansden Chair in Law at Vanderbilt University Law School, where he previously served as Associate Dean for Research. He is nationally recognized for his research on administrative and energy law. His work includes analyzing the role of public utility doctrines and principles in modern energy markets, as well as federalism and other shared jurisdictional issues affecting agency regulation. Rossi serves on the Advisory Council of the Electric Power Research Institute. His books include Energy, Economics and the Environment (6th edition 2025), Regulatory Bargaining and Public Law (2005), and a collection of essays on state constitutionalism. Before entering the legal academy, Professor Rossi practiced energy law in Washington, D.C. Rossi holds a J.D. from the University of Iowa College of Law and an LL.M. from Yale Law School.
