Barbara Ballan

Biography

Barbara Ballan is an Assistant Professor of Law and Co-Director of the Environmental Law Program at Florida International University College of Law. Her scholarship examines the intersection of corporate and environmental law, with a focus on sustainability and climate-related disclosures, greenwashing litigation, consumer protection law, securities law, and corporate accountability. Her scholarship has appeared in the Washington and Lee Law Review, Environmental Law, Columbia Journal of Environmental Law, and is forthcoming in the Colorado Law Review.

Prior to joining FIU, Professor Ballan served as the inaugural Sustainable Business Law Fellow at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University’s Sustainable Business Law Hub. She has also held legal roles at the Argentinian Ministry of Culture, Attorney General’s Office in Buenos Aires, and at a boutique U.S. law firm specializing in environmental litigation and greenwashing claims. In addition, she worked with the Costa Rica Mission to the United Nations on sustainable development matters.

At FIU, Professor Ballan is a member of the Environmental Finance & Risk Management (EFRM) Program. She also serves as Vice-Chair of SEERies within the American Bar Association’s Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources (SEER) ESG & Sustainability Committee.

Professor Ballan earned an S.J.D. and an LL.M., summa cum laude, in Global Environmental Law from the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University. She is admitted to practice in New York and the City of Buenos Aires.

Education

• S.J.D. in Environmental Law, Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University
• LL.M., Global Environmental Law, summa cum laude, Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University
• Environmental Law Diploma, University of Buenos Aires
• Law Degree (Abogacía), University of Buenos Aires

Publications

Barbara Ballan, Climate-Washing Litigation: From Puffery to Material Lies, 98 Colo. L. Rev. (forthcoming 2027)

Barbara Ballan, The ESG Disclosure Paradox Revisited: Integration of Environmental Justice Criteria, 51 Colum. J. Env’t L. 1 (2026)

Barbara Ballan, The ESG Disclosure Paradox: Gaps in Environmental Justice Criteria, 32 U.C. L. Env’t L.J. 78 (2026)

Jason J. Czarnezki, Morgan E. Martin & Barbara Ballan, AI & ESG, 55 Environmental Law 405 (2025)

Barbara Ballan & Jason J. Czarnezki, Disclosure, Greenwashing & The Future of ESG Litigation, 81 Wash. & Lee L. Rev. 545 (2024)