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Alexia Brunet Marks is a globally recognized food law scholar who researches the connections between our prevailing food system and how it affects food safety, nutrition, soil health, and agricultural labor.Ìý Her approach is multidisciplinary and transnational. She enjoys teaching courses in Torts, Food Law and Policy, International Business Transactions, and International Trade Law.

Professor Brunet Marks’ work has been published in the Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, the Harvard Journal on Regulation, ÌýNorth Carolina Law Review, the Arizona Law Review, among other leading journals. Her recent article, Transitioning to Regenerative Agriculture: One French Fry at a Time, was recognized as one of the top three environmental law articles of the year by the Environmental Law Institute. Other distinguished research awards include: Colorado Law's Gamm Justice Award for her pandemic article, Essential But Ignored: COVID-19 Litigation and the Meatpacking Industry, Colorado Law's Sandgrund Consumer Rights Award for her article, Feeding the Eco-Consumer, and the Provost's Faculty Achievement Award for her article, A New Governance Recipe for Food Safety Regulation. Her empirical project, What Predicts Law Student Success, was featured in the Wall Street Journal. She has written two book chapters, one appearing in The Research Handbook on International Food Law, and the other in The Global Food Challenge: How Food Law Can Balance Health, Environment, and Animal Welfare. In 2026, she was honored with the Calhoun Service Award for her service to the Law School.

Professor Brunet Marks received her Ph.D. from Purdue University (Agricultural Economics), and J.D. from Northwestern University Law School. She also holds a BA from Colgate University. Before joining Colorado Law, Professor Brunet Marks was a Visiting Assistant Professor at Northwestern Law School. Prior to that, she worked at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Argonne National Laboratory.Ìý She began her career as a founding partner in an international trade venture. She is active in both the European and American Societies of International Law and is a founding member of the Academy of Food Law and Policy.

Education

PhD, Purdue University
JD, Northwestern University
MS, Purdue University
BA, Colgate University

Areas of Specialty

Agricultural Law, Consumer Law, International Law, Torts, Food Law and Policy