Her research focuses on intellectual property law, international law, and global health issues. Amy received her J.D. from Yale Law School, and clerked for the U.S. Supreme Court (for Justices O’Connor and Breyer, 2005-06) and the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (for Judge Guido Calabresi, 2003-04). She served as a post-doctoral fellow at the Yale Law School and the Yale School of Public Health (2004-2005; 2006-2007). While at Yale Law School, Kapczynski helped lead efforts that resulted in Yale University and Bristol-Myers Squibb permitting generic competition and providing steep price discounts for an important anti-AIDS drug (d4T) in South Africa. Drawing on this experience, Kapczynski co-founded Universities Allied for Essential Medicines with other students in 2002.