The Bernard Center provides education, events, scholarship, and dialogue at the intersection of law and technology. Internally, the Bernard Center is divided into two important areas of academic areas within GW Law:
GW Law proudly unveils its Center for Law and Technology, focusing on Intellectual Property and Privacy and Technology Law.
GW Law recently added a new JD Concentration in Privacy, Data Security and Technology (PDT) Law.
GW JOLT will present articles, essays, and student notes on law and technology issues including, intellectual property, privacy, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, digital health, online social media, behavioral advertising, and other existing and emerging areas of technology related law.
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Scholarships and competitions are available for both programs.
Learn more about this once-in-a-lifetime study abroad opportunity.
Center Faculty Co-Director; Co-Director, Intellectual Property Law Program
rbraun
law [dot] gwu [dot] edu (rbraun[at]law[dot]gwu[dot]edu)
Center Faculty Co-Director; Bernard Professor of Intellectual Property and Technology Law
dsolovelaw [dot] gwu [dot] edu (dsolove[at]law[dot]gwu[dot]edu)
Center Director; Associate Dean, Intellectual Property Law
jwhealanlaw [dot] gwu [dot] edu (jwhealan[at]law[dot]gwu[dot]edu)
Center Deputy Director; Bernard Assistant Dean, Privacy and Technology Law
adrienne [dot] fowlerlaw [dot] gwu [dot] edu (adrienne[dot]fowler[at]law[dot]gwu[dot]edu)
GW Law Professor Daniel Solove Named Among ‘Most Influential Leaders in Cyber Incident Response’
GW Law Professor Daniel Solove was named one of the 2026 “Most Influential Leaders in Cyber Incident Response” by BreachRx, a cyber incident response management platform.
GW Research Magazine Features Center for Law & Technology: The Bernard Center Professors
GW Research spoke to professors Daniel J. Solove and Andrew Guthrie Ferguson about data privacy for the latest edition of the magazine.
The Rockport (Texas) Pilot quoted Andrew Guthrie Ferguson.
"Local police departments spend millions on high-tech surveillance"
StreetCar Suburbs Publishing quoted Andrew Guthrie Ferguson.
"A Rutgers Dean Is Arrested Over 'Upskirt’ Videos on His Personal Device"
The New York Times quoted Mary Anne Franks.
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