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GW Center for Law & Technology: The Bernard Center

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:

The Programs


Center Highlights

GW Law adds a new Journal of Law and Technology

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.


Events

 

All Events & Speakers


Resources & Projects

Download the Bernard Center Brochure (PDF)


Student Opportunities

Publications

  • Journal of Law and Technology (JOLT)
  • The American IP Law Association Quarterly Journal (AIPLA QJ)
  • The Federal Circuit Bar Journal (FCBJ)
  • The Federal Communications Law Journal (FCLJ)
  • The IP and Entertainment Law Brief (IPEL)

Center Leadership

Robert Brauneis

Center Faculty Co-Director; Co-Director, Intellectual Property Law Program

rbraunatlaw [dot] gwu [dot] edu (rbraun[at]law[dot]gwu[dot]edu)

Daniel Justin Solove

Center Faculty Co-Director; Bernard Professor of Intellectual Property and Technology Law

dsoloveatlaw [dot] gwu [dot] edu (dsolove[at]law[dot]gwu[dot]edu)

John M. Whealan

Center Director; Associate Dean, Intellectual Property Law

jwhealanatlaw [dot] gwu [dot] edu (jwhealan[at]law[dot]gwu[dot]edu)

Adrienne E. Fowler

Center Deputy Director; Bernard Assistant Dean, Privacy and Technology Law

adrienne [dot] fowleratlaw [dot] gwu [dot] edu (adrienne[dot]fowler[at]law[dot]gwu[dot]edu)


News

Mary Catherine Amerine and Christina Lee

GW Law Fellows Accept Tenure Track Positions at Law Schools

Professors Mary Catherine Amerine and Christina Lee will move on to positions at other law schools after completing their fellowships at GW Law this semester.

Spencer Overton and Jessica Tillipman

Two GW Law Professors' Research Listed As Top Papers on AI in Law

GW Law Professors Spencer Overton and Jessica Tillipman were included in SSRN's "Top Papers on AI in Law Q1 2026" list.

Faculty in the News

"Digital personal data is protected by the Fourth Amendment"

Marketplace spoke to Andrew Guthrie Ferguson in this segment on the Fourth Amendment.

"Digital personal data is protected by the Fourth Amendment”

Marketplace Tech spoke to Andrew Ferguson on digital surveillance and his new book, "Your Data Will Be Used Against You.”

"The Supreme Court just limited police access to your phone’s location trail”

Scientific American quoted Andrew Ferguson on systems of mass surveillance.

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