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GW Bernard Center for Law & Technology

The Bernard Center for Law and Technology provides education, events, scholarship, and dialogue about intellectual property, privacy, data security, and technology law. Internally, the 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 GW Bernard Center for Law & Technology 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)


Faculty in the News

"Louisiana's congressional map is legal for now, Supreme Court rules"

WBUR-FM’s "Here & Now" spoke to Spencer Overton about why the Supreme Court ruled that a map that draws a second majority congressional district in Louisiana can be used in 2024.

"UC Virtual Conference Centers Free Speech, Civil Rights Amid Ongoing Tensions on College Campuses"

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education quoted Mary Anne Franks on the “marketplace of ideas” brought up in First Amendment arguments not always being foolproof.

"It’s time to close the loophole that lets tech run wild"

The Hill quoted testimony from Mary Anne Franks said that there’s no exception to letting wild tech rule without liability for their actions.

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