GW Law Professors Win Awards for Scholarly Papers
GW Law Professor Alicia Solow-Niederman and Visiting Professor Christina Lee won the Future of Privacy Forum's Policy Papers for Policymakers Awards.
GW Center for Law & Technology: The Bernard Center
The Bernard Center provides education, events, scholarship, and dialogue about intellectual property, privacy, data security, and technology law. Internally, the Bernard Center is divided into two important areas of academic areas within GW Law:
The Programs
Center Highlights
GW Law Launches its New Center for Law and Technology
GW Law proudly unveils its Center for Law and Technology, focusing on Intellectual Property and Privacy and Technology Law.
New JD Concentration in Privacy, Data Security, and Technology Law Added to Curriculum
GW Law recently added a new JD Concentration in Privacy, Data Security and Technology (PDT) Law.
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
Resources & Projects
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Student Opportunities
Scholarships & Competitions
Scholarships and competitions are available for both programs.
Study Abroad Program
Learn more about this once-in-a-lifetime study abroad opportunity.
Student Organizations
- Student IP Law Association (SIPLA)
- Technology Law Students Association (TLSA)
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
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Daniel Justin Solove
Center Faculty Co-Director; Bernard Professor of Intellectual Property and Technology Law
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John M. Whealan
Center Director; Associate Dean, Intellectual Property Law
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Adrienne E. Fowler
Center Deputy Director; Bernard Assistant Dean, Privacy and Technology Law
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News
Protecting Privacy to Combat Authoritarianism
Professor Solove's research explores how surveillance capitalism, in which corporations collect, store and commodify data, can enable authoritarian governments.
Faculty in the News
"Cyber Monday: Should we be worried about AI-authored police reports?”
WAMU 88.5 spoke to Andrew Ferguson on AI in police reports and digital surveillance.
"The Comey indictment could be upended by this 2015 Supreme Court precedent”
The Washington Post quoted Mary Anne Franks on the Comey Indictment.
Ms. Magazine mentioned Spencer Overton and the Multiracial Democracy Project.
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