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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 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

Alicia-Solow-Niederman

GW Law Professor Alicia Solow-Niederman Publishes Article in Stanford Law Review

Professor Solow-Niederman's article on AI and Doctrinal Collapse was published in the Stanford Law Review in August.

GW Law students pose for a photo outside the BMW headquarters in Munich, Germany.

GW Law Students Gain Invaluable Experience Through Munich IP & Technology Law Program

GW Law’s Munich Program gave 30 students a rich cultural experience and in-depth education in international IP, privacy, and tech law.

Faculty in the News

WTOP-FM | Laura Dickinson - August 21, 2025

WTOP-FM spoke to Laura Dickinson about the deployment of the National Guard to DC.

"Sorority Girls Are the Right's Latest Obsession"

Newsweek quoted Mary Anne Franks saying, "Fabricated controversies are the currency of the online culture wars.”

"Could National Guard members deployed to DC be sued?"

Scripps News interviewed Laura Dickinson on how police and National Guard training differs, especially in protecting constitutional rights.

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