Amping Up Tech Law: GW Law's Bernard Center Grows with New Faculty
Read about the impressive faculty joining the GW Center for Law & Technology: The Bernard Center this year.
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
Download the Bernard Center Brochure (PDF)
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
Naming the GW Center for Law & Technology for Eugene and Barbara Bernard
GW Law announces the naming of its recently established center for law and technology in honor of GW Law alum, Eugene Bernard, and his wife, Barbara Bernard.
Faculty in the News
"Trump Continues to Be a Massive Threat to Free Speech"
Splinter quoted Mary Anne Franks on the countless ways Trump threatens free speech and what she views as the most dangerous, 'ideological deportation.'
"Google, Amazon, and Microsoft Urge Supreme Court to Reverse Cox’s $1 Billion Infringement Ruling"
Digital Music News quoted Chris Cotropia saying the Fourth Circuit erased the distinction between conduits and hosts, expanding contributory liability.
"Amici Have Their Say in SCOTUS Case on ISP Liability"
IP Watchdog noted Chris Cotropia’s brief urging the Court to reverse the Fourth Circuit on question one about Cox’s material contribution to infringement.
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