Across corporate legal departments, law firms, and public-sector offices, tasks that once defined the daily work of junior associates and staff attorneys are increasingly being automated.
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
Privacy & Technology Law Program
- Privacy & Technology Law Courses
- JD Concentration: Privacy, Artificial Intelligence, and Technology Law
- MSL Concentration: Privacy, Artificial Intelligence, and Technology Law
- LLM in Privacy, Artificial Intelligence, and Technology Law
- Privacy and Technology Fellowship
- Visiting Scholars in Privacy and Technology Law
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
Daniel Justin Solove
Center Faculty Co-Director; Bernard Professor of Intellectual Property and Technology Law
John M. Whealan
Center Director; Associate Dean, Intellectual Property Law
Adrienne E. Fowler
Center Deputy Director; Bernard Assistant Dean, Privacy and Technology Law
News
Shaping Artificial Intelligence and the Law
GW Law faculty sit at the forefront of America's discourse about artificial intelligence (AI).
Faculty in the News
"Clearview AI Is Testing an AI Tool That Would Let Cops Unearth Your Life Online"
Wired quoted Andrew Guthrie Ferguson on AI and data privacy.
"Flock is Just the Beginning: Inside the Era of AI-Powered Policing"
Andrew Guthrie Ferguson spoke to the "Your Undivided Attention Podcast" about Flock cameras.
"It’s 10 p.m., and your kids want to know where you are"
The Washington Post quoted Andrew Guthrie Ferguson on data privacy.
Contact Us
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