PRIVACY LAW CENTERS AND PROGRAMS
This page gathers notable law school and university centers and programs that focus heavily on information privacy law.
Berkeley Center for Law and Technology
The Berkeley Center for Law and Technology (BCLT) has been the heart of Berkeley Law’s tech and IP community. Key faculty focusing on privacy include Paul Schwartz, Chris Hoofnagle, and Orin Kerr.
Harvard Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society
The Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University is an interdisciplinary research center. The Center has many alumni in academia, including numerous law professors. Key faculty include Jonathan Zittrain.
GW Center for Law and Technology
The GW Center for Law and Technology (GWCLT) provides education, events, scholarship, and dialogue about intellectual property, privacy, data security, and technology law. Through the Center, the Privacy and Technology Law Program offers a JD Concentration in Privacy, Data Security, and Technology Law, and has more than 25 courses on privacy, AI, cybersecurity, and technology law topics. Key faculty focusing on privacy include Daniel Solove, Alicia Solow-Niederman, and Mary Anne Franks.
Georgetown Center on Privacy and Technology
The Georgetown Law Center on Privacy and Technology is focused on privacy and surveillance law and policy—and the communities they affect. Key faculty focusing on privacy include Julie Cohen, Paul Ohm, Anupam Chander, Laura Donohue, and Laura Moy.
Maine Law School Privacy Program
The University of Maine Law School has an Information Privacy Law Program which includes a JD Certificate in Information Privacy Law. Its Summer Privacy Institute offers a series of summer courses on critical and current information privacy issues designed to introduce students to this dynamic domain.
Santa Clara Privacy Law Program
Located in Silicon Valley, the Santa Clara Privacy Law Program offers a Privacy Law Certificate. The program requires coursework, a paper, and practical learning experiences. It is led by Eric Goldman.
Washington University Cordell Institute for Policy in Medicine and Law
The Cordell Institute for Policy & Medicine and Law at Washington University is a collaboration of the medical and law schools and focuses on “ethical data-driven healthcare.” Key faculty include Neil Richards.
Yale Law School Information Society Project
The Yale Law School Information Society Project (ISP) is an intellectual center at Yale Law School. It supports a community of interdisciplinary scholars who explore issues at the intersection of law, technology, and society. The ISP has countless alumni in academia, including many law professors. It is led by Jack Balkin.