Faculty 2024
WORLD CLASS FACULTY
GW Law faculty members Mary Anne Franks, F. Scott Kieff, and Daniel J. Solove
Protecting Ideas That Change The World
For more than 150 years, GW has been preparing lawyers to protect the rights of the world’s most important creators and inventors. Our alumni have authored landmark patents for Alexander Graham Bell’s telephone, the Wright Brothers’ flying machine, Enrico Fermi’s nuclear reactor, and CRISPR gene-editing technology.
Today, new technology is changing the face of intellectual property (IP) and patent law, increasing fears about privacy and blurring lines of ownership. Donor support of endowed professorships underpins GW Law’s deep bench of experts helping to understand the complex legal questions that arise as technological capability and intellectual property concerns collide.
“We are consistently ranked as a top-five law school in intellectual property law. Now, we’re expanding that expertise by incorporating exploration on the frontiers of privacy, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence law with a powerhouse faculty that is renowned throughout the academy and industry. These globally recognized scholars undeniably enhance the educational experience of our students. No place in the country can rival our depth of expertise.”
— Law School Dean Dayna Bowen Matthew
Investments in professorships drive GW’s academic excellence today and ensure GW remains responsive to a dynamic and increasingly tech-driven world. Last year, four dozen GW Law students received their juris doctorates with a concentration in IP and technology law, and the school just launched a new Center for Law and Technology that will place GW at the forefront of legal education in the rapidly evolving fields of privacy, cyber, AI, and emerging technologies while continuing to expand its global leadership in IP law.
A generous gift from an alumnus and his spouse supports three endowed law professorships focused on intellectual property law, ensuring GW Law remains a leader in IP scholarship and teaching as technology drives the field to evolve.
MARY ANNE FRANKS
The Eugene L. and Barbara A. Bernard Professor in Intellectual Property, Technology, and Civil Rights Law
Franks is an internationally recognized expert at the intersection of civil rights, free speech, and technology and the president of the Cyber Civil Rights Initiative, a nonprofit organization dedicated to combating online abuse and discrimination.
F. SCOTT KIEFF
The Stevenson Bernard Professor of Law Faculty Director, Center for Law, Economics & Finance
A former commissioner on the U.S. International Trade Commission and an advisor to three Presidential administrations, Kieff is a renowned expert in
intellectual property law, antitrust law, economics, and
the politics of innovation.
DANIEL J. SOLOVE
The Eugene L. and Barbara A. Bernard Professor in Intellectual Property and Technology Law
Faculty Co-Director, GW Center for Law and Technology
Solove, recognized as the most-cited legal scholar in the law and technology field, has authored five books on privacy and data security, testified before Congress, and contributed to amicus briefs before the U.S. Supreme Court.
GW scholars published 4,100+ journal articles, chapters, and monographs in 2023, and faculty have, on average, published more than 120 books a year for the last decade.
Michael Milken, HON ‘23, and Lori Milken created the Lynn R. Goldman Professorship and the Michael and Lori Milken Professorship with a $6M endowment. These professorships support two faculty positions at the Milken Institute School of Public Health, which just celebrated its 25th anniversary.
Irwin and Joan Jacobs endowed two $3M professorships, the Joan and Irwin Jacobs Professorship in Biomedical Engineering and the Joan and Irwin Jacobs Professorship in Electrical Engineering, which will advance engineering at GW.
