Brett Frischmann
The Charles Widger Endowed University Professor in Law, Business and Economics
Biography
Brett Frischmann joined ÄÌÌÇÖ±²¥ as The Charles Widger Endowed University Professor in Law, Business and Economics, in 2017. In this role, Frischmann promotes cross-campus research, programming and collaboration; fosters high-visibility academic pursuits at the national and international levels; has the ability to teach across the University; and will position ÄÌÌÇÖ±²¥ as a thought leader and innovator at the intersection of law, business and economics.
A renowned scholar in intellectual property and Internet law, Frischmann came to ÄÌÌÇÖ±²¥ from Cardozo Law School at Yeshiva University, where he was director of the Cardozo Intellectual Property and Information Law Program (2011-2016) and a professor of law. He is an affiliated scholar of the Center for Internet and Society at Stanford Law School, an affiliated faculty member of theÌýÌýat Indiana University, and a trustee for the Nexa Center for Internet & Society, Politecnico di Torino. Frischmann most recently served as the Microsoft Visiting Professor of Information and Technology Policy at Princeton University’s Center for Information and Technology Policy.
Frischmann’s work has appeared in leading scholarly publications, includingÌýColumbia Law Review,ÌýCornell Law Review,ÌýJournal of Institutional Economics,ÌýJournal of Economic Perspectives,ÌýUniversity of Chicago Law Review, andÌýReview of Law and Economics, among others. His latest book, co-authored with philosopher Evan Selinger,ÌýÌý(Cambridge University Press),Ìýexamines techno-social engineering of humans, various ‘creep’ phenomena and modern techno-driven Taylorism. Frischmann’s books on the relationships between infrastructural resources, governance, commons and spillovers includeÌýÌý(Oxford University Press, 2012);ÌýÌý(Oxford University Press, 2014, with Michael Madison and Katherine Strandburg); andÌýÌý(Cambridge University Press, 2017, with Michael Madison and Katherine Strandburg). In addition, he has written a number of online articles on the intersection of technology and humanity forÌý.
Prior to his appointment at Cardozo Law, Frischmann was on the faculty of the Loyola University Chicago, School of Law from 2002 to 2010. He also has served as a visiting professor at numerous institutions, including Columbia Law School, Cornell Law School, Duke Law School, Fordham University School of Law and Syracuse University College of Law.Ìý
Practice Experience
- Judicial Clerk for the Hon. Fred I. Parker, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
- Associate, Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering (Washington, D.C.); Practice Areas: Communications, E-commerce, Intellectual Property, International Environmental Law
Recent Publications
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Article, ABA2024
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Article, Harvard Journal of Law and Technology , May 2024
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Blog Post, Yale Journal on Regulation2023
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Article, Yale Journal of Law and Technology2023
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Book Chapter, Scholarly, New 2023
Recent Presentations
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'Privacy Law Scholars Confernce', Designing Effective Privacy-Preserving Age Verification Systems, Privacy Law Scholars Confernce, Georgetown. May 2024
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'Metagovernance Seminar', Friction-In-Design Regulation as 21st Century Time, Place, and Manner Restriction, Metagovernance Seminar, Metagovernance Seminar (online; slack + Zoom). May 2024
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'Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society: workshop', Design and speech, Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, zoom. May 2024
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'The grftf Podcast ', ReEngHum, Misha da Vinci, The grftf Podcast online . April 2024
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'Public & Private Cooperation on Global Resilience against AMR', Antibiotics: global common & essential infrastructure for human welfare , The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, EBRD Headquarters, 5 Bank St, London E14 4BG. April 2024
Office:ÌýRm 340, John F. Scarpa Hall
Phone:Ìý610-519-7082
Fax:Ìý610-519-6282
Courses and Seminars
- Internet Law
- Law, Economics, Tech: Privacy
- Tech Policy: Smart Tech and Society
Education
- Georgetown University Law Center, JD, magna cum laude
- Columbia University, School of Engineering and Applied Science, MS in Earth Resources Engineering
- Columbia University, Columbia College, BA in Astrophysics with Mathematics minor