Law and Technology

Law and Technology at Fordham Law

At the forefront of research, education, and policy guiding the future of AI and emerging technologies

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SHAPING THE FUTURE OF LAW

Leading the Conversation

At Fordham Law School, we are advancing knowledge of the law in an era defined by
rapid and transformative technological change.

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Our Faculty

Our faculty bring a deep bench of legal expertise and a strong command of technology.

CORE FACULTY

AFFILIATED AND ADJUNCT FACULTY

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Susan Block-Lieb
Professor of Law; Cooper Family Chair in Urban Legal Issues

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Douglas Bloom
Adjunct Professor of Law

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Bennett Capers
Associate Dean for Research and Stanley D. and Nikki Waxberg Chair

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Deborah Denno
Arthur A. McGivney Professor of Law; Founding Director, Neuroscience and Law Center

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Marc Gilman
Adjunct Professor of Law

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Timothy Howard
Adjunct Professor of Law

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Katja Langenbucher
Visiting Professor of Law

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Thomas Norton
Executive Director of the Center on Law and Information Policy

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Adam Orford
Associate Professor of Law

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Catherine Powell
Eunice Hunton Carter Distinguished Research Scholar, Professor of Law

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Kenneth Rashbaum
Adjunct Professor of Law

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Donna Redel
Adjunct Professor of Law

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Aaron Saiger
Albert A. Walsh Chair in Real Estate, Land Use, & Property Law; Faculty Director, Fordham Urban Law

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Diana Santos
Adjunct Professor of Law

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Zephyr Teachout
Professor of Law

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Stan Yakoff
Adjunct Professor of Law

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Scholarship Highlights

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Educating the Next Generation

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Courses

Examine the legal frameworks and implications of emerging technologies, including AI, blockchain, privacy, fintech, and digital commerce.

  • Advanced Legal Research: Law Practice Technology
  • Advanced Patent Law: IP Protection for Technical Innovations
  • Artificial Intelligence and Law Practice Today
  • AI, Cybersecurity and Legal Technology
  • AI and Data Governance in Practice
  • Blockchain and Smart Contracts
  • Blockchain, Virtual Currencies, and Tokens: Business and Legal Issues
  • Advanced Blockchain, Digital Assets, and Smart Contracts
  • Compliance, Technology and Financial Services
  • Counseling & Advocacy in Intellectual Property & Information Technology Matters
  • E-Commerce
  • E-Law in the Global Setting: Data
  • Electronic Discovery and Information Governance
  • Fintech and Artificial Intelligence
  • Information Survey Law
  • Information Privacy Law
  • Intellectual Property and Advanced Technology: Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain
  • Intellectual Property Law
  • Internet Law and Policy
  • Introduction to Blockchain, Crypto Currencies, Digital Assets: Legal and Business Issues
  • Law and Neuroscience
  • Law and Technology Colloquium
  • Law and Technology: The Corporate Lifecycle
  • Law and Technology: Clinic
  • Mass Media Law
  • Technological Change and the Law

The courses listed above may not be offered every semester.

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Featured Programs

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Center on Law and Information Policy

The Center on Law and Information Policy (CLIP) advances scholarship and legal education in information law through pacesetting research and events.

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Fordham Intellectual Property, Media, and Entertainment Law Journal

The student-edited Fordham Intellectual Property, Media, and Entertainment Law Journal publishes cutting-edge legal scholarship on IP, media, telecommunications, and AI.

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Fordham Law ACtech Challenge

A cross-disciplinary competition for students to compete in in law, technology, and governance simulations.

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LawTech@Maloney Library

Our Maloney Library offers a slate of law practice technology initiatives designed to help students acquire the technological competence required by today’s practice of law.

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News

Fordham Law Adds Four New Faculty Members

Fordham Law Adds Four New Faculty Members

With expertise spanning technology, music and intellectual property,  LGBTQ+ issues, and criminal defense, four new faculty members are joining Fordham Law School this fall. The appointments of Benjamin Dinovelli, Joseph …

Lifelong Mental Health Advocate Meredith O’Connor ’28 JD Takes on Law School

Lifelong Mental Health Advocate Meredith O’Connor ’28 JD Takes on Law School

At 16, Meredith O’Connor ’28 JD went viral when the music video for her song “Celebrity” became a sensation. From there, she used her platform to shed light on topics …

Sixth Annual Reidenberg Lecture Explores Technology, Privacy, and the Future of Law 

Sixth Annual Reidenberg Lecture Explores Technology, Privacy, and the Future of Law 

It has been nearly 30 years since the late Fordham Law Professor Joel Reidenberg published an article about rules enforced by technology rather than law. That seminal article, “Lex Informatica: …

AI’s Environmental Impact: An Earth Day Q&A with Environmental Law Professor Adam Orford

AI’s Environmental Impact: An Earth Day Q&A with Environmental Law Professor Adam Orford

As AI takes on an increasingly prominent role in business and society, the technology’s demand for energy and water is predicted to double by 2030. In recognition of Earth Day, …

Could AI Be Used to Make Bioweapons?

Could AI Be Used to Make Bioweapons?

As AI is being used across the health sector to speed the search for new treatments, how do we keep it from being used to make bioweapons—viruses, toxins, bacteria, and …

New Stein Scholars Class Committed to Social Justice In and Outside the Classroom

New Stein Scholars Class Committed to Social Justice In and Outside the Classroom

Samir Lavingia ’28 JD, a Stein Scholar at Fordham Law, was a software engineer at Google Maps before he decided to pursue public interest law. When his coworker was struck …

Fordham Law Review Symposium Probes Generative AI’s Constitutional Stakes

Fordham Law Review Symposium Probes Generative AI’s Constitutional Stakes

As generative AI continues to impact all areas of the law, legal scholars are also examining its implications for constitutional law, on issues such as free speech, racial bias, and …

The Big Idea: Rethinking Legal Notice in a Digital World

The Big Idea: Rethinking Legal Notice in a Digital World

Professor Robin Effron, who joined the Fordham Law faculty in fall 2025, is an expert on civil procedure and complex litigation whose work is routinely cited by courts in the …

Annual Reidenberg Lecture Explores Advancements in Data Protection in Brazil

Annual Reidenberg Lecture Explores Advancements in Data Protection in Brazil

Brazil has rapidly emerged as a global leader in data protection, managing to implement its first comprehensive data protection law, founding its first national data protection organization, amending its constitution …

New Tech Externship Gives Students Hands-On Experience in Data Privacy Issues

New Tech Externship Gives Students Hands-On Experience in Data Privacy Issues

This semester, eight Fordham Law students had the unique opportunity to immerse themselves in the dynamic field of data privacy law and regulations. The new externship program is a partnership …