Stanford Program in Law, Science & Technology

Overview

The Stanford Program in Law, Science & Technology (LST) combines the resources of Stanford Law School—including renowned faculty experts, alumni practicing on the cutting edge of technology law, technologically savvy and enthusiastic students, and a location in the heart of Silicon Valley—to address the many questions arising from the increasingly prominent role that science and technology play in both national and global arenas. The program acts to help legal professionals, businesspeople, government officials, and the public at large to identify those questions and find innovative answers to them.

The program seeks to:

  • Give every Stanford Law student the opportunity to address these issues through innovative coursework, in preparation for practice at the highest level of law's intersections with science and technology.
  • Raise professional understanding and public awareness of technical and ethical challenges.
  • Promote informed public policies on science and technology in national and global arenas.
  • Contribute to the international exchange of ideas in the field of Law, Science, and Technology.

To learn more about law, science, and technology-related events taking place at the law school, at Stanford University, and in the Silicon Valley, subscribe to the Law, Science & Technology e-mail list.

News & Announcements

Publications

Faculty

Paul Goldstein
Stella W. and Ira S. Lillick Professor of Law
650 723.0313
Hank Greely
Deane F. and Kate Edelman Johnson Professor of Law
650 723.2517
Mark A. Lemley
William H. Neukom Professor of Law
650 723.4605

Fellows

Brenda M. Simon
Stanford Law School Teaching Fellow
650 721.5592

Program Contacts

Mark A. Lemley
Director
650 723.4605
Roland Vogl
Executive Director
650 723.8532

Events

CLB Speaker Series: Michael Perlin on neuroimaging testimony, severe mental illness, and the death penalty
February 11, 2010 from 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
CLB Speaker Series: Osagie Obasogie
February 16, 2010 from 12:45 pm - 2:00 pm
"Cruel and Unusual Ethics? Examining Recent Efforts to Loosen Restrictions on Using Prisoners in Medical Research"
CLB Journal Club with Jordana Mosten
February 24, 2010 from 12:45 pm - 2:00 pm
Stanford Center for Internet and Society Hate Speech Strategy Session
March 12, 2010 - March 12, 2010
Privacy 2010: Intelligent Information Privacy Management Symposium
March 23, 2010 - March 25, 2010
Issues in Drug Development and International Access Conference
April 9, 2010 from 8:30 am - 2:00 pm
The Future of Journalism: Unpacking the Rhetoric
April 30, 2010 from 9:00 am - 5:15 pm
Implications of Maternal Serum Fetal Cell Free DNA Conference
May 7, 2010 from 8:00 am - 7:00 pm
Antitrust Section Symposium on Innovation
May 20, 2010 - May 21, 2010
7th Annual E-Commerce Best Practices Conference
June 25, 2010 from 6:00 am - 7:00 pm

Recorded & Past Events

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Press Releases

  • Stanford Law School Spins Off New Venture, Offering Commercial Access to Intellectual Property Legal Data
    January 05, 2010
    Related: Joshua Walker, Larry Kramer, Mark A. Lemley, CodeX: Stanford Center for Computers and Law, Stanford IP Litigation Clearinghouse, Stanford Program in Law, Science & Technology
  • Stanford Law School Launches Intellectual Property Litigation Clearinghouse
    December 08, 2008
    Related: Joshua Walker, Larry Kramer, Mark A. Lemley, Stanford IP Litigation Clearinghouse, Stanford Program in Law, Science & Technology
  • Stanford E-commerce Best Practices Conference: How to Deal with the Uncertainties of Online Business
    June 25, 2004
    Related: Joseph Bankman, Paul Goldstein, Stanford Program in Law, Science & Technology
  • Intellectual Property, Patent, and Internet Law Expert Mark Lemley to Join Stanford Faculty
    April 06, 2004
    Related: Hank Greely, Kathleen M. Sullivan, Mark A. Lemley, Paul Goldstein, Stanford Program in Law, Science & Technology

    • News

    Hindu group making software to partly block Orkut
    A right-wing Hindu group has asked public Internet centers in India to partly block access to Orkut, and is making a software to monitor abusive communities on the popular social networking site operated by Google. The student wing of the Shiv Sena party said many Indians use Orkut to bad-mouth religious groups and disturb communal harmony, and also spread misinformation about India. Reuters

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    EU states share monitoring of militant Web sites
    European Union states have started sharing monitoring of militant Web sites, including sites linked to al-Qaeda, a draft statement agreed by the bloc's ambassadors shows. The EU police agency Europol is building an information portal to allow exchange of information on militant Web sites monitoring, the draft said. The portal is to include a list of links of monitored Web sites, statements by terrorist organizations, and details on experts checking the web in EU countries, including their language competence and technical expertise. Reuters

    [posted @ 5/30/2007 09:17:00 AM] #

    Cyber-spies tracking terror on Web
    There is an unconventional war being waged on the Internet. The battles here know no boundaries; and are fought from homes and offices from small Midwestern towns to Europe and the Middle East. It's no secret anymore that active terrorist cells are currently operating freely and openly on the Internet, using propaganda tactics to illicit prospective recruits. The emergence of these terrorist groups has spawned their nemesis: groups of researchers, hackers, and maverick computer geeks who cyber-stalk terrorist networks online and take them down. CNN.com

    [posted @ 5/29/2007 08:41:00 AM] #

    China cracks down on college campus porn sites
    A Chinese campaign to clean up online pornography has reached college campuses with the Education Ministry lashing out at some school Web sites for making money from porn. The Ministry of Public Security and nine other government departments launched a six-month campaign in April to crack down on illegal online activities such as distributing pornographic materials and organizing cyber strip shows. Reuters

    [posted @ 5/29/2007 08:25:00 AM] #

    Google defends data policy after EU warning
    Google will tell Brussels it needs to hold on to users' search data for up to two years for security and commercial reasons after being warned it could be violating European privacy laws by doing so. The world's top Internet search engine said it would respond by June 19 to a letter from a European Union data protection advisory group expressing concern it was keeping information on users' searches for too long. Reuters

    [posted @ 5/29/2007 08:19:00 AM] #

    European officials question Google's privacy policy
    A European Commission advisory group has raised concerns about how Google uses and manages users' search data. A privacy advisory group composed of representatives from all of the European Union countries sent Google a letter expressing concern over the search giant's new privacy policy announced in March. According to a Commission source, the advisory group is concerned with how the information is managed, rather than the length of time it is stored. CNET News

    [posted @ 5/29/2007 08:17:00 AM] #

    EU wages war on cybercrime
    The EU is stepping up the fight against cybercrime, outlining plans to create more meaningful legislation and promote greater, cross-border cooperation. European Commission said legislation and law enforcement--especially across borders--needs to keep pace with new and evolving opportunities for criminals. It said cybercrime comes in three forms: established crimes such as fraud, publication of illegal content, and crimes unique to the Internet--such as denial-of-service attacks and hacking. CNET News

    [posted @ 5/25/2007 10:19:00 AM] #

    G8 seeks private sector help to combat child porn
    World powers vowed to increase efforts to combat sexual exploitation of children by Internet pornographers but said governments alone could not stamp out the Web crime. After their first working session in Munich, ministers from current Group of Eight countries Germany, the United States, Britain, France, Italy, Canada, Japan and Russia called on the private sector for help. CNET News

    [posted @ 5/25/2007 10:09:00 AM] #

    LST Affiliates Program

    Affiliates of the Program in Law, Science & Technology (LST) contribute through sponsorship and program input and support cutting-edge research, teaching, and program development across the three Centers currently housed within the program: the Center for E-Commerce, the Center for Internet and Society, and the Center for Law & Biosciences.

    LST draws from Stanford Law School's renowned faculty experts and technologically savvy and enthusiastic students, alumni practicing on the cutting edge of technology law, and a location in the heart of Silicon Valley to address the many questions arising from the increasingly prominent role that science and technology play in both national and global arenas. The program brings together legal, technology and business leaders, government and regulatory officials, advocacy organizations, and the public at large to identify and to work toward innovative answers to important questions that are raised at the intersection of law, science and technology.

    LST Venture Circle

    Apple
    Cisco
    Cornerstone Research
    Fenwick & West LLP
    Google
    Intel
    Ewing Marion Kaufmann Foundation
    Microsoft
    Oracle
    Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
    QUALCOMM
    SAP
    Winston & Strawn LLP

    LST Program Partners

    Cooley Godward LLP
    Genentech
    Ropes & Gray
    Skadden
    White & Case
    WilmerHale

    LST Program Associates

    Gilead Sciences, Inc.
    Greenberg Traurig, LLP
    Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

    Sponsorship Levels

    LST Affiliates now have the opportunity to participate at two levels of support and requisite benefits: LST Venture Circle Members and LST Program Partners 1.

    LST Venture Circle ($50,000 annually for law firms; $100,000 annually for corporations)

    LST Venture Circle members provide seed funding and ongoing support for a wide range of policy and empirical research projects housed within the Program in Law, Science & Technology including:

    • The Stanford Intellectual Property Clearinghouse Project
    • CodeX: The Stanford Center for Computers and the Law
    • The Transatlantic Technology Law Forum
    • Intellectual Property Infrastructures in the Asia Region

    LST Venture Circle representatives participate on project advisory boards and are directly involved in the development of empirical database and reporting platforms, indices and other analytics, as well as policy white papers that aim to raise professional understanding and public awareness of legal, business and ethical challenges, and promote informed public policy at the intersection of law, science and technology.

    Membership in the LST Venture Circle also includes the full (and in some cases enhanced) range of annual LST Program Partner benefits:

    • Two prepaid scholarships per LST program/series offered during a 12-month period. These scholarships may be used for anyone of your choosing, such as directors of your corporation, business executives from your company, chief technology officers, members of your legal department, and clients.
    • Priority registration for all LST programs, and a 10% discount on program tuition for all registration referrals.
    • Recognition in all LST printed and on-line program materials; mention at all appropriate public receptions and forums.
    • Participation in annual LST program planning and speaker recruitment session.
    • Up to 2 speakers from firm invited for LST affiliated or general law school speakers series.2
    • Up to 2 senior partners/executives invited to participate in LST conference panels and exclusive, invitation-only industry working groups.2
    • Opportunity to nominate and recruit executive level clients for conference keynote and speaking opportunities.2
    • Exclusive meal sponsorship opportunities during LST conferences and programs.3
    • Custom program sponsorship opportunities in partnership with LST.4

    LST Program Partners ($25,000 to $49,999 annually)

    • One prepaid scholarship per LST program/series offered during a 12-month period. These scholarships may be used for anyone of your choosing, such as directors of your corporation, business executives from your company, chief technology officers, members of your legal department, and clients.
    • Priority registration for all LST programs, and a 10% discount on program tuition for all registration referrals.
    • Recognition in all LST printed and on-line program materials; mention at all appropriate public receptions and forums.
    • Participation in annual LST program planning and speaker recruitment session.
    • 1 speaker from firm/company invited for LST affiliated or general law school speakers series.2
    • 1 senior partner/client invited to participate in LST conference panels and exclusive, invitation-only industry working groups.2
    • Exclusive meal sponsorship opportunities during LST conferences and programs.3

    Contact Information

    For more information about the LST Affiliates Program, please contact:

    Nancy Easterbrook
    Assistant Director of Development, Corporate & Foundation Relations
    Stanford Law School
    559 Nathan Abbott Way
    Stanford, CA 94305-8610
    Phone: 650 725.4247
    Fax: 650 725.9786
    NEasterB@law.stanford.edu

    For more information about the Program in Law, Science & Technology, please contact:

    Roland Vogl, Esq. Executive Director, Program in Law, Science & Technology
    Stanford Law School
    559 Nathan Abbott Way
    Stanford, CA 94305-8610
    650 723.8532
    rvogl@law.stanford.edu

    1Companies and law firms that contribute up to $24,999 annually will be recognized as LST Program Associates and will receive priority registration for LST programs, a 10% discount on registration referrals, and recognition on the LST web site.

    2All program content and speaker selection for LST programs are at the discretion of law school faculty director(s). Only one speaker placement guaranteed per conference or program.

    3 Exclusive meal sponsorship price points are based on catering, logistics and staffing costs on a case by case basis.

    4 Two custom program slots are available per calendar year, and catering, logistics and staffing costs are the responsibility of the external sponsor. Final program content and speaker selection are at the discretion of law school faculty director(s).

    Students

    The Program in Law, Science & Technology offers a rapidly growing community of students an intellectually engaging study of science- and technology-driven law and policy. A number of students each year enter Stanford Law School with science and technology backgrounds, take courses within the program's curriculum, and pursue technology-related careers after graduation. Stanford Law School students and alumni enjoy extraordinary career placement both during law school and after graduation in prominent law firms, universities, high technology companies, government, and the judiciary.

    Stanford law students are integrally involved with the program, running three successful technology-oriented student organizations: the Stanford Law and Technology Association (SLATA), the Stanford Technology Law Review (STLR), and Stanford BioLaw. In addition, students participate in the Cyberlaw Clinic, run by the Center for Internet and Society, as well as other CIS activities. They often serve as research assistants for faculty members, contributing to the creation and teaching of courses taught under the program's auspices.

    Open Positions

    Teaching Fellow, LLM Program in Law, Science and Technology

    The Teaching Fellow in Law, Science and Technology will work with candidates in the LLM specialization in Law, Science and Technology. The fellow will assume significant academic, advising and administrative responsibilities. He or she will be responsible for organizing and teaching a yearlong colloquium addressing current issues and scholarship in intellectual property, Internet law, and related fields. The fellow will also organize and facilitate informal workshops, outside speakers, and academic and social events, be responsible for day-to-day administrative management of the LLM program, advise and counsel LLM candidates on academic and personal issues, respond to inquiries from prospective LLM applicants, and interact with our faculty in support of the LLM program goals and needs. The fellow will work with the Executive Director of International Graduate Programs, and under the supervision of the Faculty Director of the Law, Science and Technology program. The fellow will also fully participate in the admissions process, working under the guidance of the Associate Dean for Admissions to admit the new class. Although this is a full time position, the fellow should have a reasonable amount of time to conduct his or her own research, and will have ready access to affiliated faculty for that purpose.

    Candidates for this position are expected to have strong academic records and references. Professional experience in the area is also valuable. This position is intended primarily for people who expect to pursue an academic career in a field that is reasonably related to the specialization. Applicants are expected to commit to this position in one year increments, starting in August 2010, with a two-year commitment preferred.

    Those interested should apply by letter, summarizing their complete educational qualifications and experience, as well as any other information that might help us in making selections. Each applicant should also send us an official law school transcript, a resume, copies of any publications, and three letters of recommendation (at least two from law professors) commenting on the applicant’s suitability for the position in terms of teaching ability, analytic capability, interpersonal skills, and writing ability.

    Apply by March 1, 2010

    Your application package should be sent to:

    Stanford Law School
    Attention: Angela Arroyo
    559 Nathan Abbott Way
    Stanford, CA 94305-8610
    aarroyo@stanford.edu

    Applicants must also submit their resume electronically through the applicant tracking system and reference job number 37125.

    Contact Information

    Stanford Program in Law, Science & Technology
    Crown Quadrangle
    559 Nathan Abbott Way
    Stanford, CA 94305-8610
    650 723.5905

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