Intellectual Property is vital to the technology-driven global economy...
In The News
The Gibbons Institute of Law, Science and Technology hosted the Workshop on Cybersecurity
on Earth and in Space on Thursday, April 16, 2026. Experts from around the United
States came to Seton Hall Law to share their current research focused on issues associated
with the threat of cyberattacks on satellites, ground stations, and supporting networks,
jurisdiction over space-based cyber incidents, data-centric approaches to space law,
and the use of intellectual property regulation as a framework for the development
of extraterritorial law. The ideas, concepts, and research exchanged created an interactive
and collaborative experience in which authors could receive feedback and strengthen
their work. Learn more about the program here.
The Gibbons Institute Mission
- SUPPORT FACULTY RESEARCH, investigation, analysis, discussion and scholarship that
identifies and resolves societal tensions in the private and public sectors generated
by technological innovation in the life sciences and technology industries.
- EDUCATE AND TRAIN law students, practicing attorneys and industry professionals to
recognize and effectively address the complex legal issues they will encounter as
practitioners and policy makers at the cross-section of law, technology and innovation.
- PROVIDE CONTINUING EDUCATION to the bench and bar regarding emerging issues and developments
in intellectual property.
- COLLABORATE with leading health care and technology providers, and the life sciences
industry, both public institutions and private businesses, to address these emerging
challenges.
Leadership
David W. Opderbeck
Professor of Law, Co-Director of the Gibbons Institute of Law Science and Technology
& Co-Director of the Institute for Privacy Protection
PhD, University of Nottingham | JD, Seton Hall University School of Law | LLM, New
York University Law School | MA, Fuller Theological Seminary
[email protected] | 973-642-8496 | Rm 504 |
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Gaia Bernstein
Technology, Privacy and Policy Professor of Law, Co-Director of the Gibbons Institute
of Law Science and Technology & Co-Director of the Institute for Privacy Protection
J.S.D., New York University School of Law | LLM, Harvard Law School | JD, Boston University
School of Law | BA, Tel Aviv University
Affiliated Faculty
Neoshia Roemer
Affiliated Faculty, Gibbons Institute of Law, Science & Technology
Associate Professor of Law, Seton Hall University School of Law
JD, University of New Mexico School of Law | MA, University of New Mexico | BA, Indiana
University
Fellows
Matthew H. Hersch
Fellow and Adjunct Professor of Law, Gibbons Institute of Law, Science & Technology
JD, New York University School of Law | PhD & AM, University of Pennsylvania | SB,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Davide Tuzzolino
Non-Resident Fellow, Gibbons Institute of Law, Science & Technology & Institute for
Privacy Protection
U.S. - Italy Fulbright Visiting Research Scholar & Adjunct Professor of Artificial
Intelligence and Law, Seton Hall University
JD & LLM, Sapienza University of Rome | PhD in Private Law, European University of
Rome
Distinguished Practitioners in Residence
Czareena S. Dotchev
Distinguished Practitioner in Residence, Gibbons Institute of Law, Science & Technology
& Institute for Privacy Protection
Senior Strategist for Government Relations, International Trademark Association
JD, St. John's University School of Law
[email protected] |
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Chris Ellis, Jr.
Distinguished Practitioner in Residence, Gibbons Institute of Law, Science & Technology
& Institute for Privacy Protection
Senior Counsel, Audacy, Inc.
JD, Rutgers School of Law - Newark
[email protected] |
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Jonathan I. Ezor
Distinguished Practitioner in Residence, Gibbons Institute of Law, Science & Technology
& Institute for Privacy Protection
Associate General Counsel, Verizon
JD, Yale Law School
[email protected] |
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James P. Flynn
Distinguished Practitioner in Residence, Gibbons Institute of Law, Science & Technology
& Institute for Privacy Protection
Managing Director, Epstein Becker Green
JD, Harvard Law School
[email protected] |
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Mary J. Hildebrand
Distinguished Practitioner in Residence, Gibbons Institute of Law, Science & Technology
& Institute for Privacy Protection
Retired Partner, Founder & Chair Emeritus, Data, Privacy & Cybersecurity Practice,
Lowenstein Sandler LLP
Leann Pinto
Distinguished Practitioner in Residence, Gibbons Institute of Law, Science & Technology
& Institute for Privacy Protection
Senior Licensing Executive | Attorney, Patent Platform Services
JD, Seton Hall University School of Law
Lou Rambeau
Distinguished Practitioner in Residence, Gibbons Institute of Law, Science & Technology
& Institute for Privacy Protection
Associate General Counsel, Carbon Arc
JD, Tulane University Law School
Executive Director
Brett Canaval
Executive Director for the Gibbons Institute of Law, Science & Technology and Institute
for Privacy Protection
BA, Kean University
[email protected] | (973) 642-8864| Rm 427
