Tech Law and Policy

From the heart of Silicon Valley, we are focused on the law, policy, and ethics of technology. We frame debates and produce research on topics such as AI, biotechnology, cyberlaw, cybersecurity, environmental technologies, IP, law and biosciences, legal technology, medical technologies, net neutrality, privacy, technology and the law, trademark innovations, and more. Below is information on our educational activities, programs, centers, affiliated faculty, research projects, news and upcoming events.

In the News

It’s Easier Than Ever for Debt Collectors to Take Consumers to Court

The New York Times

Technology has made it easier for debt buyers to purchase and analyze large batches of past-due accounts, making it possible to eke profits from cases with smaller balances, said David Freeman Engstrom, a Stanford law professor who studies debt collection and eviction cases. (Last year, a report from the National…

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Henry T. Greely

Henry T. Greely

  • Deane F. and Kate Edelman Johnson Professor of Law
  • Director, Center for Law and the Biosciences
  • Professor, by courtesy, Genetics
  • Chair, Steering Committee of the Center for Biomedical Ethics
  • Director, Stanford Program in Neuroscience and Society
Daniel E. Ho 4

Daniel E. Ho

  • William Benjamin Scott and Luna M. Scott Professor of Law
  • Professor of Political Science
  • Professor of Computer Science (by courtesy)
  • Senior Fellow, Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI)
  • Senior Fellow, Stanford Institute for Economic and Policy Research
  • Director of the Regulation, Evaluation, and Governance Lab (RegLab)
Philip R. Malone

Phillip R. Malone

  • Associate Dean of Clinical Education
  • Professor of Law
  • Director, Mills Legal Clinic
  • Director, Juelsgaard Intellectual Property and Innovation Clinic
Julian Nyarko

Julian Nyarko

  • Professor of Law
  • Co-Chair Stanford Law AI Initiative
  • Senior Fellow, Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI (HAI)
Lisa Larrimore Ouellette

Lisa Larrimore Ouellette

  • Deane F. Johnson Professor of Law
  • Associate Dean for Research and Intellectual Life
  • Senior Fellow, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR)
Nathaniel Persily 1

Nathaniel Persily

  • James B. McClatchy Professor of Law
  • Co-Director Stanford Law AI Initiative
  • Senior Fellow, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
  • Professor, by courtesy, Political Science
  • Professor, by courtesy, Communications
Roland Vogl 2

Roland Vogl

  • Executive Director of CodeX - the Stanford Center for Legal Informatics
  • Executive Director of the Stanford Program in Law, Science and Technology

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