High Tech Law Faculty
HTLI Law Student Organizations
A number of student organizations focus on intellectual property and technology law. Students interested in activities related to these practice areas are encouraged to contact the organization representatives:
Description of Organization:
The Art Law Society was launched in 2021 with the mission to facilitate conversations among art law students, practitioners, and artists by hosting a variety of lectures, networking events, and panel presentations. Our hope is to provide a forum at SCU Law for the discussion of a depth of art law topics. In addition, SCU’s Art Law Society takes the discussions outside of the classroom by organizing tours of local museums, galleries, and auction houses to immerse students in California’s vibrant art scene from San Francisco to San Jose. Art Law Society has made a name for itself in the area, bringing together Art Law organizations from all six Bay Area Law Schools to some of our annual events.
Mission Statement:
- Increase interest, awareness, and visibility of soft IP Law at Santa Clara. Specifically raise issues relating to licensing, privacy, patents, NFTs, copyright, fraud, and other similar legal issues relating to Fine Art.
- Expose students, and all others, to options relating to art in the law and legal professions.
- Build connections with soft IP Law networks in the Bay Area including those (primarily lawyers, alumni, and law students) in San Jose, Santa Clara County, San Mateo County, San Francisco County, and Oakland.
- Encourage and educate students to pursue an interest in art law, meaning law related to art or artists.
Social Media:
Instagram: @scuartlaw
Facebook: facebook.com/scuartlaw/
Mission
The purpose of the BCLS is to educate the Santa Clara University community about Blockchain Technology, prepare Santa Clara University School of Law students for the high-tech legal landscape of the future, and be a springboard for entry into the blockchain legal field, by:
- Enjoying the developing legal landscape of the Blockchain Industry
- Cultivating student interest and knowledge of Blockchain Technology
- Exposing students to Blockchain Technology and the crypto legal field
- Developing and supporting a Blockchain & Compliance Certificate
- Connecting law students with Blockchain professionals in Silicon Valley and beyond
Ethos
The BCLS recognizes the innate balance of powers implicated in decentralized systems. Lawyers fulfill an integral role in advising clients to optimize the balance of decentralization and centralization in their business organizations and activities. Centralized systems can relinquish partial control to allow decentralized principles to promote democracy and civil liberty through harnessing the blockchain-enabled powers of immutability, auditability, and automation. The BCLS believes striking the optimal balance between centralization and decentralization means a balance promoting democracy and civil liberty.
Mission Statement:
ChIPs is a nonprofit organization that advances and connects women in technology, law, and policy. We seek to accelerate innovation through diversity of thought, participation, and engagement.
LSO Email: chips@scu.edu
Faculty Advisor: Laura Norris
Instagram: @scuchips
https://www.instagram.com/scuchips/
Events:
We strive to host diverse events for students to build their networks with attorneys from big law, small firms, and in-house legal departments. We also provide a mentorship program in collaboration with ChIPs Silicon Valley, connecting students with each other and with attorneys in the Silicon Valley.
The Internet Law Student Organization (ILSO) was created to raise awareness and spark interest about Internet Law and the theoretical and practical dilemmas that arise when applying laws to rapidly developing technologies.
2024-2025 Officers:
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President |
Hannah Parks |
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Co-Vice President |
Hannah Grant |
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Co-Vice President |
Grace Kantrow |
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Treasurer |
Shelby Taketa |
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External Communications Chair |
Beth Choi |
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External Content Manager |
Jessica Daney Cuevas Madriz |
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Co-Fundraising Chair |
Eleni Mandas |
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Co-Fundraising Chair |
Schuyler Chamberlain |
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Secretary & 2L Representative |
Emily Caballero |
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3L Representative |
Emma Reed |
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2L Representative |
Mehar Bajwa |
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2L Representative |
Rachel Jeet |
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1L Representative |
Justin Shen |
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1L Representative |
Nicholas Levi |
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1L Representative |
Samuel Tse |
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1L Representative |
Cristofer Tzoc |
Faculty Advisor: Professor Eric Goldman
Mission Statement:
As a student organization dedicated to Internet Law, we aim to:
- Raise awareness and spark interest about Internet Law and the theoretical and practical dilemmas that arise when applying laws to rapidly developing technologies.
- Enable crucial discussions about hot topics in Internet Law such as privacy, content moderation and online free speech, ethics, cybersecurity, and online intellectual property.
- Educate students about the different facets of Internet and Tech Policy.
- Promote collaboration among all legal communities and practice areas (i.e criminal law, family law, social justice, technology law).
External Links:
LSO Email: internetlaw@scu.edu
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Description of Organization:
The Santa Clara University Law & Business Society is for students who are interested in the intersection of law and business. The Society will focus on two areas – (1) Business Law (Corporate Mergers and Acquisitions, Venture Capital, Emerging Companies, etc.); and (2) Law as a Business (Opening, Running, and Managing a Law Firm). The Society will invite attorneys and business leaders to discuss current business law and policy at various events.
Mission Statement:
As members of the Santa Clara University Law and Business Society, we hereby pledge to:
- Educate ourselves and our community about the intersection of law and business;
- Create opportunities for students, academics, and practitioners to engage one another;
- Assist students in their transition from law school to employment; and
- Continue to support relationships between the Society and Santa Clara Alumni.
Please contact us at santaclaralbs@gmail.com to join our meeting and event mailing list.
Mission Statement:
The Privacy Law Student Organization is dedicated to the study and discussion of modern issues of privacy law. PLSO’s mission is to promote awareness and generate discussion about contemporary privacy issues, while encouraging involvement in privacy law within the legal community. PLSO strives to enhance the quality of the legal community by promoting interaction and debate concerning a wide range of issues that affect individual privacy rights in a format that allows student to interact with attorneys and specialists in the privacy law fields.
Organization Email: PLSO@scu.edu
Mission Statement:
The Society for Artificial Intelligence and Law (SAIL), formerly known as the Artificial Intelligence Student Association, is dedicated to educating students and facilitate meaningful discussions about the legal implications, and the theoretical, practical, and ethical dilemmas arising from the advancements of Artificial Intelligence in a variety of fields and settings.
Our Medium Blog – https://medium.com/society-for-ai-law-at-scu
@SCU_SAIL – https://www.instagram.com/scu_sail/
Email: scu.ai.club@gmail.com
Description of Organization:
SIEGL aims to educate students and enable crucial discussions about hot topics in Interactive Entertainment and Gaming Law, including intellectual property, privacy, contracts, licensing, employment, and data management matters.
Mission Statement:
Raise awareness for and spark interest in Interactive Entertainment and Gaming Law, and the theoretical, practical, and ethical dilemmas arising from the expansion of the video-game industry and the gaming industry in general.
Instagram: scu_siegl
Description of Organization:
The Sports and Entertainment Law Society assists law students pursuing a career in sports and entertainment law by hosting guest speakers, organizing site visits, and providing educational resources to further develop students’ knowledge of the sports and entertainment industries.
Mission Statement:
The mission of the Sports and Entertainment Law Society (SELS) is to provide interested students with access to practitioners and other individuals in the sports and entertainment law fields, to facilitate events to grow student’s industry knowledge, and to assist in strengthening Santa Clara Law’s stellar reputation in the sports and entertainment fields.
Mission Statement:
The Student Intellectual Property Law Association (SIPLA) provides a comprehensive forum for Santa Clara Law School students to interact with IP practitioners in cross-disciplinary discussions and lectures. We are committed to preparing students for their future careers as IP attorneys who are well-equipped to face the challenges of current and future IP issues in Silicon Valley and beyond.
Please contact us at sipla@scu.edu to join our meeting and event mailing list.
The Santa Clara High Technology Law Journal (HTLJ) is a scholarly publication of the Santa Clara University School of Law. HTLJ is a leading forum for multidisciplinary discourse on emerging issues at the intersection of technology, law, and public policy. Prior to Volume 30, the journal was known as the Computer and High Technology Law Journal. All issues of HTLJ are available online via Digital Commons.
Current students interested in receiving updates about HTLJ events and opportunities should submit their information here, follow HTLJ on Twitter, and connect with a member of the current editorial board. To contact the editors with questions about the journal, email info@htlj.org.
History
Originally founded in 1984 as the Computer and High Technology Law Journal, the Santa Clara High Technology Law Journal (HTLJ) focuses on all aspects of intellectual property and high tech law. Located in the heart of Silicon Valley, HTLJ continues to be at the forefront of novel legal issues, fostering debate and discussion in the home of leading tech companies like Google and Apple.
HTLJ publishes two issues per volume (ISSN 0882-3383). Throughout its history, one of the journal’s top priorities has been making its content more accessible to the legal community. After signing the Durham Statement on Open Access to Legal Scholarship with dozens of other law schools, Santa Clara made copies of all published journal content available online for free to anyone via the Digital Commons platform.
Articles published in HTLJ have been cited in landmark intellectual property cases, including the Federal Circuit’s opinions in Festo v. Shoketsu, 234 F.3d 558, 574 (Fed. Cir. 2000) and In re Bilski, 545 F.3d 943, 1001 (Fed Cir. 2008).
Mission
The High Tech Law Journal’s mission is to be the preeminent legal publication fostering legal scholarship and discourse in the area of intellectual property and technology-related law and contribute to the enhancement of the legislative and regulatory environment in this area of the law.
To fulfill its mission, HTLJ:
- Provides a forum for legal scholars, practitioners, students and industry decision-makers for discourse on emerging issues at the juncture of technology, the law and public policy
- Places itself at the forefront of emerging legal trends with the strategic guidance of a world-class Board of Advisors consisting of distinguished legal professionals and scholars from a broad spectrum of academic, business and public policy perspectives
- Expands the resources for legal practitioners, scholars and students focused in the area of intellectual property and technology-related law area by providing opportunities for continuing education, networking, and mentorship
Instagram: @scu_htlj