Profiles in Leadership | Penn State Provost Justin Schwartz (feat. Dean Danielle Conway)

Penn State Dickinson Law's Profiles in Leadership series offers an unparalleled opportunity to glean insights from top leaders who serve in government, education, the private sector, and civil society. In each episode, we invite these leaders to reflect on their journey and share skills, core values, and qualities that make them the leaders they are today. This special episode features Penn State University Provost Justin Schwartz in one of his first "live" interviews as Provost. It also features Dean Danielle Conway, usually the one interviewed, taking on the rarely seen role of interviewer. I very much enjoyed their engaging, insightful, and inspiring conversation. Hope and trust that you will too. 2:36:– Formative years: #baseball, #racialintegration, and “warmth” on the pathway to #engineering . 10:22:– Multiple pathways and #philosophy to #innovation. 17:00:– Transitioning from “doing” to “leading.” 22:00:– Leadership lessons from the #PennState community. 24:32:– Entrepreneurship in higher education. 28:02:– Staying focused. 35:06:– Lessons from working with President Neeli Bendapudi. 39:46:– Mapping goal setting from unit to university. 47:05:– Prioritizing goals. 50:39:– Wellness and wellbeing. 52:22:– His “#moonshot.” For other episodes in the series and to be notified of new episodes, please subscribe to: https://www.youtube.com/@PennStatesDickinsonLawCarlisle/videos

NY | Meetings & Panel on AI & Copyright Law

Great to be back in New York. Visited Malla Pollack (Callmann on Unfair Competition, Trademarks, and Monopolies) to learn the intricacies of writing and updating a multivolume treatise. Caught up with Joshua L. Simmons (Kirkland & Ellis). Check out Josh's Practising Law Institute (PLI) series 'IP Discussions with Joshua Simmons' (link here: https://bit.ly/44e7vZj). Met with David Kappos (Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP) to get his thoughts on an upcoming initiative. Joined fellow PLI faculty Jessica R. Friedman Robert Clarida Lateef Mtima to discuss copyright and AI. Photos (L-R): Elizabeth Harris (PLI); Malla Pollack; Josh Simmons; Lateef Mtima and Kenneth Min; Dave Kappos; with my panel; post-panel chit-chat..

PLI | Copyright, AI & the Metaverse

Looking forward to returning to New York this week to join Robert Clarida Kyle Citrynell Jessica R. Friedman Thomas Kjellberg and Lateef Mtima for Practising Law Institute (PLI) 's seminar on copyright law. Details: https://www.pli.edu/programs/F/fundamentals-of-copyright-law-in-the-data-era Penn State Dickinson Law Reitler Kailas & Rosenblatt LLP Seiller Waterman LLC Cowan, Liebowitz & Latman, P.C. Howard University School of Law Institute for Intellectual Property and Social Justice Kenneth Min #intellectualproperty #law #data

Institute for IP and Social Justice | Interview with Howard Law 3L Liana Alston

Pleased to join Liana Alston, a third-year law student at Howard University School of Law, for a wide-ranging discussion on how social justice intersects with intellectual property law and antitrust law, the impact of AI on society and the law, and more. Institute for Intellectual Property and Social Justice #intellectualproperty #ai #law #data #society Allen & Gledhill LLP NUS Faculty of Law Stanford Law School Fordham University School of Law University of Illinois Chicago University of Illinois Chicago School of Law Gary Friedlander Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition Emily C. and John E. Hansen IP Institute at Fordham Law School IPLAC - Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago Illinois Intellectual Property Alliance - ILIPA Penn State Dickinson Law Penn State University Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences

Israel | Stakeholder Meetings & Lectures

Israel is a nation abuzz with innovation. Honored to meet some of the key stakeholders contributing to its remarkable achievements at the invitation of Professor Shlomit Yanisky-Ravid. Among her many roles, she serves on the advisory board of Penn State Dickinson Law's IP & Innovation Initiative. Over three days, I had the privilege of seeing current legal and policy issues through the eyes of academics, entrepreneurs, judges, lawyers, and students in Israel. I gave two lectures on technology and IP and technology and antitrust at Ono Academic College, a remarkably dynamic institution on the rise. As a bonus, I caught up with Professor Peter Yu (Texas A&M University School of Law) and Rob Sterne (Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox) also happened to visit Israel then. Like Dickinson Law, diversity, equity, and inclusion are central to Ono's mission. At Ono, "students learn about the diverse cultures that make up Israeli society." It also "provides scholarships to students of underserved populations to encourage diversity and access to education" (https://lnkd.in/eP-nfGDn). I witnessed this firsthand with students making up the mosaic of Israeli society studying alongside each other. Ono's curriculum is also very responsive to industry needs, ensuring high employment rates upon graduation. Photo collage 1 (Clockwise): at Pearl Cohen with Yoav Alkalay, Abishag Levy, Lee Ardon, Haim Ravia, Shlomit, and Ephraim Heiliczer; at Seligsohn Gabrieli & Co. with Ehud Gabrieli Ronnie Benshafrut רוני בן שפרוט Nahum Gabrieli; Rob Sterne; Professor Amir H. Khoury (Tel Aviv University). Photo collage 2 (Clockwise): at Ono with Sivan Sabban Hacohen; Barak Malkit,Advocate. Photo collage 3 (Clockwise): with judges at the Shalom court; Shlomo Cohen (Dr Shlomo Cohen & Co); Eyal Brook (Eyal Brook - Law office); Peter.

California | Meetings & PLI Seminar

Delighted to be back in California to meet with friends and partners of Penn State Dickinson Law's IP and Innovation Initiative and speak at Practising Law Institute (PLI)'s seminar for legal professionals interested in recent copyright and AI developments. Visiting SoCal and NorCal on a single trip offered me a better vantage point to appreciate the similarities and differences between the culture, interests, and aspirations of stakeholders in each region. Looking forward to strengthening our ties and collaborating together. Photo collage 1 (clockwise): Robin Feldman (University of California, College of the Law, San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings)); Mary Choy (University of California, Davis); Ranjini Acharya (Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP) and Eric Goldman (Santa Clara University School of Law). Photo collage 2 (clockwise): Chinwe Ohanele, Esq. (The Michelson Institute for Intellectual Property/Ohanele Law Firm ); Kim Syun Hee (Irell & Manella LLP); Daniel Sokol (USC Gould School of Law USC Marshall School of Business); Justin Hughes (Loyola Law School, Los Angeles); Ruth Vitale, Brett Williams JC Taylor; Andrei Iancu (Irell & Manella LLP); Griffin Lee (Griffin Lee Law).

PLI | Copyright, DMCA, AI, Metaverse

Looking forward to joining folks from the West Coast in person and around the country tuning in for the Practising Law Institute (PLI)'s program on 'Copyright Law in the Data Era.' In addition to sharing my thoughts on intermediary liability and the Digital Millennium Copyright, I will be part of a panel discussion with Ranjini Acharya Marta Belcher Kyle Citrynell Eric Goldman Eleanor M. Lackman exploring how copyright law intersects with AI and the metaverse. Hope to see you there! https://www.pli.edu/programs/F/fundamentals-of-copyright-law-in-the-data-era Kenneth Min Penn State Dickinson Law Protocol Labs Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP Seiller Waterman LLC Santa Clara University School of Law #ai #law #data #university #digital #copyright

AAI | 24th AAI Annual Policy Conference: Taking Stock of Antitrust’s Pro-Enforcement Movement

Delighted to join the American Antitrust Institute for its 24th Annual Policy Conference in Washington, DC. I also met separately with AAI President Diane Wood to exchange views on current developments and discuss new avenues to collaborate in the coming year. Photos (L-R): with Chair Marat Omarov and Aday Nygmanov (Kazakh competition agency), with Erika Douglas (Temple University - James E. Beasley School of Law) and Randy Stutz (Federal Trade Commission); with Diane Moss; with Ellen Meriwether (Cafferty Clobes Meriwether & Sprengel LLP) and Stephen Calkins (Wayne State University Law School).

ALI | Centennial Celebrations and Annual Meeting

This week, The American Law Institute celebrated its 100 anniversary in Washington, DC. It continues to play an important role in clarifying and modernizing American law. The meeting brought together judges, academics, practitioners, and representatives from civil society and industry to debate and vote on restatements of copyright, torts, property, children and the law, conflict of laws, and principles of government ethics. Thank you to ALI and the members who extended a warm welcome. The representation of stakeholders, dedication to a clear, robust, and relevant rule of law, and collegiality of everyone I met left a deep impression. Looking forward to supporting the work of this remarkable and revered American institution in its second centennial. For more information about the ALI and its centennial celebrations, see: https://www.ali.org/annual-meeting-2023/agenda/ Photos: Collage #1 (L-R): with ALI Director, Judge Diane Wood (see my interview if Judge Wood here: https://youtu.be/bv0jJbqcUw4); with my colleague Laurel Terry and our fellow ALI members; a tower of cupcakes to celebrate ALI's centennial; with ALI Treasurer Ivan F. (Medtronic); at lunch with Judge Michael Fitzpatrick (Wisconsin Court of Appeals) and Sarah Konsky (University of Chicago Law School); an exhibit tracing the ALI's ties with the US Supreme Court. Justices Benjamin Cardozo, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Owen Roberts, and Harlan Stone were, or are, ALI members. Collage #2 (L-R): Restatement of the Law, Copyright in session with Judge Diane Wood and Reporter Professor Christopher Sprigman, and Associate Reporters Daniel Gervais, Lydia Loren, Tony Reese, and Molly Van Houweling; with Pamela Samuelson and Elizabeth Rowe; with Margaret Chon and Jessica Silbey. #law #ethics #property #copyright

Congratulations | Class of 2023!

Congratulations Penn State Dickinson Law Class of 2023! Photos (Clockwise): Professor Michael Mogill addressing the audience and Class of 2023 awardees; my colleagues gamely posing for a group portrait shot (Professors Katherine Pearson, Sara Gerke, Medha Makhlouf, and Andrea Jane Martin); with Professor Titichia M. Jackson, Esq. (PC: Titichia); with TaWanda Hunter Stallworth, M. Div., Pamela Knowlton, and Medha at the award ceremony (PC: TaWanda)).