 AREAS
OF EXPERTISE
Privacy, Communications, and Speech; Technology & Culture (telecommunications,
mass media, and Internet technology); Creativity & Ownership (intellectual
property, open source software); Civil Liberties.
EXPERIENCE
Adjunct, Convergence Law Institute, commentary on regulatory issues, including
network neutrality, regulatory reform, and intellectual property, May 2007 to
present.
Adjunct Fellow, The Institute for Policy Innovation, timely commentary on
IP and technology issues, February 2007 to present, part time.
Senior Adjunct Fellow, The Progress and Freedom Foundation's Center for the
Study of Digital Property (IPCentral.info), Washington, D.C. Grappled with foundational
copyright and patent policy issues, authoring and coauthoring timely papers,
amicus briefs, and regular blogs on the subject; gave talks and participated
in panels in the United States and abroad; organized and moderated seminars.
October 2004 to present, part time.
Visiting Fellow, Independent Women's Forum, Washington D.C. Authored papers
on the problem of indecency in media and the benefits of technology for women.
October 2004 to present on occasional basis.
Editor, Telecommunications Project of the Institute for Policy Innovation.
Worked as part of a team researching, drafting, and editing sections of telecommunications
guides for legislators. July 2004 to present on occasional basis.
Senior Analyst, Project on Technology & Innovation, Competitive Enterprise
Institute, Washington, D.C. Analyzed technology, telecommunications, and Internet
public policy and regulatory issues. Authored papers, book chapters, and agency
comments. Testified before Congress. Spoke before business and academic audiences
as well as the general public, and appear on television and radio. November 2000
to February, 2004.
Senior Analyst, Project on Technology & Innovation, Competitive Enterprise
Institute, Washington, D.C. Analyzed technology, telecommunications, and Internet
public policy and regulatory issues. Authored papers, book chapters, and agency
comments. Testified before Congress. Spoke before business and academic audiences
as well as the general public, and appear on television and radio. November 2000
to March, 2004.
Director of Information Studies, Cato Institute, Washington, D.C. Assessed
legal, constitutional and economic aspects of privacy, the digital divide, regulatory
reform, and other E-commerce and telecommunications issues. Testified before
the FTC and Congress, and delivered speeches and presentations. Wrote and edited
books, papers, opeds, and articles. Appeared on radio and television. October
1997 to August, 2000.
Associate Director of Telecommunications & Technology Studies, Cato Institute,
Washington, D.C. Analyzed telephone, broadcast, Internet, and cable television
regulation. Authored analysis of Communications Decency Act, as well as opeds
and articles. February 1996 to October 1997.
Telecommunications Consultant, Washington, D.C. Researched and drafted book
chapters for Greg Sidak of the American Enterprise Institute, Peter Huber of
the Manhattan Institute, and Paul MacAvoy of the Yale School of Management. Analyzed
competition in the telephone industry, copyright law, foreign ownership restrictions
on broadcasters, and other topics. August 1994-February 1996, November 1999-May
2000.
Associate, Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd & Evans, P.C. Washington, D.C.
Researched and drafted chapters of telecommunications treatise as well as briefs
and memoranda concerning communications law. November 1992-August 1994.
EDUCATION
Cornell Law School, J.D. cum laude, 1992. Ithaca, New York.
Eotvos Lorand School of Law/Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. Budapest, Hunary.
Summer Program in Constitutional Law, International Trade Law, Communications
Law (summer, 1990).
Reed College, B.A. (Philosophy), 1987. Portland, Oregon.
HONORS
Claude Lambe Fellow
1988, 1989, 1990 (Honorable Mention), 1991
Eastern Mineral Law Association Writing Competition
First Prize, 1991. Topic: Oil Pollution Act of 1990
Donald Bogie Prize in Philosophy. Runner-Up, 1991
Reed College Commendation for Academic Excellence 1985/86.
British Columbia Lieutenant Governor’s Scholarship 1983/1984
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