Careers in Communications

Presented by the Federal Communications Bar Association, Communications & Media Law Society, and IP Brief

March 18, 2015 | 12:00 – 2:00
Six Floor Student Lounges

Please join us for a panel discussion on legal careers in the field of communications. The panel will feature distinguished WCL alumni who work in the communications industry as they discuss their individual career paths, communications policy, and the state of the industry.

Moderators:

  • Professor Victoria Phillips, American University, Washington College of Law
  • Jessica Elder, Department of Commerce—NTIA 

Speakers:

  • Elizabeth Chernow, Comcast 
  • Michael Vasquez, Department of Commerce—NTIA 
  • Justin Shore, FirstNet
  • Van Bloys, PCIA

PIJIP News

Professor Vicki Phillips To Be Honored By The DC Bar With The Champion of IP Award

Professor Vicki Phillips To Be Honored By The DC Bar With The Champion of IP Award

01 May, 2024

Intellectual Property (IP) Law Community of the District of Columbia (DC) Bar will honor Professor Victoria Phillips with the esteemed Champion of IP Award.  The annual Champion of IP Award celebrates an individual who has impacted IP policy, fostered innovation, and passionately advocated for intellectual property rights. 

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AUWCL & WIPO Sign an MOU

AUWCL & WIPO Sign an MOU

30 Apr, 2024

On April 22nd, Dean Roger Fairfax and Sheriff Saadallah, Executive Director of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Academy, signed a Memorandum of Understanding to continue the close relationship between American University Washington College of Law's (AUWCL) Program on Information Justice & Intellectual Property (PIJIP) and WIPO.

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Professor Michael Carroll Published New Paper

Professor Michael Carroll Published New Paper "The Triumph of Three Big Ideas in Fair Use Jurisprudence"

30 Apr, 2024

Professors Carroll and Peter Jaszi, published a new paper, The Triumph of Three Big Ideas in Fair Use Jurisprudence.  Published in the Tulane Law Review, the article argues that the Court’s decisions on fair use, which represent one-third of the Court’s total merits decisions, are historic.

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