Word: benkler
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...Before Benkler became Professor of Law at Yale Law School in 2003, he was a director of the Engelberg Center on Innovation Law and Policy and the Information Law Institute and a professor of law at New York University School of Law. He also served as a visiting professor to both Harvard Law and Yale Law Schools just prior to joining the Yale Law faculty...
...Benkler, who is currently attending a conference in Europe, wrote in an e-mailed statement that he hopes his new position will allow him "to be able to facilitate conversations that might not have otherwise happened" across otherwise dissimilar fields of study...
...work lies at the intersection of several quite distinct disciplines, so I have over the years found myself talking to many people who don’t naturally talk to each other," Benkler wrote...
...addition to his academic work, Benkler was also an associate to Ropes & Gray in Boston and a law clerk to Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer. A 1994 graduate of Harvard Law School, Benkler also received an international law degree from Tel-Aviv University...
...Yochai Benkler is a pathbreaking scholar whose work challenges current thinking about the way society regulates ideas and information," Law School Dean Elena Kagan said in a statement. "His deep and probing intellect combine with his interdisciplinary focus and range to make him an important appointment not only for Harvard Law School, but for the entire University. He is a marvelous teacher and mentor, and he will bring boundless energy, excitement, and vision to our community. We are very lucky to have...