Postgraduate Fellows

Christopher Wong

Christopher Wong is a Postgraduate Fellow at the Institute for Information Law & Policy as well as a visiting fellow at both the Princeton University Center for Information Technology Policy and the Yale Law School Information Society Project. He is currently leading research on the NSF-funded Open Patent project, which explores the tagging and visualization of patent information, and was previously the founding project manager of the IILP's historic Peer To Patent project. He is the founder of Innovate / Activate, an event series that focuses on developing practical solutions for improving global welfare through the thoughtful consideration of IP; Co-Director of the Open Video Conference, an annual summit to examine the future of video and the open web; and Curator of Personal Democracy Forum.

Andrea Casillas

Andrea Casillas is a 2010 graduate New York Law School.  Andrea holds a B.S. in Biology and Chemistry from Arizona State University.  In 2010, Andrea, was named Director of Peer To Patent and Assistant Director for CPI. As Director, she has presented at Innovate / Activate, Pace Law School and participated at the Peer Review Prior Art Roundtable at WIPO headquarters in Geneva. Additionally, she taught the Peer To Patent Project Based Learning Course and assisted teaching the Expertnet and Innovate / Active Tech Law Labs.

 

Fulbright Scholars

Ruth del Campo BeĢcares

Ruth del Campo is a telecommunications engineer from the Polytechnic University in Madrid and holds a Msc. in Information Technology from the University of Stuttgart, Germany. She has been working in the Information Technology field from the Government of Spain, where she has gained experience in IT policy in international organizations. Her interest in fostering better societies with the help of technology led her to carry out a Fulbright specialized in open data and open Government issues. At New York Law School, Ruth is the Director of Open Aid Register, an NYLS project aimed at helping aid organizations increase efficiency and transparency through publishing their global aid projects online.


Student Research Fellows

Jake Brown-Steiner

Jake Brown-Steiner is a second year law student at New York Law School. He holds a B.A. in Music Industry from the State University of New York at Oneonta. Prior to coming to law school, Jake worked with music and technology in various capacities, working for LiveNation, SunGard Higher Education and FrozenCPU. He has an acute interest in technology as it relates to the law and the debates that surround the vast pool of information available on the web. 

Stephanie M. Chichetti

Stephanie M. Chichetti is a second year law student at New York Law School and is affiliated with the Institute as a John Marshall Harlan Scholar. Stephanie graduated from Boston University with a B.A. in Chemistry. Prior to attending law school, she worked as a medicinal chemist at a pharmaceutical company.

Nyasha S. Foy

Nyasha S. Foy is a third year law student at New York Law School. She holds a B.A. in Music (Honors) and French from Wesleyan University. Prior to attending law school, Nyasha worked in marketing and advertising. Her interests include innovative approaches to monetizing the music industry and copyright reform. In addition to her work at the Institute, Nyasha runs her own music publishing company.

Jillian Raines

Jillian Raines is a third year law student at New York Law School and is affiliated with the Institute as a John Marshall Harlan Scholar. Jillian graduated from Pennsylvania State University with a B.A. in Journalism, English and International Studies. Prior to attending law school she worked as the Arts Editor for Penn State's independent, student-run newspaper.