Jeanne Fromer

Jeanne Fromer is the Vice Dean for Intellectual Life and the Walter J. Derenberg Professor of Intellectual Property Law at New York University School of Law. She specializes in intellectual property law, focusing on copyright, patent, trademark, and trade secret regimes. Her scholarship emphasizes innovation policy and digital-age legal frameworks. Fromer is co-director of the Engelberg Center on Innovation Law & Policy and co-author of a widely used copyright textbook. She holds a JD from Harvard Law School (magna cum laude), an SM in Electrical Engineering from MIT, and a BA in Computer Science from Barnard College (summa cum laude).

• Education: Harvard Law School (JD, 2002), MIT (SM, 1998), Barnard College (BA, 1996)
• Clerkships: Justice David H. Souter (US Supreme Court), Judge Robert D. Sack (2nd Circuit)
• Professional Roles: Faculty co-director of Engelberg Center, adviser to American Law Institute's Copyright Restatement

Her research explores motivations behind IP rights enforcement, AI's impact on copyright, and design protection systems. Notable honors include the American Law Institute's Young Scholars Medal (2011) and NYU's Podell Teaching Award (2023). She teaches advanced courses on copyright, trade secrets, and intellectual property survey.