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Jennifer E. Rothman is the Nicholas F. Gallicchio Professor of Law at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, with a secondary appointment at the Annenberg School for Communication. She is a leading authority on the right of publicity, intellectual property law, and the intersection of IP with constitutional rights, particularly freedom of speech.
- University: University of Pennsylvania
- School: Carey Law School
- Department: Law
- Academic Rank: Professor
Her scholarship critically examines how intellectual property law transforms individuals into marketable commodities and regulates expression. She is the author of The Right of Publicity: Privacy Reimagined for a Public World (Harvard University Press, 2018), hailed as the definitive work on the subject. She also created Rothman’s Roadmap to the Right of Publicity, a comprehensive online legal resource.
Rothman’s recent publications explore AI-generated deepfakes, digital replicas, and postmortem rights, reflecting her engagement with cutting-edge legal challenges. Her work frequently appears in top journals such as the Harvard Law Review, Yale Law Journal, and Virginia Law Review, and she has testified before Congress on AI and identity rights.
Scientific Awards and Honors:
- Nicholas F. Gallicchio Professor of Law (Endowed Chair)
- David P. Leonard Faculty Service Award (2019–2020)
- Jerry Pacht Memorial Constitutional Law Award
- Asher Hinds Book Prize and Grace May Tilton Prize (Princeton)
Rothman has advised on legislation and litigation involving high-profile identity rights cases. She is an elected member of the American Law Institute and an adviser on the Restatement of the Law (Third) of Torts: Defamation and Privacy. She has previously taught at LMU Loyola Law School and Washington University in St. Louis, and is an affiliated fellow at Yale Law School’s Information Society Project.
