MEET OUR TEAM

Robert Brauneis

Co-Director

Robert Brauneis is the Michael J. McKeon Professor of Intellectual Property Law and Co-Director of the Intellectual Property Program at GW Law. He is the co-author of a leading casebook on copyright law and numerous articles on copyright, trademark, and constitutional law. Professor Brauneis is a member of the Managing Board of the Munich Intellectual Property Law Center and a Trustee of the Copyright Society of the USA, and has served as President of the Giles S. Rich American Inn of Court. He served as the inaugural Abraham L. Kaminstein Scholar in Residence at the United States Copyright Office.

Dawn C. Nunziato

Co-Director

Dawn Carla Nunziato is The Pedas Family Endowed Professor of IP and Technology Law at The George Washington University Law School, where she co-directs the Ethical Technology Initiatives and The Global Internet Freedom & Human Rights Project and is an Affiliate of the Institute for Data, Democracy, and Politics. She currently serves as Chair of the TikTok Content Advisory Council. She is an internationally recognized expert in content regulation on the Internet and is the author of the critically acclaimed book Virtual Freedom: Net Neutrality and Free Speech in the Internet Age (Stanford University Press). She has written extensively on issues involving free speech and information privacy on the Internet, and has lectured and taught courses on these subjects around the world, including at Oxford University, the Munich Intellectual Property Law Center, Tsinghua University in Beijing, the University of Palermo in Buenos Aires, the European University Institute in Florence, the University of Freiburg, the Qatar Ministry of Culture, the Organization for Security and Co-Operation in Europe (OSCE) in Vienna, and the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México. She has been an invited presenter at leading law schools and universities, including Emory, University of Chicago, Georgetown, Harvard, Notre Dame, Oxford, University of Pennsylvania, Stanford, Vanderbilt, University of Virginia, Washington University, and Yale. While a law student at the University of Virginia, she served as Articles Development Editor of the Virginia Law Review and was the recipient of the Thomas Marshall Miller Prize, awarded to the outstanding member of the graduating class.

Clare Burgess

Clare is a 2L at GW Law and joined the Reproductive Data Privacy Initiative in the Spring of her first year. She is currently working alongside Ashley on creating a public education guide regarding reproductive data privacy post-Dobbs. Prior to coming to GW Law, she worked as a communications consultant for local governments and agencies. She is extremely interested in data privacy with the increasing globalization of privacy standards as well as broader Internet law and speech. This summer, she is interning with the Federal Communications Commission’s Media Bureau Industry Analysis Division. In her free time, she enjoys cooking new recipes and exploring D.C.’s many coffee shops and restaurants.

Genna Fukuda

Genna is a 2L at GW Law and creator of the Advancing Diversity in Education Initiative. She is also working alongside Clare in partnership with EPIC on creating a public database for federal and state action regarding reproductive data privacy post-Dobbs. Prior to law school, she was a paralegal at a New York law firm where she worked with outside consultants to automate legal processes for the firm. She is extremely interested in the uses and dangers technology can have in creating more equitable outcomes. This summer, she is interning at a firm in New York. In her free time, she enjoys ranking the seating in coffee shops and hosting art nights for her friends.

Joseph Caputo

Experiential Lead on Ethical Tech

Joseph is a graduate of GW Law and has served as an Access to Justice Tech Fellow at the Self-Represented Litigation Network. With previous experience serving neglected members of our civil justice system, Joseph is excited about the solutions technology may offer for those with unmet legal needs.  

Devin Sullivan

Community Lead on Interdisciplinary Partnerships

Devin Sullivan is a 2023 graduate of George Washington University with both a law degree and a master’s in international security (with a focus on science, technology, and emerging threats). As a skilled software developer, Devin worked in educational technology for over three years in Silicon Valley enrolling at GWU. While in school, Devin interned with the National Telecommunications and Information Administration at the Department of Commerce, focusing on internet policy. He also interned with the International Bureau of the FCC, assisting with the licensing for SpaceX’s Starlink and the U.S. campaign for Secretary-General of the ITU. Finally, Devin served as a litigation intern for the Electronic Frontier Foundation.

Matt Plotnick

Matt Plotnick is a 3L student at The George Washington University Law School, with an interest in indigent criminal defense and civil rights. His professional work with incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people has informed his passion for supporting people entangled in the criminal legal system and its institutions. Matt brings his graduate training in policy analysis and research to the team. To rest and recharge, he enjoys hiking, reading, and spending time with his 9-year-old rescue-dog Potato Chip.

Allie Schiele

Allie Schiele is graduate of GW Law and former member of ETI. With the ETI team, Allie created the Law Enforcement Surveillance Initiative and provided research support for the Carceral Surveillance Initative and AI Litigation Database. Aside from working with ETI, Allie has worked on the intersection of policing and modern technology as an intern with the ACLU’s National Security Project and the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Additionally, Allie is published her Note on mass aerial surveillance in The George Washington Law Review Arguendo in Spring 2023. In her free time, Allie can be found searching for DC’s best coffee shop or talking about her Pacific Northwest roots.

Maya Arigala

Maya Arigala, class of 2023, was the founder of the Reproductive Data Privacy Initiative within ETI. In addition to hosting a roundtable on reproductive data privacy in 2022, Maya worked with fellow student researchers on a public education guide with tips to protect reproductive data. Post-graduation, Maya is working on public policy and legislative advocacy in the reproductive justice space. During her time at GW, Maya was a member of the George Washington International Law Review and a student attorney with the Civil and Human Rights Clinic at the Jacob Burns Community Legal Clinics.

Ashley Gomez

Ashley Gomez is a 3L at GW Law who is currently working on a public education guide for the Reproductive Data Privacy Initiative, alongside Maya Arigala and Clare Burgess. Her passion for reproductive rights and policy has led her to be a part of the executive board of GW’s chapter of If/When/How Lawyering for Reproductive Justice, which has worked closely with Ethical Tech@GW. She has interned with the Office of Elder Justice and Adult Protective Services for HHS, and was a part of the Domestic Violence Clinic where she interned with the non profit organization Ayuda. Ashley is interested in a career dedicated to protecting the individual freedoms and rights of those in need.

Courtland “Cody” Ingraham

Courtland “Cody” Ingraham is a graduate of GW Law focusing on educational technology and data privacy. Cody currently serves as Senior Publications Editor for the Federal Communications Law Journal. Before coming to GW Law, Cody earned his master’s degree from GW in US Legal History and was a radio broadcaster. Cody has interned for the Library of Congress, Federal Communications Commission, Northeast Regional Information Center, and Capital Region BOCES. In his free time, Cody enjoys exploring DC’s many museums and eateries with friends.

Garrett Dowell

Garrett is a graduate of The George Washington Law School. His work at ETI focuses on dis/misinformation and is Co-Director of ETI’s Deepfakes and Disinformation Initiative. He is crafting a white paper about the legal frameworks surrounding this contentious legal area. His past research has focused on disinformation’s effect on political speech and voting rights, both as a law student and as an undergraduate at the University of Denver. He is also an Articles Editor of the Federal Communications Law Journal, which focuses on technology law and policy. Catch Garrett trying D.C.’s newest restaurants or fishing in his home state of Wyoming. Garrett will be clerking for Magistrate Judge Sherry Fallon of the District of Delaware upon his graduation.