Introducing a new Satyriconista – Sean O’Connor!

Professor Sean O'Connor

I recently reached out to Professor Sean O’Connor from the University of Washington School of Law, asking him if he would do us the honor of sharing some of his excellent writing with our readers. Much to my delight, he has accepted! So, welcome Sean!

Sean’s scholarship is focused on intellectual property and business law involving biotechnology, cyberspace/information technology, and new media/digital arts. He holds a J.D. from Stanford Law School, M.A. (Philosophy) from Arizona State University, and B.A. (History) from University of Massachusetts, Boston. He is Of Counsel to Seed IP Law Group.

Professor O’Connor lectures and publishes on IP and business law around the world, including India, Japan, Italy, Spain, Mexico, and Canada. His articles have been translated for publication into multiple languages. He began practicing law at major international business and technology law firms in New York and Boston, and was General Counsel to Rhizome.org from 2000-2006. Professor O’Connor began his academic career at the University of Pittsburgh before joining the faculty at the University of Washington School of Law in 2003, where he was promoted to Associate Professor with tenure in 2006. He was Visiting Professor and Kauffman Fellow in Law & Entrepreneurship at University of California Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall) in 2007. Professor O’Connor is also Associate Director, Center for Advanced Studies and Research on IP (CASRIP); Faculty Fellow, Institute for Public Health Genetics; Faculty Fellow, Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship; and Faculty Fellow, Economics Policy Research Center. He has written numerous articles and book chapters, and is co-author of Genetic Technologies and the Law (with Patricia Kuszler & Katherine Battuello; Carolina Academic Press 2007).

Please give Professor O’Connor a standing ovation welcome to the Legal Satyricon!