Liz Brown

Liz Brown earned her B.A. magna cum laude from Harvard College, where she was a John Harvard Scholar and a member of Phi Beta Kappa, and her J.D. cum laude from Harvard Law School. She represented Fortune 100 companies for 13 years before joining the Bentley faculty, where she is a tenured professor. As a former litigation partner in an international law firm specializing in intellectual property, Professor Brown's extensive experience with practical applications of law in business informs her award-winning teaching and research. Her specific interests include emerging technologies, data privacy legislation, the regulation of wearable sensor data, and the ethical resolution of conflicts between individual civil rights and corporate religious freedom. She is also a scholar and advocate of equity in the workplace.

Education

• Harvard Law School - JD, Law 1993 - 1996
• Harvard University - BA, History & Literature 1987 - 1991

Teaching Interests

Business Law and Ethics, Constitutional Law, Gender Law, Law and Technology, Intellectual Property, Employment Law, Civil Rights, Entrepreneurship

Research Interests

Business Law and Ethics, Constitutional Law, Gender Law, Law and Technology, Corporate Religious Freedom, Intellectual Property Law, Privacy, Employment Law, Civil Rights, Entrepreneurship, Law and Design

Consulting/Practice Interests

Business Law and Ethics, Corporate Law, Alternative Careers for Lawyers and Law Students; Women in the Corporate Environment

Awards and Honors

• 2021, Innovation in Teaching Award, Bentley University
• 2021, Loevinger Prize, Jurimetrics Journal of Law, Science and Technology
• 2020, Holmes-Cardozo Award for Best Submitted Conference Paper, Academy of Legal Studies in Business
• 2020, Outstanding New Reviewer, American Business Law Journal
• 2019, Jackson Lewis Prize for Best Employment Law Paper, Academy of Legal Studies in Business
• 2019, Best Teaching Innovation, Bentley Annual Teaching Colloquium
• 2018, Distinguished Proceedings, Academy of Legal Studies in Business
• 2018, Outstanding Paper Award, Western Academy of Legal Studies in Business
• 2016, Outstanding Scholarship Award, Bentley University
• 2016, Hurst Seminar Scholar, University of Florida
• 2015, Convocation Speaker, Bentley University
• 2013, ABLJ Invited Scholar, American Business Law Journal
• 2011, Gaylord Jentz Scholar, Academy of Legal Studies in Business

Publications

Journal Articles

• Ericson, J. D., Albert, W. S., Bernard, B. P., Brown, E. (2022). End-User License Agreements (EULAs): Investigating the impact of human-centered design on perceived usability, attitudes, and anticipated behavior. Information Design Journal, (26) 3 1-19.
• Brown, E. (2022). Educating Heroic Chief Executives: Integrating Legal Studies and Social Change. JOURNAL OF LEGAL STUDIES EDUCATION . Spring 2022
• Brown, E., Scott, I., , E. Y. (2022). First Do No Harm: Revisiting Meriwether v. Hartop and Academic Freedom in Higher Education. American University Law Review, (71) 3
• Brown, E. (2021). The Femtech Paradox: How Workplace Monitoring Threatens Women's Equity. American Bar Association: Jurimetrics.
• Brown, E. (2020). A Healthy Mistrust: Curbing Biometric Data Misuse in the Workplace. Stanford Technology Law Review, ( Volume 23 ) Issue 2 Pages 252-298.
• Brown, E. (2020). Secondary Meaning and Religion: An Analysis of Religious Symbols in the Courts. William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal.
• Brown, E., Scott, I., Yordy, E. (2020). R Corps: When Should Corporate Values Receive Religious Protection?. Berkeley Business Law Journal. 17 Berkeley Bus. L. J. 91
• Brown, E., Scott, I. (2019). Belief v. Belief: Resolving LGBTQ Rights Conflicts in the Religious Workplace. American Business Law Journal. Spring 2019
• Brown, E., Scott, I. (2018). Sanctuary Corporations: Should Liberal Corporations Get Religion?. University of Pennsylvania Journal of Constitutional Law, (20) 1101.
• Brown, E. (2018). Protecting Does and Outing Mobsters: Recalibrating Anonymity Standards in Revenge Porn Proceedings. Duke Journal of Gender Law & Policy, (25) 155-190.
• Brown, E., Bird, R. (2018). The United Kingdom Right to Request as a Model for Flexible Work in the European Union. American Business Law Journal, (55) 1
• Brown, E. (2017). Fare Trade: Reconciling Public Safety and Gender Discrimination in Single-Sex Ridesharing. Yale Law & Policy Review, (35) 2
• Brown, E., Scott, I. (2017). Redefining and Regulating the New Sharing Economy. University of Pennsylvania Journal of Business Law, (19) 3
• Brown, E. (2017). Workplace Wellness: Social Injustice. New York University Journal of Legislation and Public Policy, (20) 1
• Brown, E. (2016). Fare Trade: Reconciling Public Safety and Gender Discrimination in Single-Sex Ride Sharing. Academy of Legal Studies in Business. 2016
• Brown, E., Scott, I. (2016). I Do Not Think it Means What You Think it Means: Redefining and Regulating the Sharing Economy. Academy of Legal Studies in Business.
• Brown, E. (2016). Are Wellness Programs Good for Business? A Legal and Ethical Checkup. Business Law Review, North Atlantic Regional Business Law Association . 2016
• Brown, E. (2016). The FitBit Fault Line: Two Proposals to Protect Health and Fitness Data at Work. Yale Journal of Health Policy, Law, and Ethics. Winter 2016
• Brown, E. (2014). Remixing Transformative Use: A Three-Part Proposal for Reform. NEW YORK UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND ENTERTAINMENT LAW, (4) 1
• Brown, E. (2014). You’ll Know It When You See It: Fair Use After Cariou. North Atlantic Regional Business Law Association, (Annual Conference)
• Brown, E. (2014). Bridging the Gap: Improving Intellectual Property Protection for the Look and Feel of Websites. NEW YORK UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND ENTERTAINMENT LAW, (3) (Link)
• Bird, R., Brown, E. (2012). The Protection of Well-Known Foreign Marks in the United States: Potential Global Responses to Domestic Ambivalence. NORTH CAROLINA JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL LAW AND COMMERCIAL REGULATION. 38
• Bird, R. C., Brown, E. (2011). Interactive Regulation. UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA JOURNAL OF BUSINESS LAW. 13
• Brown, E. (). Bridging the Gap: Improving Intellectual Property Protection for the Look and Feel of Websites. WEST'S INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW REVIEW 2015. 2015

Books

• Brown, E., Impellizzeri, A. (2022). How to Leave the Law. Wyatt-Mackenzie
• Brown, E. (2013). Life After Law: Finding Work You Love with the J.D. You Have. Brookline, MA: Bibliomotion

Book Chapters

• Brown, E. (2020). COVID-19 Employee Health Checks Create New Privacy Risks In , (Eds.) Work Law Under Covid-19. (Link)
• Brown, E., Pedersen, N., Eisenstadt, L., Diener, K. (2018). Employment Law & Policy In , (Eds.) Law and Public Policy: A Primer . Routledge
• Brown, E., Impellizzeri, A. (2015). Introduction In , (Eds.) Lawyer Interrupted. 1stChicago, IL: American Bar Association
• Brown, E. (2015). The Global Impact of Government Efforts to Mitigate Trade Secret Theft In Lynda Oswald and Marisa Anne Pagnattaro, (Eds.) Managing the Legal Nexus Between Intellectual Property and Employees: Domestic and Global Contexts. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar
• Brown, E. (2013). The Role of Law in Business Education In Gordon M. Hardy and Daniel L. Everett, (Eds.) The Crucial Fusion: Shaping the Future of Business Education. 142-152. New York, NY: Palgrave MacMillan
• Brown, E. (). Sustainability and Labor In Inara Scott, (Eds.) Sustainable Capitalism. University of Utah Press Forthcoming.