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Newsmakers Rensselaer
at Hartford Professor Named to ABA Posts HARTFORD,
CONN – William J. Luddy, Jr., J.D., Professor, Lally School
of Management and Technology, Rensselaer at Hartford, was named Chair
of the American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Science and Technology’s
E-commerce Division and Vice Chair of its International Policy Coordinating
Committee, at the annual meeting of the ABA held in San Francisco this
August. The ABA’s
Section of Science and Technology focuses on a wide range of technological
and scientific research issues that intersect with U.S. and International
law. These include, among others, biotechnology, nanotechnology, genetic
research, information technology in national and global networks, bio-terrorism
and cyber-terrorism, digital forensics, and First Amendment rights in
the Digital Age. Its E-commerce Division examines a wide range of issues
that include information security, e-privacy law, development of technical
standards in e-commerce, and electronic payment systems. "The
Division is at the cutting edge of the legal and technological issues
that will shape the future of e-commerce and information security,"
explained Professor Luddy. "Each of our Committees brings together
scientists and technologist lawyers who make significant contributions
to the development of both technology and the law in these rapidly evolving
fields." He noted that, "We have an aggressive agenda in each
of these areas for the coming year and anticipate announcing several
major developments." The Science and Technology Section is the ABA home for The National Conference of Lawyers and Scientists (NCLS.) The Conference is a collaboration between the Section and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). The Section’s
International Policy Coordinating Committee focuses on global issues
related to technology and law. "We are working to inform our Section
members of the international impact of our work and to bring counsel
and perspectives from the Section to various governmental organizations
including the U.S. State Department and various United Nations organizations,"
said Luddy. Professor Luddy is also a member of the United States Delegation
to the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL). Professor
Luddy has worked in the field of global e-commerce and IT policy development
for a number of years and participates with the State Department’s
Advisory Committee on Private International Law. In addition to his
28 years on the Rensselaer faculty, he has practiced law and taught
in a wide range of fields including Internet and e-commerce law, legal
issues in biotechnology, intellectual property, corporate governance,
corporate development and ventures, antitrust and regulatory law, international
commercial supply agreements, and global strategic alliances. He co-authored
Legal Aspects of Computer Use (Prentice-Hall), is a member of the Board
of Editors of the Connecticut Bar Journal, and co-Editor-in-Chief of
the Journal of Legal Studies in Business. Professor Luddy holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Connecticut School of Law, an M.S. degree in Management from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and a B.S. degree in Finance from Fairfield University. He is admitted to practice before the Connecticut and Federal courts.
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