Guarini Institute for Global Legal Studies: Global Law & Tech
Territorial boundaries and distinctions between domestic and international, private and public, technical and political are becoming increasingly more blurred by digital interconnectivity, proliferation and collection of data, increasing prominence of transnational technology companies in public domains, technological innovations such as artificial intelligence and blockchain pioneered by private actors but increasingly used by public bodies for a wide range of purposes, and creation of digitally and physically inter-connected spaces that facilitate flows of funds, goods, services, and information.
Based in Guarini Institute for Global Legal Studies at NYU School of Law, Guarini Global Law & Tech brings together in-depth inter-disciplinary study, practice, and exploration of legal and regulatory issues that are transforming legal practice in a new global landscape.
Guarini Global Law & Tech collaborates with and complements the work of colleagues at:
In Memoriam, Frank Guarini
The Honorable Frank J. Guarini passed away on June 20, 2026, at the age of 101. His generosity and vision, together with his family, have had an extraordinary impact on NYU School of Law, and enabled the founding and operation of Guarini Global Law & Tech.
Frank Guarini's support enabled GGLT's work on development of the field on global data law, on projects concerned with infrastructures-as-regulation and planetary futures, and in the development of the Guarini Colloquium on Legal Regulation of Global Digital Corporations. His commitment allowed scholars, students, and practitioners to examine how law responds to technological change across borders, institutions, and sectors.
Frank Guarini served the New Jersey and national public for many years as an elected representative, and was a veteran, lawyer, and public figure. He was committed to education, public institutions, international engagement, and the public good. We remember him with deep gratitude and respect.
Mining in the Uncertain - The case of the deep seabed
Please join the Guarini Institute for Global Legal Studies and the Institute for International Law and Justice at NYU School of Law for this event, bringing together leading legal scholars and practitioners to explore the legal, environmental, economic, and geopolitical uncertainties surrounding deep seabed mining.
Date: Wednesday, October 28
Time: Refreshments: 6:15 pm | Panel: 6:45 to 8:15 pm | Reception following kindly sponsored by Freshfields
Venue: Snow Dining Room, Vanderbilt Hall, NYU School of Law, 40 Washington Square South, New York, NY
Speakers:
Joshua Kelly – Partner, Freshfields LLP
Erik van de Stouwe – Senior Attorney, Natural Resources Defense Council
Professor Annie Brett – University of Florida Levin College of Law
Professor Cymie Payne – Rutgers University
Toby Fisher – Barrister, Matrix Chambers
Moderated by Professor Angelina Fisher – NYU Law
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