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.

Read the full In Memoriam.

Guarini Global Law & Tech Team @ICON-S 2026 in Dublin

29 June, 09:45-11:15: Digital Infrastructures and Open Artifacts: Rethinking Regulation of Open-Source, Open Data, Open AI Models (with Benedict Kingsbury, Angelina Fisher, Thomas Streinz, Marco Germanò, Jennifer Tridgell) [see also, OSS Compliance Project]

29 June, 11:30-1:00: Planetary Thinking and the Law: Earth, Space, and Place Interest Group (with Angelina Fisher, Laura Mai, Gabriele Wadlig, Yirong Sun) [see also, Planetary Futures Project]

30 June, 09:45-11:15 Greening Empire? Infrastructure, Extraction, and European Jurisdiction (with Alon Jasper, Laura Mai, Gabriele Wadlig, Michela Leggio, Angelina Fisher)

30 June, 14:30-16:00: Digital Futures of International Organizations (with Jan Klabbers, Angelina Fisher, Jennifer Tridgell, Milica Mircović)

30 June, 14:30-16:00, Social Media Accountability in Democratic Backsliding (with Moritz Schramm, Marshall Van Alstyne, Amélie Heldt, Clara Iglesias Keller, Ivar Hartmann)

30 June, 16:15-17:45: The Private Style in Global Governance (with Benedict Kingsbury, Moritz Schramm, Jingxian Zeng, Yirong Sun, Swee Leng Harris, Alexandre Hublet)

1 July, 10:15-11:45: Book Roundtable - Governance by Emulation: The Oversight Board, the Digital Services Act, and the Struggle for Platform Accountability (Moritz Schramm, CUP 2026)