About the IAPP

Amit is a doctoral law candidate (J.S.D.) at UC Berkeley School of Law and a CTSP Fellow at Berkeley School of Information. She is the first Israeli LL.M. graduate to been admitted to the doctoral program at Berkeley or any other top U.S. doctoral program in law, on a direct-track basis. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from her LL.M. in IDC, Israel following the submission of a research thesis in the field of intellectual property law and standard-form contracts. She holds an LL.B. and a B.A. in Business Administration (Summa Cum Laude) from IDC, is admitted to practice law in Israel and has worked at one of Israel’s leading law firms, GKH Law. Amit has been engaged in extensive academic work, including research, teaching, and editorial positions, focusing on comparative and interdisciplinary research. Her research interests include privacy, cyber law, copyright, patents and private ordering in intellectual property. She served as a contributing author and deputy guest editor of the Canadian Intellectual Property Journal. Currently, she serves as the submission editor of Berkeley Technology Law Journal, the world #1 Tech Law Journal, and as a member of  Berkeley Business Law Journal. Her work is informed by her previous technological background, promoting Israeli patented photovoltaic technologies, and by her military service in an elite intelligence unit.