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Attorneys and legal scholars known for defending software rights, fighting censorship, and protecting open source companies.

EFF Attorneys

  • PERSON-CINDY-COHN: Cindy Cohn — lead attorney in Bernstein v. DOJ (code as protected speech), former EFF Executive Director.
  • PERSON-CORYNNE-MCSHERRY: Corynne McSherry — EFF Legal Director, specializing in IP, copyright, open access, and fair use.
  • PERSON-MITCH-STOLTZ: Mitch Stoltz — EFF Senior Staff Attorney, fights copyright abuse and defends open source.
  • PERSON-KIT-WALSH: Kit Walsh — EFF Senior Staff Attorney, coders' rights and free speech.
  • PERSON-LEE-TIEN: Lee Tien — EFF Legislative Director and Adams Chair for Internet Rights; leads privacy and surveillance policy advocacy.

ACLU Attorneys

  • PERSON-JENNIFER-GRANICK: Jennifer Granick — ACLU surveillance and cybersecurity counsel, privacy, encryption policy, and Fourth Amendment.
  • PERSON-BEN-WIZNER: Ben Wizner — ACLU Deputy Legal Director; former director of Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project; Snowden counsel.
  • PERSON-ESHA-BHANDARI: Esha Bhandari — Director, Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project; lead counsel in Sandvig v. Barr (CFAA research litigation).
  • PERSON-NATHAN-FREED-WESSLER: Nathan Freed Wessler — Deputy director, Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project; argued Carpenter v. United States.

Knight First Amendment Institute

  • PERSON-JAMEEL-JAFFER: Jameel Jaffer — Executive Director; former ACLU national security litigator; digital speech and transparency cases.
  • PERSON-KATIE-FALLOW: Katie Fallow — Deputy litigation director; social media public forum and government blocking litigation.
  • PERSON-ALEX-ABDO: Alex Abdo — Litigation director; NSA upstream surveillance and platform researcher access cases.

Open Source Licensing Counsel

  • PERSON-HEATHER-MEEKER: Heather Meeker — Open source licensing attorney (Tech Law Partners LLP); compliance, transactions, and license drafting.
  • PERSON-AARON-WILLIAMSON: Aaron Williamson — Williamson Legal; open source, CFAA/DMCA counseling; former SFLC senior staff counsel.
  • PERSON-PAMELA-CHESTEK: Pamela Chestek — Chestek Legal; open source trademark and copyright; former OSI board and licensing chair.
  • PERSON-EBEN-MOGLEN: Eben Moglen — Columbia Law professor, SFLC founder, GPL v3 drafter, FSF general counsel.
  • PERSON-LAWRENCE-LESSIG: Lawrence Lessig — Harvard Law professor, Creative Commons founder, author of Code and Other Laws of Cyberspace and Free Culture.