Jennifer Rothman
Jennifer E. Rothman is Professor of Law and the
Joseph Scott Fellow at Loyola Law School, Loyola Marymount University in Los
Angeles. She joined the faculty
from Washington University in St. Louis. Prof. Rothman teaches and writes in
the areas of Trademarks and Unfair Competition, Copyright, the Right of
Publicity, Intellectual Property Theory, Constitutional Law and Torts. She is
recognized as a leading scholar in the intellectual property field and her work
regularly appears in top law reviews and journals, including the Cornell Law
Review, Georgetown Law Journal, and Virginia Law Review. She is an
elected member of the American Law Institute and serves on the ABA’s Trademark
Legislation Committee as the Chair of the Fashion Design Subcommittee.
Prof. Rothman received her A.B. from
Princeton University with honors, receiving the Asher Hinds Book Prize and the
Grace May Tilton Prize for her senior thesis. She then received an M.F.A. in
film production from the University of Southern California’s School of
Cinematic Arts. After USC, she worked in the film industry for a number of
years, including positions at Paramount Pictures and Castle Rock Entertainment.
Prof. Rothman subsequently received a J.D. from UCLA where she graduated first
in her class and was awarded the Jerry Pacht Memorial Constitutional Law Award.
She served as law clerk to the Honorable Marsha S. Berzon of the Ninth Circuit
Court of Appeals and then practiced as an entertainment and intellectual
property litigator at Irell & Manella in Los Angeles.