Gibbons Institute of Law, Science & Technology

Gibbons has endowed $1 million to the Seton Hall University School of Law to establish the Gibbons Institute of Law, Science & Technology. This gift, which is among the largest donations to a law school by a New Jersey law firm, will provide funding to assist the law school in educating and training the next generation of attorneys in the technology and scientific communities.

As the Chair of the Gibbons Institute, David E. De Lorenzi will help the Institute reach its goals of educating and training the next generation of attorneys and professionals for the complex issues they will face in the 21st century. The Institute will also draw upon the experience and knowledge of Gibbons attorneys, as well as leading experts in the area, to provide resources and support to the technology and scientific communities through publications, symposia and events.

A Forum on Law and Technology Issues
The Gibbons Institute will serve as a forum for lawyers, judges, scientists and government officials to discuss the legal, political and social problems that will continue to arise as scientific and technological changes challenge existing laws and legal institutions.

With the Gibbons Institute of Law, Science & Technology, Seton Hall Law School will have the capability to train professionals in health and intellectual property law and advance its J.D. and M.S.J. degrees to better meet the needs of industries facing cutting edge technological and associated legal challenges. The Institute will also allow the university to introduce an LL.M. degree in intellectual property law and support special events, lectures and communications efforts.

Several prominent pharmaceutical companies, including Schering-Plough Corporation, sanofi-aventis, Johnson & Johnson, and Bristol-Myers Squibb, have designated an additional $8.1 million in corporate gifts for the establishment of The Center for Health & Pharmaceutical Law.

For more information on the Gibbons Institute, please visit http://law.shu.edu/law_science_tech/index.htm.