Northwestern Law and Data Society (NLDS)

Advisory Committee

Meet the esteemed experts empowering the NLDS

Faculty Advisors

Daniel W. Linna Jr.

Daniel W. Linna Jr.

Co-chair

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Leslie A. Oster

Leslie A. Oster

Co-chair

  • Biography
    Professor Leslie Oster is a Clinical Associate Professor of Law and the director of the Master of Science in Law (MSL) program at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law.
  • Prior Appointments
    Before coming to Northwestern in 2012, Leslie worked in a variety of administrative and academic positions in legal education.  She was the Dean of Students at Berkeley’s law school for eleven years, and also held positions as Special Assistant to the Dean at the University of San Diego School of Law  and Assistant Dean for Strategic Planning at the University of Texas at Austin.
  • Education
    AB, University of California, Berkeley
    JD, University of California, Berkeley
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Professional Advisors

(To be updated...)

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Student Advisors

Peter K Chan

Peter K Chan

Co-founder & Advisor

  • Biography
    Peter is currently a JD/PhD student at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law and McCormick School of Engineering with a PhD specialization in Computer Science.
  • Selected Activities and Societies
    Co-founder & Advisor, Northwestern Law and Data Society (NLDS)
    Founding Board Member, Computer Science Social Initiative
    Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property, Staff Editor, 2022-23
    Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property, Executive Board, Production Editor, 2023-24
    SBA Vice President, President (interim Feb-Apr), 2022-23
    SBA Co-chair, Student Affairs Committee, 2023-24.
  • Education
    BS, Mathematics (Pure Mathematics) and Computer Science (Honors Software Engineering), DePaul University
    MS, Law, Northwestern University
    JD/PhD (Computer Science), Northwestern University
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