Peter P. Swire

C. William O'Neill Professor in Law and Judicial Administration

Professor Swire is on leave during the 2009-10 academic year while he serves in the White House under President Obama (See News Release).

Professor Peter Swire is an internationally recognized expert in the fields of privacy, computer security, and the law of cyberspace. From 1999 until early 2001, he served as the Clinton Administration's Chief Counselor for Privacy, in the U.S. Office of Management and Budget. In that position, he was White House coordinator for the proposed and final HIPAA medical privacy rules, and chaired a White House Working Group on how to update surveillance law for the Internet age. USA Today gave a profile of his work in the White House.

Professor Swire is Director of the Moritz Washington, D.C., Summer Program, and a Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress. He has taught numerous subjects, with recent courses including Antitrust, the Law of Cyberspace, the Law of Cybersecurity, Privacy Law, Torts, and the Ethics of Washington Lawyering.

Professor Swire is Faculty Editor of the "Privacy Year in Review" issue of I/S: A Journal of Law and Policy for the Information Society, and recently was the lead author of the book Information Privacy: Official Reference for the Certified Information Privacy Professional. Among his current research projects, Professor Swire is exploring the effects of the Internet on consumer protection law.