Biography
B.A., State University of New York at Oswego
J.D., Albany Law School
LL.M. Yale Law School
Robert Heverly is an associate professor of law at Albany Law School, having joined Albany Law School’s faculty in 2010. Prof. Heverly formerly taught at Michigan State University College of Law after serving as a faculty member and the director of the Masters in Law (LL.M.) in Information, Technology and Intellectual Property at the University of East Anglia in Norwich, England.
Prior to moving to England, Prof. Heverly was a Resident Fellow with the Information Society Project at Yale Law School. Prof. Heverly was also on the staff at the Government Law Center of Albany Law School in the 1990s, and served as Interim Director of the Center for one year after he returned to Albany Law as a faculty member. Prof. Heverly researches and writes in areas at the intersection of technology, law and society, including the quantum internet, cyberspace, drones, robots, AI, and human augmentation (cyborgs!). He teaches classes in Torts, cyberspace law, copyright law, art & entertainment law, and unmanned aerial vehicles (drones!), among others.
He has published articles and book chapters on drones, intellectual property, artificial intelligence, and the internet. His article on liability of compromised system owners in denial of service attacks was published in 2020 in the Florida State University Law Review and his book chapter on Tort Law and Artificial Intelligence was published in 2022. Prof. Heverly has held the position of Chair of the American Association of Law Schools’ Internet and Computer Law Section, is a member of the American Bar Association and the New York State Bar Association, and was the Reporter for the Uniform Law Commission’s “Uniform Tort Law Relating to Drones Act.” He holds a J.D. from Albany Law School, an LL.M. from Yale Law School, is a Fellow with the Center for Quantum Networks, and remains an Affiliated Fellow with the Information Society Project at Yale Law School.
In the News
Associate Professor of Law Robert Heverly '92 was featured in the Law360 story, “Critics Say Kids Online Safety Bill Violates 1st Amendment,” on December 7, 2022.
Associate Professor of Law Robert Heverly ’92 was featured in the BuszzSprout.com podcast, “The Quantum Internet: Networking, Law, and Innovation,” on June 24, 2022.
Associate Professor of Law Rob Heverly was quoted in the TechRepublic.com story, “How to regulate quantum technology before everyone understands how it works,” on April 12, 2022.
Associate Professor of Law Rob Heverly was quoted in the Government Technology story, “Next-Gen Internet May Call for a New Field: 'Quantum Law'” on March 4, 2022.
Associate Professor of Law Robert Heverly was featured on WCNY TV’s Connect NY talking about Free Speech on April 28, 2021.
Professor Rob Heverly was quoted in the Times Union article "World Press Freedom Day in Niskayuna: experts talk fake news and First Amendment" on May 5, 2019.
Professor Rob Heverly was quoted in the Business Review article "The drone economy is buzzing, and these Albany businesses are ready for takeoff" on March 28, 2019.
Professor Rob Heverly was quoted in the Legaltech News article "The Internet of Bodies: A Convenient—and, Yes, Creepy—New Platform for Data Discovery" on January 7, 2019.
Selected Achievements
Professor Robert Heverly presented as part of the Information Society Project’s 25th reunion, which included scholarly panels (I was on the October 1 “IP, Cyber Infrastructure and Corporate Security;”).
Professor Robert Heverly presented as part of the Transatlantic Quantum Forum, with sessions in Munich, New Haven (where I was) and LA and linked by video conference.
Professor Rob Heverly served as reporter on the Uniform Law Commission's Tort Law Relating to Drones Act.
Professor Robert Heverly was appointed by the president of NYSBA to the Legal Education Committee.
Professor Rob Heverly served as reporter on the Uniform Law Commission's Tort Law Relating to Drones Act.
Professor Rob Heverly served as speaker and presented "Cyborg Lives: The Law and Policy of Human Augmentation," Presenter, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany (Law Faculty), January 7, 2020.
Professor Rob Heverly served as moderator/presenter, Albany Law Review Symposium, The Courts are Alive with the Sound of Music, October 21, 2019.
Professor Heverly was elected chair of the Association of American Law Schools Section on Internet and Computer Law.
Professor Robert Heverly was appointed by the president of NYSBA to the Legal Education Committee.
Professor Robert Heverly was appointed as the Associate Reporter for the Drafting Committee of the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws project, "Tort Law Relating to Drones Act."
