Danielle Conway-Jones Professor of Law; Director, Hawai'i Procurement Institute 2515 Dole St. Honolulu, HI 96822 Office 244 (808) 956-6403 dcjones@hawaii.edu

Danielle Conway-Jones

BS, New York University, 1989; JD, cum laude, Howard University School of Law, 1992; LLM, George Washington University Law School, 1996.

Professor Conway-Jones joined the faculty in 2000.  She teaches Intellectual Property, Government Contract Law, International Intellectual Property, and Internet Law and Policy.  She also served as the Interim Director of the Law and Methods Program for 2002-03.

Previously, Professor Conway-Jones was on the faculty of The University of Memphis, Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, teaching Torts, Toxic Tort Litigation, and Government Contract Law.  She was also on the faculty at Georgetown University Law Center, teaching Legal Research and Writing and Legal Writing for Foreign Lawyers.

Professor Conway-Jones graduated from New York University, Stern School of Business with degrees in Finance and International Business and a United States Army Commission.  She attended the Howard University School of Law, where she served on both the Howard Law Journal and the National Moot Court Board.

After attaining her law degree and bar memberships, she fulfilled her military commitment by graduating from the Judge Advocate General's School in Charlottesville, VA and receiving an appointment to the Chief Counsel's Honors Program, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Washington, DC.

Professor Conway-Jones primarily practiced in the procurement law section, representing the United States Government in complex bid protest litigation.  While on active duty, she earned a dual Master of Laws degree in Environmental Law and Government Procurement Law.  Currently Professor Conway-Jones is a Major in the United States Army Reserve assigned as a Professor at The Judge Advocate General's School in Charlottesville, VA.

Professor Conway-Jones's LLM thesis and other writings appear in the Howard Law Journal, the University of Richmond Law Review, the Santa Clara Law Review, the Asian-Pacific Law and Policy Journal, the Washington University Global Studies Law Review, and the Michigan Journal of Race and Law.  She has spoken and presented at various conferences in the United States, China, Micronesia, and Mongolia on topics including Globalization, Distance Education, Intellectual Property, E-Commerce, and Indigenous Peoples' Rights in Traditional Knowledge.

Teaching Areas:

Government Contract Law, Intellectual Property, International Intellectual Property, Internet Law & Policy, Legal Research and Writing

Books:

State and Local Government Procurement Law:  An Analysis and Commentary, ABA Publishing (forthcoming 2007).

Licensing Law: Theory and Application, Aspen Publishers (with Professors Xuan-Thao Ngyuen and Robert Gomulkiewicz, forthcoming 2006)

Intellectual Property, Software, and Information Licensing Law, BNA Books (with Professors Xuan-Thao Ngyuen and Robert Gomulkiewicz, forthcoming 2006)

Articles:

Defamation in the Digital Age:  Liability in Chat Rooms, on Electronic Bulletin Boards, and in the Blogosphere, ALI-ABA CK102 (April 2005) (solicited); format revised and republished in 29 ALI-ABA BUSINESS LAW COURSE MATERIALS JOURNAL 18 (2005).

Safeguarding Hawaiian Traditional Knowledge and Cultural Heritage:  Recognizing the Right to Self-Determination and Preventing the Commodification of Culture, 48 HOW. L.J. 737 (2005) (Special Symposium Issue) (solicited).

Research and Development Deliverables under Government Contracts, Grants, Cooperative Agreements and CRADAs: University Roles, Government Responsibilities, and Contractor Rights, 9 COMP. L. REV. & TECH. J. 181(2004) (solicited).

Mongolia, Law Convergence, and the Third Era of Globalization, 3 WASH. UNIV. GLOBAL STUDIES L. REV. 63 (2004).

Manuscripts & Reports:

Proceedings of the Inaugural Winter Institute for Black Studies, Lifestyle Changes: Keys to Reducing Health Disparities Among People of Color (with Brenda Y. Cartwright & Gemma Williams) (contract pending).

Report to President Evan Dobelle from the University of Hawai`i Faculty of African Descent (Jan. 2004) (drafter of University of Hawai`i approved, legislative submission of $750,000 proposal for the establishment of the University of Hawai`i's new International Center for Africana Studies, Cross-Cultural Relations, and Conflict Resolution).

Hawai`i State Procurement Institute Report and Proposal (Dec. 12, 2003) (creator of the Hawai`i Procurement Institute, which serves as a neutral educational resource to the State of Hawai`i, the University of Hawai`i, and Federal and State government contractors, see Hawaii Procurement Institute).

Legislation:

Co-drafter, Senate Bill Number 1262, Procurement Reform Bill, passed by the Hawai'i State Legislature and signed into law on May 12, 2003 by Governor Linda Lingle.

Grants & Awards:

Fulbright Senior Scholar Award to conduct research at La Trobe University in Australia, 2006-07

United States Department of Labor 2005 Exceptional Achievement Award presented by Secretary of Labor, The Honorable Elaine Chao, in recognition of the Wage Compliance Assistance Conference presented as a partnership between the Hawai`i Procurement Institute and the U.S. Department of Labor-Wage & Hour Division

Elected as member to The American Law Institute on December 10, 2004

University of Hawai`i, Student Equity Excellence and Diversity Grant

University of Hawai`i, Arts & Sciences Grant

2004 Regents' Medal for Excellence in Teaching, The University of Hawai`i

2003 Outstanding Professor of the Year, University of Hawai`i, William S. Richardson School of Law

Computer Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI), Copyright Law Authoring Fellow 2004

Computer Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI), Trademark Law Authoring Fellow 2003

Conference Planning & Hosting

First Annual Winter Institute for Black Studies, University of Hawai`i System, "Lifestyle Changes:  Keys to Reducing Health Disparities among People of Color," Hawai`i Imin International Conference Center, East-West Center, University of Hawai`i at Manoa (Jan. 18-19, 2005)

Government Contracts Conference: Federal and State Davis-Bacon Wage and Hour Determinations Conference, William S. Richardson School of Law, Hawai`i Procurement Institute, East-West Center, University of Hawai`i at Manoa (Jun. 1-3, 2004) (with United States Department of Labor)

Ka 'Aha Pono Native Hawaiian Intellectual Property Rights Conference, William S. Richardson School of Law at the Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort, Honolulu (Oct. 3-5, 2003) (with Lili'uokalani Foundation, Honolulu, Hawai`i)

Professor Conway-Jones's Publications:

Homepage: Hawaii Procurement Institute

UH Faculty of African Descent: www.uhfad.com