Stanford Law School announced Tuesday the launch of the Center for E-Commerce, a forum for scholars, policy makers, attorneys and executives to explore the burgeoning field of electronic commerce law. Ian Ballon, chairman of the Internet and E-Commerce Practice Group and partner at the law firm of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, was appointed executive director of the new center.

Faculty of the Center for E-Commerce will collaborate with scholars in residence and with faculty and students from other university departments on interdisciplinary research and policy making. The center also will host conferences, speakers and other events.

On October 23, the center will host its inaugural conference, "Burst of the Bubble: Lessons and Opportunities from the Dot-Com Collapse." Former PayPal Chairman and CEO Peter Thiel will be the keynote speaker. Leading experts will discuss the most important issues facing e-commerce practitioners, business decision makers and policy makers, including litigation trends, managing venture capital, corporate reorganization and bankruptcy, security of corporate networks, and managing intellectual property portfolios.

http://lawtech.stanford.edu/ecommerce