Madhavi Sunder

Madhavi Sunder is the Frank Sherry Professor of Intellectual Property at Georgetown University Law Center. She is known for her work on intellectual property, law and technology, women's human rights, and international development.

Education

Sunder graduated from Mainland Regional [High School (New Jersey)] where she was the co-editor of the school newspaper. She attended Harvard University and received her A.B. in 1992. She then moved to Stanford University where she earned a J.D. in 1997. After law school she worked in New York City for the law firm Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton. From 1998 until 1999 she clerked for Judge Harry Pregerson of the United States [Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit|U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit].

Career

Sunder was a professor at the University of California, Davis, School of Law from 1999 to 2018. As of 2025 she is the Frank Sherry Professor of Intellectual Property at Georgetown Law.

Selected publications

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Honors and awards

In 2006 Sunder was named a Carnegie Scholar.