Nicholas Wittner
Professor | Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI, UNITED STATES
Nicholas Wittner has chaired, served as a keynote speaker, and moderated programs on autonomous vehicles and other automated technologies.
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Biography
Nicholas Wittner has chaired, served as a keynote speaker, and moderated programs on autonomous vehicles and other advanced automated technologies, most recently at the Autonomous Vehicle Safety Regulation World Congress. He is one of the nation’s leading experts on legal issues involving these and related technologies. He has also served as the Faculty Adviser to the Law College’s Symposium on “The Transformation of Transportation: Autonomous Vehicles, Google Cars, and Vehicles Talking to Each Other”.
He is currently serving as chief compliance officer (CCO) for MSU’s new Office of Enterprise Risk Management, Ethics and Compliance. He is on leave from his position as Professor of Law in Residence with the MSU College of Law. He served for 20 years as an assistant general counsel for the Nissan North America Legal Department. He headed the Legal Department's Product Group, which is responsible for the management of product liability litigation, product-related class actions, safety and environmental regulatory compliance matters, and patent litigation. He also advised engineers in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, and Japan on safety compliance, as well as product safety and liability prevention. Before his work at Nissan, he was an executive attorney at General Motors for 11 years, where he managed complex nationwide product liability litigation.
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Education/Learning
Legal Services
Areas of Expertise (4)
Mobility Law
Regulatory Compliance
Product Safety
Liability Prevention
Accomplishments (2)
Distinguished Faculty Member Recognition, Michigan State University | College of Law (professional)
2011-2012
Distinguished Faculty Member Recognition, Michigan State University | College of Law (professional)
2010-2011
Education (2)
Wayne State University Law School: J.D. 1979
Michigan State University: B.S., Criminal Justice 1975
Affiliations (3)
- Michigan Bar Association: Member
- California Bar Association: Member
- American Law Institute (ALI) : Lifetime Member
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AVT Expo Interview: Understanding the legal implications of ADAS and autonomous vehicles
Autonomous Vehicle International online
2019-10-04
Nicholas Wittner, conference chair of the ADAS & AV Legal Issues & Liabilities World Congress, explains the aims of the event and why it is indispensable, not only for lawyers working in the field of AV and ADAS, but for engineers too.
