Peter Ormerod, JD

Peter Ormerod researches how the law governs digital information, including through information privacy law, competition law, consumer protection law, and torts. His research currently focuses on the regulation of commercial surveillance practices and on the political economy of data-intensive businesses, as well as the constitutional and other legal hurdles to novel forms of data governance. He has previously published journal articles on the interaction of privacy law and competition law, the duty of data security, technology’s effects on Fourth Amendment doctrine, and privacy law’s enforcement mechanisms.

Before joining Villanova, Ormerod taught at Northern Illinois University College of Law and at Western Carolina University College of Business. Before entering academia, he practiced in the Public Policy & Regulation group of Holland & Knight’s Washington, DC, office. He earned a JD from the George Washington University Law School and a BA in economics from the George Washington University.