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Felicia Caponigri
Felicia Caponigri, J.D., Ph.D. is an American lawyer and comparative cultural heritage, art and fashion law scholar. A member of the Indiana bar, Dr Caponigri received her Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from Notre Dame Law School and her BA, cum laude, in art history from The University of Notre Dame. She received her Ph.D. in cultural heritage from IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca, writing a dissertation on ‘Fashion design objects as cultural property in Italy and in the United States’. As the founder of Fashion by Felicia, LLC Dr Caponigri collaborates with brands and cultural institutions on design and heritage initiatives. Her work has been published in the Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal, the Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice, AEDON, The Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law, The International Journal of Constitutional Law, The Notre Dame Journal of International and Comparative Law, the Notre Dame Law Review Online and the Rivista Trimestrale di Diritto Pubblico. She has presented her work at the Luxury Law Summit in London, the AALS Annual Conference, the Newberry Library in Chicago, the Graduate Center of the City University of New York and at the Università degli Studi di Firenze in Italy. Dr Caponigri is a guest scholar at IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca in Italy, where she co-organizes a Summer School on law and cultural heritage between Italy and the United States.