Practice Areas

Business

Commercial Litigation

E-Commerce & Internet Law

Intellectual Property & Trade Secrets

Experience

Chief Legal Officer, Executive Vice President & Corporate Secretary - International Association of Information Technology Asset Managers, Inc. (IAITAM), Canton, OH, Las Vegas, NV, London, England and Tokyo, Japan

Partner, Kahn Kruse Co. LPA

Associate, Of Counsel, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP (now Squire Patton Boggs)

Press, Publications and Presentations

Representative Matters

Experience in preparing and prosecuting domestic and foreign trademark applications; interparte trademark proceedings including oppositions, cancellations, and prosecution appeals; Internet domain name disputes; preparation of trademark, trade dress and copyright infringement and clearance opinions; developing internal business procedures for the protection and use of intellectual property rights; preparing contracts and technology transfer and acquisition agreements, including patent and trademark assignments, licenses and concurrent use, non-compete and confidentiality agreements; and patent, trademark, trade secret and copyright litigation.

Experience in the law of electronic commerce, employment, privacy, and other commercial issues on the Internet; negotiation and preparation of Internet-related and website development and hosting agreements; policies for Internet and e-mail use by employees, students and public; and privacy/parental consent policies for websites.

Experience in the area of technology law, including negotiating technology license agreements, business process reengineering, large system and client server reengineering, systems integration, software development, hardware acquisition, systems design, systems integration and implementation, systems outsourcing and IT Asset Management (ITAM).

As the Chief Legal Officer of IAITAM, responsibilities included:
- Overseeing all legal matters;
- Providing alternative solutions to minimize liability exposure while achieving business goals;
- Managing the Regulatory Compliance, Risk Management and Internal Audit functions;
- Advising on major contracts and transactions, tax matters and other financing agreements; litigation; research and all intellectual property matters; Human Resources and all employment matters, and outside counsel management.