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David Fouad Michail
Big Bear City, CA Communications & Internet Law Lawyer with 26 years of experience
Communications, Business, Entertainment & Sports and IP
Univ of Miami School of Law and University of Miami School of Law
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Michael Cohen
Irvine, CA Communications & Internet Law Lawyer with 21 years of experience
Communications, Business, IP and Patents
Southwestern University School of Law
Mr. Cohen is the founder and principal of the Cohen IP Law Group, P.C. His practice involves intellectual property, business and entertainment law.
Mr. Cohen is registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office as a patent attorney and is experienced in all phases of IP litigation relating to patent infringement validity and enforceability, trademark infringement, trade secret misappropriation, unfair competition, and interference with contractual relations. He specializes in matters involving UDRP proceedings, cybersquatting, and other domain name issues, and has successfully obtained preliminary injunctions against cybersquatters.
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Steve Charles Vondran
San Diego, CA Communications & Internet Law Attorney with 19 years of experience
(877) 276-5084
8880 Rio San Diego Drive
Rio Vista Tower, 8th Floor
San Diego, CA 92108
Free ConsultationCommunications, Entertainment & Sports, IP and Trademarks
Whittier Law School
Our law firm is a leader in intellectual property and piracy law. We have handled more software audits and torrent defense lawsuits than most other firms combined. We have a niche speciality practice in copyright infringement law and handle the following types of cases:
1. Software Audits and Licensing Disputes (Business Software Alliance, BSA, SIIA, Vero, Siemens, Solidworks, Autodesk, Adobe and Microsoft)
2. Torrent Defense Cases (ex. Malibu Media pornography, Flava Works and Strike 3 Holdings, LLC BitTorrent litigation cases in California Federal Court in the Southern, Central, Eastern and Northern District)
3. TV Signal Piracy cases (boxing...
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Jordan F Kohler
San Diego, CA Communications & Internet Law Attorney with 10 years of experience
(619) 600-5454
2305 Historic Decatur Road, Suite 100
San Diego, CA 92106
Free ConsultationCommunications, Business, IP and Trademarks
California Western School of Law
Kohler Legal is a business law firm that provides personalized legal services for startups, small businesses and entrepreneurs. Services include entity formation, contract drafting or review, IP assessment and protection, trademark and copyright registration, licensing agreements, and more. In addition, Kohler Legal has a unique focus on providing affordable legal solutions for new and emerging Internet businesses.
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Ruth Ryan-Cruz
San Diego, CA Communications & Internet Law Lawyer
(619) 528-2202
3111 Camino Del Rio North, Suite 400
San Diego, CA 92108
Free ConsultationCommunications, Business, IP and Trademarks
California Western School of Law
Ruth Ryan-Cruz is an attorney in San Diego, California with Ryan-Cruz Law, APC. Attorney Ruth Ryan-Cruz practices in the areas of business and corporate law, intellectual property, estate planning, wills, trusts, copyrights, trademarks and more. Contact San Diego Attorney Ruth Ryan-Cruz for a consultation. Ruth is a fluent Spanish-speaking attorney providing counseling and transactional services in Spanish in the areas listed above. Ruth earned her Juris Doctor Degree from California Western School of Law and received a Bachelors of Science degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in High Tech Management from California State...
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Dan W Kehr
San Diego, CA Communications & Internet Law Attorney with 20 years of experience
Free ConsultationCommunications, Business, IP and Trademarks
California Western School of Law and UCLA School of Law
What makes me unique is that I am both a Business Owner and a Corporate & Business Law Attorney. I actually started my first business at age 8 when I launched “Dan’s Bird Farm.”
As the owner of the Kehr Business Law PC, I provide business, corporate general counsel, technology, Internet, e-commerce and tax law, as well as trust, will, estate and succession planning legal services. I founded, managed and have run my own law firm for over 17 years. My experience as a business owner makes me uniquely suited to approach legal representation from the business owner’s perspective. I...
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Salar Atrizadeh
Irvine, CA Communications & Internet Law Attorney
19200 Von Karman Ave
4th Floor
Irvine, CA 92612
Communications, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Real Estate
University of Tulsa College of Law
Salar Atrizadeh, Esq. is licensed to practice in the State of California, District of Columbia, and the United States District and Bankruptcy Courts. He has an extensive background in technology and holds a bachelor's of science degree in computer information systems with a minor in database management systems.
Mr. Atrizadeh has litigated legal actions in state and federal courts for over a decade. He has conducted seminars regarding artificial intelligence, augmented and virtual reality, privacy, cloud computing, cybersecurity, crowdfunding, cyberpiracy, cyberespionage, data protection, digital currencies, e-commerce transactions, electronic discovery, internet of things, online security, online sales tax laws, and online banking...
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Michael Ahmadshahi
Newport Beach, CA Communications & Internet Law Attorney with 22 years of experience
(800) 747-6081
4695 MacArthur Court, Suite 1100
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Free ConsultationCommunications, Business, IP and Patents
Western State University College of Law
Mr. Ahmadshahi's area of practice is Intellectual Property Laws including Patent Prosecution and Litigation, Trademarks, Copyrights, and Unfair Business Practices. Before starting his firm, Mr. Ahmadshahi was a partner at Law Offices of Kayhan S. Shakib where he practiced intellectual property law as well as general law focusing on litigation in the areas of real estate, business, and personal injury cases.
Prior to the practice of law, Mr. Ahmadshahi was a staff scientist at C.E. Niehoff & Co., a defense contractor which manufactures state-of-the-art generators for military vehicles. Mr. Ahmadshahi also held the position of Research Engineer with the University of...
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Shaun Kendig Boss
San Diego, CA Communications & Internet Law Attorney with 48 years of experience
Communications, Antitrust, Business and IP
University of San Diego
Our operation is focused on providing cost effective solutions and expert customer service to all our clients. In addition to real estate, the firm represents clients in business litigation, construction defect problems, estate planning, arbitrations and mediations. We want our clients to fully understand the legal process and what will be involved in finding a constructive result to their legal issue. I am very active in the legal and real estate community. I continue to educate myself on the most up to date information within my field. I maintain active memberships with both local and national groups in the industry....
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Christina Gagnier
Irvine, CA Communications & Internet Law Lawyer
Communications, Business and IP
University of San Francisco School of Law
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Eddie Burnett
Fountain Valley, CA Communications & Internet Law Lawyer
Free ConsultationCommunications, Consumer, Entertainment & Sports and IP
Accomplished entertainment attorney with over 35 years of experience representing clients in the music, film, television, and performing arts industries.
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Delynn Arneson Axelberg
Aliso Viejo, CA Communications & Internet Law Attorney with 29 years of experience
Free ConsultationCommunications, Business, Entertainment & Sports and Trademarks
Pepperdine Univ School of Law and Pepperdine University
An innovative, service oriented and knowledgeable attorney with 26 years of experience committed to providing quality and affordable legal services for individuals, start-ups and small and large companies. Providing general counsel services for individuals and businesses in entertainment, media, music, technology, commercial production, education, and marketing. Assisting in all areas of production- from concept through development to distribution, trademark registration, protection and disputes, and intellectual property licensing. Exceptional contract review, analysis, drafting and negotiation skills. Effective negotiator and mediator in related matters.
Also represents clients in family immigration matters (green card, permanent resident, VAWA, DACA, fiance' visas, consular processing, citizenship)...
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David Christopher Baker
Irvine, CA Communications & Internet Law Lawyer with 36 years of experience
Free ConsultationCommunications, Business, IP and Trademarks
Univ of San Diego School of Law
Clients want lawyers who know what they're doing, who can explain what and why they're doing it and how it benefits the client, and who can do it all for a reasonable fee with a strong likelihood of a favorable outcome. This is especially true of intellectual property attorneys whose clients understand that their most valuable assets, their copyrights, trademarks, and patents, are largely intangible and oftentimes hard to quantify.
I understand these challenges and that understanding underlies my approach to every client and to every legal situation.
Of course, it doesn't hurt that I've been doing this for more than...
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Richard Newman
San Diego, CA Communications & Internet Law Lawyer with 26 years of experience
Communications, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Consumer
Richard B. Newman is an FTC defense lawyer and marketing compliance and regulatory defense attorney at Hinch Newman LLP focusing on advertising and digital media matters. His FTC defense attorney practice includes conducting legal compliance reviews of advertising campaigns, representing clients in investigations and enforcement actions brought by the Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general, commercial litigation, advising clients on promotional marketing programs, and negotiating and drafting legal agreements. Richard is currently admitted to practice law in California, New York, Nevada, the District of Columbia, and before the United States District Court for the Districts of Northern, Central and...
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Thomas F. Gallagher
San Diego, CA Communications & Internet Law Lawyer with 17 years of experience
Free ConsultationCommunications, Administrative, Business and International
California Western School of Law
The firm focuses on personal injury, general civil litigation, especially in the area of business litigation, breach of contract, corporate dissolution and real estate litigation. The firm enjoys a clientele of small local business owners, franchisees, and individuals involved in civil disputes (both plaintiffs and defendants). In addition, the firm has partnered with local counsel in the areas of bankruptcy, criminal law and family law to provide referrals to our existing clients. Clients can expect personal interaction with each of the attorneys, rather than paralegals or secretaries.
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Aaron Paul Morris
Santa Ana, CA Communications & Internet Law Lawyer with 37 years of experience
Communications, Business, Employment and Real Estate
Southwestern University School of Law
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Scott Anthony McMillan
La Mesa, CA Communications & Internet Law Attorney with 23 years of experience
Communications, Antitrust, Business and IP
Western Sierra School of Law
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James Finigan
La Jolla, CA Communications & Internet Law Attorney with 11 years of experience
Communications, Administrative, Business and Real Estate
James P. Finigan is a native San Diegan. His schooling began in Solana Beach, CA, at Santa Fe Christian School. His studies continued at the University of Oregon, where he earned his B.S., double-majoring in Political Science & Philosophy. He then traveled east to study law at the University of New Hampshire, School of Law.
While there, he accepted the Senior Style Editor position for the Pierce Law Review, worked as a legal writing teaching assistant for both his second and third years, and was awarded a full-time internship with the New Hampshire Department of Justice, Office...
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Daniel Arkof
Newport Beach, CA Communications & Internet Law Lawyer
Communications and Business
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Alejandro Hernandez
Ontario, CA Communications & Internet Law Attorney with 23 years of experience
Free ConsultationCommunications, Business, Real Estate and White Collar Crime
St. Mary's University School of Law and University of Houston Law Center
I am Alejandro Hernandez, the Chief Executive Officer of ARH Consulting LLC, an International Consulting Firm that serves in various legal fields including Personal Injury Law, Business Law, Real Estate Law, Immigration Law, and Tax Law. For over twenty years, I have been called upon to assist with complex legal matters across the nation. Our firm caters to clients on both the East and West Coasts, and we also maintain an office in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
In my professional journey, I wear multiple hats as an Economist, Consultant, Author, Broker, and Lawyer. Over several decades, I have dedicated myself to securing...
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Pierre Zado
San Francisco, CA Communications & Internet Law Attorney with 13 years of experience
Free ConsultationCommunications, Business and IP
Valparaiso University
Astute business professional with a track record of influencing, negotiating, supporting and interacting with senior management. Excels at resolving complex issues, developing critical business solutions, and delivering robust analysis and guidance. For the last 10 years, I've counseled clients on various technology and intellectual property matters. Participated in six acquisitions (4 for buyer and two as target) with an aggregate deal value over $10 billion.
As a business professional, I've been involved and/or responsible for managing deal flow and partnership agreements spanning across IOT, Fintech, Logistics, Medical and Enterprise 3.0 industries totaling approximately $100 million over the last 7 years....
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Vincent Tong
Oakland, CA Communications & Internet Law Attorney with 13 years of experience
Communications, Business, Employment and IP
Santa Clara University School of Law
Vincent Tong is an award winning, community oriented lawyer. He is the founder of TONG LAW, an employment business law firm located in beautiful downtown Oakland, California. Vincent exclusively represents employees in employment litigation and businesses in business-to-business disputes. In his business transactions practice, Vincent counsels individuals on forming and growing their social ventures. Connect with Vincent online at www.tong-law.com.
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Christie Dudley
San Francisco, CA Communications & Internet Law Attorney
Communications, Business and IP
Santa Clara University School of Law
Christie is an accomplished and resourceful attorney with more than three decades of successful experience in legal practice and business.
As a former engineer, Christie understands what it’s like to have big ideas and struggle to realize them. She can talk you through the fundamentals of what you need to start up and grow in a language you can understand.
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Feras Mousilli
San Francisco, CA Communications & Internet Law Lawyer with 20 years of experience
Free ConsultationCommunications and IP
Feras Mousilli is a founding partner of Lloyd & Mousilli and regularly advises business clients on a range of technology law issues. He specializes in counseling technology companies from start-ups in their early formation and development, through support of multi-billion dollar business operations of the largest companies in the world.
Mr. Mousilli has served as Senior Corporate Counsel for both Apple Inc. and Dell Inc., where he counseled clients on product development and intellectual property matters, including advertising & marketing, copyright, and trademark strategies and risks. Prior to serving as corporate counsel, Mr. Mousilli practiced with DLA Piper in the intellectual...
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Babak Rafiei
Canoga Park, CA Communications & Internet Law Lawyer with 9 years of experience
Free ConsultationCommunications, Business, IP and Immigration
Southwestern Law School
Robert was the youngest graduate of his class at Southwestern Law School. He has been the recipient of several legal awards, including the Witkin Award for Academic Excellence, the Wildman & Schumacher Scholarship, and the Edna Kraemer Dunlap Scholarship. Robert is also certified as a professional LexisNexis and WestlawNext researcher. He earned his Bachelor of Arts cum laude from UCLA with a major in political science.
Robert’s primary focus is drafting, editing, and negotiating contractual agreements. He has a passion for intellectual property (IP) law, which encompasses copyrights, trademarks, and patents. He is certified as a professional LexisNexis and WestlawNext...
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Antone F. Johnson
Berkeley, CA Communications & Internet Law Attorney with 27 years of experience
Free ConsultationCommunications, Business, IP and Securities
Columbia Law School
For 24 years, Antone Johnson has served as lawyer, advisor, executive and advocate for emerging growth technology/digital media ventures, founders and investors in a diverse range of business and intellectual property matters. Raised in Menlo Park and Palo Alto, California, suffused with Silicon Valley's unique culture of innovation, he came of age professionally during the Internet explosion of the late 1990s, an entrepreneurial crucible of unprecedented wealth and job creation, reinvention of countless industries, and related venture capital and Wall Street dealmaking. Antone was fortunate to have a ringside seat at major Los Angeles and Silicon Valley law firms, followed...
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Robin D. Gross
San Francisco, CA Communications & Internet Law Lawyer with 25 years of experience
Communications, Business, Entertainment & Sports and IP
Santa Clara University School of Law
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Cheryl L Hodgson
Santa Monica, CA Communications & Internet Law Lawyer with 48 years of experience
Communications, Business, Entertainment & Sports and Trademarks
The University of Denver Sturm College of Law
Cheryl Hodgson offers a unique combination of legal expertise and practical business experience based upon years of experience in the music industry at a manager, agent, and music publisher. Expert in litigation of matters pertaining to contractual disputes, artist rights, trademarks, copyrights, Cheryl uses her courtroom expertise not only as a litigator but as a mediator in cases involving trademarks copyrights and entertainment related matters. Years in the courtroom provide her clients with strong advocacy for in business transactions, calculated to seal the deal, while minimizing future risks. Hodgson has been certified for...
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Suzanne Natbony
Los Angeles, CA Communications & Internet Law Attorney with 14 years of experience
(310) 478-6251
1925 Century Park East, Suite 2100
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Free ConsultationCommunications, Business, IP and Patents
Southwestern University School of Law
Suzanne Natbony is a third generation lawyer, with a focus on business transactional and regulatory/compliance law, and dispute resolution. She is licensed to practice in California, with her own law practice, Solve & Win, in West Los Angeles, in addition to being a Partner at the international law firm, Aliant LLP (AliantLaw.com) and Of Counsel to Merino Yebri LLP (MYlawLLP.com) in Century City. Ms. Natbony also serves as outside General Counsel to Beverly Hills Rejuvenation Center, a multi-state medical spa franchise (BHRCenter.com), Rejuva Medical Aesthetics, a westside medical spa, For Us By Us Network, a streaming video platform, and...
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Scott Lesowitz
Beverly Hills, CA Communications & Internet Law Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Communications, Business, IP and Trademarks
Harvard Law School
Scott is a cum laude graduate of Harvard Law School and former Assistant United States Attorney.
At Lesowitz Gebelin LLP, Scott handles copyright and trademark infringement cases, trade secrets litigation, defamation, internet law, and general civil litigation matters. Scott represents both plaintiffs and defendants.
Scott is a Super Lawyers Rising Star. Avvo.com ranks Scott as a 10 out of 10. The LA Business Journal recognized Scott as one of Los Angeles County’s top 25 white collar and cyber crimes attorneys.
Scott is licensed to practice law in both California and New York.
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James Eric Kirkland
Los Angeles, CA Communications & Internet Law Attorney with 34 years of experience
Communications, Business, Securities and Trademarks
Pepperdine University School of Law
I am the founder of Kirkland Law PC, and I have the privilege of representing fast-growing companies in the US and Canada as well as private equity funds in the emerging cannabis industry. I provide a broad array of legal services with a focus on corporate structure, private offerings, secured debt financing, and tax matters. I have been the lead attorney on over $260 million in private offerings for cannabis companies since May of 2016. I also handle licensing agreements, equity incentive plans, and other legal issues that businesses face as they expand. I also assist companies through the arduous...
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Erik Swen Syverson
Los Angeles, CA Communications & Internet Law Lawyer with 21 years of experience
Communications, Business, Entertainment & Sports and IP
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
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Steven Gebelin
Beverly Hills, CA Communications & Internet Law Lawyer with 15 years of experience
Communications, Business, IP and Trademarks
New York Law School
I am an intellectual property and internet law trial attorney. I graduated from New York University Law School where I attended on an academic scholarship. I began my career handling intellectual property litigation at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan in Los Angeles. At Quinn, my engineering background led me to a spot on teams litigating on behalf of Silicon Valley titans like Google and LinkedIn, among other technology companies. After Quinn, I joined an internet law practice group at a prominent Los Angeles litigation boutique before establishing Syverson, Lesowitz & Gebelin as a name partner.
I routinely handle cases related to...
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Robert L. Scott
Oxnard, CA Communications & Internet Law Lawyer with 42 years of experience
(818) 712-9500
TOPA Financial Plaza
300 E. Esplanade Drive, 9th Floor
Oxnard, CA 93036
Free ConsultationCommunications, Business, IP and Real Estate
LaSalle University
Lawyer -- Experienced in Real Estate, Easements, Land and Construction, Forming and Operating LLCs, Corporations, Partnerships and Non-profits.
41 Years experience practicing law in the State of California, Rated "AV" Highest Possible Peer Review by Judges and Attorneys for Legal Ability & Ethical Standards. Served 10 Years as Commissioner/President L.A. City Planning Commission. Founder, CEO and chair of numerous local and regional organizations.
Our firm provides complete legal and litigation services.
Contracts, Collections, Debts and Bankruptcy for Creditors
We assist our business and entrepreneurial clients in formation, operations, and disputes. We have extensive experience with non-profits and foundations. These include issues of internet,...
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Stephen S. Wu
San Jose, CA Communications & Internet Law Attorney with 35 years of experience
Communications, Business and IP
Harvard Law School
Stephen Wu is a shareholder with Silicon Valley Law Group. He advises business clients on information governance matters, focusing on information security, privacy, mobile computing, ediscovery preparedness, records management, and computer-related investigations. He reviews and writes sophisticated information security policies for large enterprises, and assists in data security regulatory compliance, incident response, breach notifications, and establishing secure electronic commerce systems. He drafts privacy policies for clients, including ones for U.S. companies with European and Asian operations. He assists clients with European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliance. Steve assists clients in managing enterprise mobile device programs, including writing bring...
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Mr. Nicholas D. Zeltzer
San Jose, CA Communications & Internet Law Attorney with 15 years of experience
Free ConsultationCommunications
University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
My practice is divided between general litigation matters and my technology practice.
I spend most of my day in court, so please don't hesitate to leave me a message.
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Mirko Ivanovic
Sacramento, CA Communications & Internet Law Lawyer with 6 years of experience
Communications, Business, Consumer and Employment
Concord Law School At Purdue University Global
Mirko Ivanovic is the Managing Partner at Ivanovic & Lucius, P.C, an attorney with extensive corporate experience, and has served as a law enforcement professional for nearly twenty years. His practice is focused on corporate consulting, estate planning, elder abuse, family law, finance, general counsel services, immigration, and personal injury law.
Before becoming an attorney, Mirko held key executive roles in both public and private entities, contributing significantly to their growth and development. He served as a top-level manager for a $1.8 billion corporation and held executive positions in consulting, finance, and marketing sectors. Additionally, Mirko actively participated on the board...
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Ansel Jay Halliburton
San Francisco, CA Communications & Internet Law Lawyer with 12 years of experience
Free ConsultationCommunications, Business, IP and Securities
University of California, Davis, School of Law
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Brian David McAllister
Santa Clara, CA Communications & Internet Law Attorney with 30 years of experience
(408) 334-9074
5201 Great America Pkwy
Suite 320
Santa Clara, CA 95054
Communications, Business and Securities
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
Adept at crafting and executing on strategy, building teams, and partnering across functions to advance the business. I have rich experience in law, management and corporate development across diverse settings in terms of scale and geography. This has included advising startups, public companies and investors as outside counsel; serving as a legal and corporate development executive at an industry-leading public company with extensive global operations; and founding a real estate technology start-up.
Strengths include: structuring and negotiating complex transactions; mergers & acquisitions; joint ventures; startups; venture capital financings; strategy; corporate governance; securities offerings; SEC reporting requirements; and global operations for complex...
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Henry Murphy Burgoyne III
Sacramento, CA Communications & Internet Law Lawyer with 25 years of experience
Communications, Business and IP
Stanford University
Hank Burgoyne is an AV-rated counselor and litigator with more than a dozen years' experience advising technology and other businesses on commercial, intellectual property, advertising, speech, trade secret and data security issues. Hank has particular expertise in digital forensics and evidence, and in licensing, outsourcing, development and similar technology-related transactions.
Hank has successfully represented plaintiffs and defendants in some of California's most important Internet-related advertising cases, both at the trial court level and before the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. A former reporter and newsroom lawyer, Hank counsels clients on copyright, defamation, trademark, privacy and other communications-related issues, and has...