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Credentials

Education

  • University of California, Los Angeles School of Law, J.D., 2004
  • Georgia Institute of Technology, with highest honors, 1997

Bar Admissions

  • New York, 2005

Affiliations

  • New York City Bar Association, Emerging Companies Committee

Other Admissions & Certifications

  • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
  • Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US) by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)

Recognition

  • The Legal 500 U.S., Sport, 2024
  • Lawdragon, Selected to the 500 Leading Cybersecurity Lawyers in the World, 2024 and 2025
  • Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters), Selected to the New York Rising Stars list, 2013–2014

Insights & Events

Publications

  • Co-author, “Key considerations for your modular data centre procurement contract,” Data Centre Review (May 16, 2025)
  • Quoted, “AI Efficiency A Risk For Data Centers? Attys Don’t Think So,” Law360 (February 26, 2025)
  • Author, “Legal Strategies for building and operating AI-ready data centers,” Intelligent Data Centres (February 3, 2025)
  • Co-author, “Legal Pitfalls of ‘Influencer’ Marketing During the Pandemic,” Bloomberg Law (July 27, 2020)
  • Quoted, “Mitigating the Risks of Open-Source Software,” The Cybersecurity Law Report (March 13, 2019)
  • Quoted, “How Fund Managers Can Mitigate the Risks of Open-Source Software (Part Three of Three),” The Hedge Fund Law Report (March 7, 2019)
  • Quoted, “Benefits and Risks of Open-Source Software and How the Financial Sector Is Using It,” The Cybersecurity Law Report (March 6, 2019)
  • Quoted, “What Are the Benefits and Risks of Using Open-Source Software? (Part Two of Three),” The Hedge Fund Law Report (February 28, 2019)
  • Quoted, “What is Open-Source Software and How are Fund Managers Using It?,” The Hedge Fund Law Report (February 21, 2019)
  • Co-author, “IP Concerns for Venture-Backed Start-Ups Planning an Exit,” Bloomberg BNA’s Patent, Trademark & Copyright Journal (July 27, 2017)
  • Co-author, “Open Platform: What to Expect When You’re Indexing,” Inside Market Data (July 18, 2016)
  • Co-author, “What Should Startups Know About Open Source Software?,” American Lawyer’s LegalTech News (July 23, 2015)
  • “Short-sale disclosures would force investment managers to publicize secret sauce,” InvestmentNews (September 22, 2013)
  • “Regulation in the Cloud: Where is it Headed?” Money Management Executive (July 2012)
  • Co-author, “Does FINRA Regulate Cloud Computing?” Securities Technology Monitor (October 2011)
  • “Keeping Broker Records in The Cloud,” Securities Technology Monitor (January 2011).
  • Co-author “Cloud Computing Tips for Broker-Dealers, ATSs and ECNs,” Traders Magazine Online News (April 2010)
  • Co-author, “Covering Your ATS: The ABCs of Patents and Trade Secrets,” Traders Magazine Online News (April 2009)
  • Co-author, “Warn Potential Patent Infringers: But Do Your Homework First,” Patent Strategy and Management (Vol. 9, Number 11) (April 2009)
  • Co-author, “Admissibility of Settlement Communications In Patent Infringement Rule 11 Proceedings,” Patent Strategy & Management (Volume 7, Number 1) (June 2006)
  • Co-author, “Rule 11 and the Pre-Filing Requirements For Patent Infringement Suits: S.D.N.Y. Sanctions ResQNet.com, Attorneys,” Andrew Litigation Reporter (Volume 2, Issue 2) (July 2005)
  • “Who Has the Right to Edit a Movie?: An Analysis of Hollywood’s Efforts to Stop Companies from Cleaning up Their Works of Art,” 11 UCLA Entertainment Law Review 41 (2004)
  • “The Dawn of Digital Cinema: Issues in Law and Technology,” UCLA Journal of Law and Technology Notes 9 (2002)

Presentations

  • Moderator Panel, “Embedding Cybersecurity into Corporate Culture: Leadership Strategies for Resilience”, Global GRC, Data Privacy and Cybersecurity ConfEx (May 21, 2025)
  • Discussing Cybersecurity Trends on Nasdaq Trade Talks (February 11, 2025)
  • Discussing EU AI Act on Nasdaq Trade Talks (April 11, 2024)
  • Speaker, “Representing Venture-Backed Companies,” New York City Bar (March 11, 2019)
  • Speaker, “Legal Challenges Surrounding Use of Open Source Software,” IP Service World Conference, Munich, Germany (November 27, 2018)
  • Presenter & Faculty Member, “Representing Venture-Backed Companies,” New York City Bar Association (May 18, 2017)
  • Panelist, “Monetizing IP Assets,” Cardozo School of Law, New York, New York (March 2014)
  • Presenter, “Eze Castle Integration, Doing Your Cloud Homework: Legal, Tech & Security Questions Answered for Investment Firms,” Webinar (February 2012).
  • Speaker, FinCLOUD 2011, Second Annual Conference (November 2011)
  • Speaker, “Cloud Computing on Wall Street Breakfast Briefing,” Financial Technologies Forum (April 2011)

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