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My over 20 years of experience as a corporate and intellectual property attorney includes working as General Counsel of a software company in New Jersey where I: -- negotiated and drafted all of their contracts including toolkit, enterprise, and other complex licenses to customers around the world, and long-term, milestone-based services agreements. The work required frequent interaction with the company's sales department and management; and -- was responsible for basic corporate and employment matters.I currently manage a private law practice where I have: -- negotiated and drafted many IP-related agreements including ones involving SaaS, publishing, and software during a time when the technology and related legal issues were new; -- filed and prosecuted many trademark applications; and -- led a successful royalty audit against a major game publisher.My background also includes: - obtaining an LL.M. (post-JD graduate law degree) that required study of intellectual property and antitrust law;- publishing Articles on copyright, trademark, and licensing issues, including in Miller Freeman's InterActivity Magazine;- speaking at conferences on legal issues, including at the Game Developers' Conference, the U. of Texas School of Law's Computer Law Conference, and Miller Freeman's Digital Video Conference;- Contributing to CSC Consulting's Leading Edge Forum paper "Open Source: Open for Business;" and- Forming and representing trade associations including STAR ("Shareware Trade Association and Resources"), IGDN ("International Game Developers' Network") and The ASN.1 Consortium.

Listed skills include Licensing, Intellectual Property, Trademarks, Copyright Law, and 41 others.