Law Practice
For over 40 years, I have been a business and intellectual property lawyer specializing in work with computer, biotech and other technology companies through his practice with the Boston law firm of Peabody and Brown (now Nixon Peabody LLP) until 1999, and is now as a sole practitioner.
I have represented public and privately held computer hardware and software companies as well as companies in the biotech, semi-conductor manufacturing systems, opto-electronic, waste to energy and materials recycling industries. I have also represented authors, publishers and entertainers and had an extensive public utility practice involving licensing, siting, rate, environmental, conservation-load management programs, deregulation and anti-trust issues for several electric public utilities.
I have extensive experience in copyright, trademark, trade secret, patent licensing and character licensing matters, including character licensing for PBS’s number one children’s program.
My business law experience ranged from venture capital, public offering and secured lending financing; research and development, requirements and distribution agreements; executive employment agreements and benefit plans; and mergers and acquisitions.
I served as Chair of the Intellectual Property and Technology Group of Peabody and Brown for several years. I was a founding Director and Chair of the Legal Affairs Committee of the Massachusetts Interactive Media Council and served as counsel to the Massachusetts Computer Software Council for several years. I also served as Chair of the Boston Bar Law and Technology Committee.
Education:
- JD with honors. Harvard Law School, 1963
- AB with honors (Mathematics) University of Michigan, 1960
Professional Licenses:
- Admitted to the Bar in Ohio, 1963
- Massachusetts, 1964
- California, 1998
- U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts, 1995
- U.S. Court of Appeals: District of Columbia (1968) and First (1965) Circuits.
Professional Associations:
- American Bar Association (Dispute Resolution, Intellectual Property Law and Business Law Sections)
- Computer Law Association; State Bar of California (Intellectual Property, Business Law and Law Practice & Technology Sections)
- Bar Association of San Francisco (Alternative Dispute Resolution and Intellectual Property Sections)
- The Mediation Society (San Francisco)
- California Dispute Resolution Council -Director
Publications, Teaching and Lectures:
“Corporate Tender Offers for Their Own Stock, Legal and Financial Considerations” UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI LAW REVIEW, Vol. 13, p. 1, 1964
I am an Adjunct Professor of Law at Golden Gate University Law School teaching Business Planning and the Business of the Practice of Law. I have lectured on computer and multi-media law topics, corporate law, ADR and law firm management issues for American Bar Association-American Legal Institute, American Arbitration Association, Massachusetts Bar Association, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Massachusetts Computer Software Council, Massachusetts Interactive Media Council, the Bar of San Francisco Intellectual Property and Arbitration Committees, the Marin County Bar Association Mediation Committee and Joel Rose Associates.
References and fees upon request.