The rapid expansion of the Internet economy--and of its governing law--demands an interdisciplinary approach to lawyering. Our Internet and E-Commerce attorneys’ possess the full spectrum of skills required to handle emerging cyberspace legal issues and sophisticated information technology transactions, as well as to support the distinctive corporate lifecycle needs of Internet-based business ventures.

Our team consists of Advocacy & Government Relations, Biotechnology & Life Sciences, Corporate, Government Contracts, Information Technology, Intellectual Property and Litigation attorneys who understand how to translate intellectual property into value, how to minimize the risk and maximize the opportunity in a technology deal and how to harness the power of the law to achieve our clients’ desired results.

From guiding promising start-ups to handling complex corporate, financing, advocacy and regulatory matters for some of the world's largest online companies, our Internet and E-Commerce lawyers help clients make their own history in the digital age.

Whether technology is your product or your infrastructure, we can help.

Representative Matters:

• Helped both web-centric and traditional bricks-and-mortar enterprises formulate and execute their Internet strategies. Our experience with a wide variety of e-commerce business models, and their legal ramifications, enables our clients both to sharpen their focus and to recognize legal hazards before they become embedded in the business plan
• Negotiated and drafted marketing and technology-based strategic alliances, technology licenses and transfer agreements, content licenses, distribution, linking and co-branding agreements, portal development and operating agreements, e-commerce software development and distribution contracts, web site development and consulting agreements and other Internet business arrangements. In addition to our own experience, we have compiled a unique "Cybrary" database containing hundreds of Internet-deal contracts involving e-commerce companies across the nation
• Advised Internet-based businesses on the acquisition and protection of intellectual property assets, including the patenting of web-enabled business processes as well as trademark, copyright and domain name registrations and enforcement
• Counseled clients on compliance with domestic and international privacy laws such as the federal Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, the Electronic Communications Privacy Act and the European Privacy Directive, as well as advising on the online implications of sectoral privacy laws such as the FTC Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act and the Financial Services Reform Act
• Monitored and advised Internet companies on the emerging tax issues regarding Internet sales and the structuring of Internet transactions from a tax perspective
• Developed corporate policies regarding web site content, employee use of the Internet and e-mail use and retention
• Prepared online user agreements and exchange participation rules, legal notices and disclaimers for web sites and in connection with B2B and B2C e-commerce
• Represented clients regarding Federal Trade Commission and other governmental oversight of web-based advertising and on obtaining consumer "seals of approval" from private-sector agencies such as BBB Online and TRUSTe. One of the group's attorneys serves as the Chairman of the Appeals Board for the Better Business Bureau's Online Privacy Project, a new forum for handling consumer complaints regarding online companies
• Participated as advocates in the shaping of Internet legislation and regulations, international intellectual property treaties and related matters such as the U.S. Safe Harbor under the EU Privacy Directive and export controls. For example, the Firm recently represented a group of large Internet Service Providers in a successful effort to relax U.S. export control restrictions on encryption software
• Conducted audits of client web sites and e-commerce transactional systems to review compliance with new and developing laws and regulations