Technology and Internet Law Firm

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Partnering with Clients to Stay Ahead of the Curve

With the ever-changing pace of technology, our clients need a partner who stays ahead of the curve; a partner who can assist them in preventing, detecting and proving conversion, theft and trespass in the electronic marketplace. We represent brick and mortar businesses with an online presence, telecommunications companies, software developers, data storage companies, technology-related vendors and medical practices, all ranging in size—from startups to publicly traded companies and international enterprise.

We represent our clients in state and federal courts, arbitrations, mediations and other negotiations and settlements concerning electronic transactions, business disputes and the misuse and misappropriation of electronic data.

Our attorneys have varied backgrounds to assist with addressing complex technology disputes. We provide counsel on matters related to business formation and operations, intellectual property and disputes arising from electronic transactions, internet and data security, as well as numerous other aspects and matters within the scope of technology law.

Not only do we counsel our clients on their pending matters, but we help them develop risk management strategies to avoid potential issues in the future. We also employ the most current technologies in our practice and have an in-house litigation IT support team.

Diverse Expertise in Technology and Internet Law

Our Technology and Internet Law attorneys have helped clients successfully mitigate and resolve a variety of technology threats, disagreements and risk issues, including:

E-Commerce

Breach of warranties
Click-through agreements
Click-wrap, web-wrap and link agreements
Collection matters
Consumer litigation
Compliance with the requirements of regulators
Compliance with the requirements of state and federal laws
Data breaches and cyberattacks
Disputes concerning scope-of-work and “as-built” projects
Domain Name Service (DNS) matters
E-commerce sales and marketing
Electronic transactions
Enforceability of various provisions in e-commerce-related agreements, including arbitration clauses and venue provisions
False marketing claims
Hosting issues
Investigations and request-for-information responses to the Attorney General, law enforcement and other governmental agencies
IT vendor complaints and negotiations
Jurisdictional matters
License agreements
Misleading advertising allegations
Mobile device matters
New York General Business Law matters
Non-competition agreements and disputes
Retail transactions
Sale of goods
Service provider agreements
Software as a service (SaaS) agreements
Tax implications of business on the internet
Technology errors
Unfair competition
Terms of use
Web application agreements
Website disclaimers

Intellectual Property Protection

Bet-the-company technology disputes
Breach of security policies
Confidentiality agreements
Consulting agreements
Contractor agreements
Data security
Domain names
Inventors
Licensing
Misappropriation of trade secrets
Privacy matters
Protection of corporate data on smartphones, tablets and other hand-held devices
Theft of technology or other intellectual property
Tortious interference
Trademark and copyright infringement
Unfair competition matters

Technology-Related Employment Matters

Theft of data and confidential information
Breach of fiduciary duties
Disgruntled employees involved in online defamation
Employee investigations
Employee starting a competing business, poaching clients or taking ideas
Employment agreements
Independent contractor agreements
Outsourcing agreements
Social media policies
Work-for-hire agreements

e-Discovery

Assisting clients with e-discovery strategies
Business marketing concerning social media
Counsel on effective litigation holds
FOIL and FOIA requests seeking electronic data
Metadata issues
Non-party interests, rights and obligations when served with subpoenas or other requests to produce data in another party’s litigation
Production of documents to state and federal agencies
Requesting documents from state and federal agencies
Requesting documents from social media providers and other third parties
Managing small data sets to millions of pages of electronic documents related to e-discovery