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Barbara L. Friedman
Hanson Bridgett LLP
425 Market St., 26th Floor
San Francisco CA 94105
415-995-5891
FAX 415-541-9366
bfriedman@hansonbridgett.com
Term: 2004 to 2010

Barbara Friedman is counsel at Hanson Bridgett LLP in San Francisco. Her practice focuses on intellectual property counseling and dispute resolution. Barbara has extensive experience advising clients in the publishing, high-technology, health care, and financial services industries on the adoption and use of domestic and international trademarks and the protection of trademarks and copyrights. She also has extensive experience in domestic and international trademark selection, clearance, and registration, UDRP domain name disputes, due diligence regarding intellectual property rights in corporate transactions, negotiation and drafting of assignments, licenses and related agreements, and the prosecution, defense, and settlement of disputes.

As an Executive Committee member of the California State Bar's IP Section, Barbara has written and edited articles for New Matter and has been involved in planning a number of the section's programs--including the State Bar's IP Institute (2007 and 2008), The Copyright Office Comes to California program (2002 - 2009), the Internet Conference (2004 - 2008), and the Trademark Office Comes to California program (2003). She served as the chair of the Section's Copyright standing committee from 2001 through 2006, and in 2006 was elected to the position of Secretary of the Section.

James D. Nguyen
Wildman Harrold Allen & Dixon LLP
9665 Wilshire Boulevard, 2nd floor
Beverly Hills, CA 90201
310-860-8707
jnguyen@wildman.com
Term: 2004 to 2011

James D. Nguyen is a partner in the Beverly Hills office of Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon LLP. He acts as trusted legal and strategic business advisor to diverse clients. Jimmy's practice encompasses counseling, transactions, enforcement and litigation of entertainment, new media, intellectual property, technology, advertising, and sports matters.

An exceptional student, Jimmy graduated college at age 19 , with a degree in Communication Studies, magna cum laude, from the University of California, Los Angeles. He received his J.D. from the University of Southern California, which he attended on a full scholarship and graduated at the age of 22, the youngest member of his law school class.

In 2008, Jimmy was named to Lawdragon's list of the 500 "Leading Lawyers in America." In 2005, he was named one of the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association's "Best Lawyers Under 40." He has been named a "Southern California Super Lawyer" each year from 2005 through 2008.
For the California State Bar's IP Section, Jimmy serves as Vice-Chair of the Executive Committee for the 2008-2009 term, is Liaison to the In-Housel Counsel Standing Committee, and will chair the 2009 IP Institute. Jimmy has helped plan and has spoken at numerous Section programs -- including the IP Institute, IP for the Entertainment & Media Industry, and IP for In-House Counsel. For the Section's "New Matter" publication, he writes the regular "The Moving Picture" column about new media.

An advocate for diversity, Jimmy serves on the Boards of the California Minority Counsel Program and Equality California. He is a frequent speaker and author on entertainment, new media, IP and diversity topics.

Warren L. Dranit
Spaulding, McCullough & Tansil LLP
90 South E Street, Suite 200,
Santa Rosa, CA 95404
707-524-1900
FAX 707-524-1906
dranit@smlaw.com
Term: 2005 to 2012

Warren is a partner in a full service Northern California law firm. His practice focuses on the protection and licensing of intellectual property assets, including trademarks, copyrights, patents, and trade secrets. Warren advises clients on technology issues including software, computers, the internet, electronic commerce, and electronic communications. He also is active in the litigation of intellectual property and business disputes. Warren splits his time between the firm's main office in Santa Rosa and its satellite office in Petaluma.

Prior to pursuing his law career, Warren obtained a Bachelors and Masters Degrees in Mathematics / Computer Science (Highest Honors; Phi Beta Kappa), and worked seven years developing technology software in the aerospace industry. As an attorney, he is admitted to practice in California, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court.

Joanna R. Mendoza
Law Offices of Joanna Mendoza
P.O. Box 2583
5955 Granite Lakes Drive, #170
Granite Bay, CA 95746
916-781-7600
FAX 916-781-7601
jmendoza@theiplawfirm.com
Term: 2003 to 2009

Joanna Mendoza, a partner in a small firm practice, specializes in complex business litigation and transactional matters, with an emphasis on intellectual property issues. Her practice includes litigating all types of intellectual property disputes and related actions including: copyright, trademark and patent infringement, ownership and licensing disputes; trade secret misappropriation; ICANN domain name disputes; Trademark Trial and Appeal proceedings. She has practiced complex business litigation since 1990 in both federal and state courts, as well as appellate proceedings. Joanna’s transaction practice includes: drafting licenses and other technology transfer instruments; employee agreements protecting trade secrets; assignment of employee intellectual property rights; non-competition and non-solicitation agreements;; representation of media personalities; film and television production transactions; and royalty audits. Her practice further includes entity formation and general business transactions for her business clients.

MEMBERS

Scott R. Carter
Latham & Watkins LLP
355 S. Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90071-1560
213-891-8294
FAX 213-891-7123
scott.carter@lw.com
Term: 2007-2010

Scott Carter is an associate in the Los Angeles office of Latham & Watkins. His practice involves the representation of biotechnology, medical device and other life science and technology companies in a wide range of intellectual property and technology-based transactions, including licensing, corporate partnering and technology development, as well as providing strategic intellectual property advice. Prior to joining Latham & Watkins, Dr. Carter was the Assistant Director of the Office of Technology Transfer at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). Dr. Carter managed Caltech's Life Science patent portfolio and negotiated and drafted license agreements, research agreements and material transfer agreements. He graduated summa cum laude from Amherst College with a degree in Biochemistry, received a Ph.D. in Chemistry from Caltech, and a J.D. from UCLA.

Dr. Carter currently serves on the Executive Committee of the California Bar Association's Intellectual Property Section. He serves as liason to the Licensing Standing Committee.

J. Alison Grabell, Esq.
Ezra Brutzkus Gubner LLP
21650 Oxnard Street, Suite 500
Woodland Hills, CA 91367
818-827-9139
FAX 818-827-9099
agrabell@ebg-law.com
Term: 2006 to 2009

Alison Grabell is a partner at Ezra Brutzkus Gubner LLP in Woodland Hills. Her practice focuses on U.S.
and foreign trademark prosecution, copyright prosecution, enforcement of intellectual property rights, intellectual property litigation and inter partes practice before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. She was previously Of Counsel at Venable LLP in Los Angeles and began her legal career at Small Larkin LLP in Los Angeles. She received her Juris Doctor from Southwestern University School of Law, where she served as Editor in Chief of the Southwestern Journal of Law and Trade in the Americas. She received a Masters in International Public Policy from The Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Mount Holyoke College.

Ms. Grabell is a member of the Executive Committee and the former liaison to and co-chair of the Trademark Standing Committee. She has co-chaired the bi-annual “Trademark Office Comes to California” Conference and is the Section's delegate to the State Bar's Conference of Delegates.

Ms. Grabell has spoken on trademark practice at State Bar of California Annual Meetings, the Practising Law Institute and before various bar associations. Her publications include "Comments on the Trademark Dilution Revision Act of 2006" in the PLI Coursebook on TTAB Practice, February 2007; "A Flawed Balancing Act: Rights of Free Speech and Publicity," World Trademark Law Report, March 17, 2004; and "New Northern Neighbor? An Independent Quebec, the United States and the NAFTA," 2 Southwestern Journal of Law and Trade in the Americas, Spring 1995 (excerpted in Folsom, NAFTA (West 2004)).

Previously, Ms. Grabell served in the United States Foreign Service with the United States Information Agency in Paris, Geneva, Vienna and Belgrade; and in Washington, D.C. as Executive Assistant to the Director of the Voice of America. In 1984, she joined the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee as a government affairs/protocol officer at the UCLA Olympic Village.

Georgann S. Grunebach
Fox Group Legal
Fox Plaza Building
2121 Avenue of the Stars, # 700
Los Angeles, CA 90064
310-369-3055
georgann.grunebach@fox.com
Term: 2006 to 2009

Georgann Grunebach is Vice President, Intellectual Property for Fox Group Legal. In that capacity she provides domestic and foreign patent and transactional support for the family of Fox Companies including; Fox Interactive Media, the Fox Entertainment Group, MySpace, IGN, Flektor and JAMBA. She was previously Assistant General Counsel at DIRECTV in El Segundo, California for one of the nation's leading digital multi-channel television service providers. Prior to her six year association with DIRECTV, she worked for ten years for Hughes Electronics. Ms. Grunebach received her Juris Doctor from Duquesne University and her Bachelor's of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering with a minor in Computer Science in Mathematics from the University of Pittsburgh. She is admitted to practice in California, Pennsylvania and before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Georgann began her career in Contracts Administration and was a Certified Professional Contracts Manager under the National Contracts Management Association.

Ms. Grunebach currently serves on the Executive Committee of the California Bar Association's Intellectual Property Section. Georgann serves the Section as Chair of the Patent Standing Committee, Vice Chair of the In House Standing Committee and Web Liaison.

Her additional community service includes; Vice Chair (2008-2010) of the Corporate Practice Committee of the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA). And memberships in; The Federal Circuit Bar, The Los Angeles County Bar Association, Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association and The Women of the Motion Picture Industry, a volunteer fundraising organization for motion picture charities.

Mary A. Harris
Mary A. Harris, Attorney at Law
960 Toro Street
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
805-543-0855
FAX 805-781-3427
copytmlaw@aol.com
Term: 2008-2011

Mary Harris is a sole practitioner in San Luis Obispo. Her intellectual property practice focuses on brand development and counseling, domestic trademark and copyright prosecution and maintenance, and licensing. is a sole practitioner in San Luis Obispo. Her intellectual property practice focuses on brand development and counseling, domestic trademark and copyright prosecution and maintenance, and licensing.

Alan M. Kindred
The Law Offices of Alan M. Kindred
5481 Ocean View Blvd
La Canada CA 91011-1215
818-248-6202
FAX 818-248-6202
alankindred@hotmail.com
Term: 2007 to 2010

Alan Kindred acts as intellectual property counsel to domestic and international corporations, and supports law firms and corporations needing additional capabilities in intellectual property. He is also a mediator of intellectual property disputes. He has worked in the oldest intellectual property law firm in the United States, and one of the largest intellectual property law firms in Southern California.

He has worked in the technology, entertainment, publishing, food and beverage, toy, manufacturing, cosmetics and fashion industries. A substantial part of his experience includes brand protection and enhancement, anti-piracy, anti-counterfeiting and anti-cybersquatting. His experience includes litigation, licensing, intellectual property audits, and the devising, structuring and implementation of international intellectual property protection programs.

Alan Kindred is well known in international intellectual property circles and the international legal world. He has spoken on US intellectual property issues domestically and overseas. He is a member of the Executive Committee of the Litigation Section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association, an Advisor Emeritus to the Executive Committee of the State Bar of California International Law Section and a past Chair of the International Law Section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association. He is a judge of the finals of the national Entertainment Moot Court Competition and a trained mediator from the Straus Institute of Dispute Resolution.

Alan Kindred is a graduate of Sydney Law School, Australia, the same law school as the General Counsel of The Coca-Cola Company. Sydney Law School is a partner law school of New York University, Duke University, Cornell University and the University of Texas.

Mark R. Leonard
Davis and Leonard LLP
8880 Cal Center Dr #180
Sacramento CA 95826
916-362-9000
FAX 916-362-9066
mleonard@davisandleonard.com
Term: 2007 to 2010

Mark Leonard is a partner at Davis & Leonard LLP, an intellectual property firm in Sacramento, California. Mark's practice is focused on trademark and copyright prosecution, intellectual property auditing, licensing, and litigation in the areas of trademark and copyright infringement, computer intrusion, Trademark Trial and Appeal Board proceedings, and ICANN Internet domain name disputes.

Prior to practicing law, Mark worked in government at the federal and state levels as a legislative staff member and spokesperson and in the public relations field where he specialized in media relations and crisis communications training. Mark currently serves as Vice Chair of the IP Section Legislation Standing Committee

Matthew A. Neco
Formerly VP and General Counsel
Stirling Bridge, Inc., & GC to subs., including StreamCast Networks, Inc. (dba Morpheus® [Peer-to-Peer])
P.O. Box 161
Santa Monica, CA 90406-0161
matthew.neco@gmail.com
Term: 2006 to 2009

Matthew A. Neco was most recently Vice President and General Counsel for Los Angeles based Stirling Bridge, Inc., and GC for its subsidiaries, including StreamCast Networks, Inc., the developer and distributor of Morpheus® - the content agnostic decentralized public peer-to-peer file search and sharing software application, until they recently filed Chapter 7 cases. He accompanied one of the seminal copyright vs. technology cases in the current high-tech internet era, the MGM / Grokster case, to the Supreme Court of the United States, and back before the District Court.

Matt has worked for several entertainment, media and technology entities, including a music preference matching related internet company he co-founded (having nothing to do with P2P file sharing), which crashed and burned when the Web1.0 dot.com bubble burst. For almost all of the 90’s Matt operated a law and mediation office in West Los Angeles. He has focused on various aspects of the entertainment industry in Film & TV (representing mostly nascent writers, actors, independent producers), the music industry (artists, songwriters, producers, and independent labels and publishers), and the internet, multi-media and new media, as well as litigation and reorganizations, work-outs, and asset acquisitions in the Bankruptcy Courts. He trained at Pepperdine University School of Law's Strauss Institute for Dispute Resolution, is a certified mediator, and has been a Court appointed member of the pro bono mediation panel of the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California since 1995. He teaches Intellectual Property & Information Assets Licensing Law at Pepperdine School of Law as an adjunct. Prior to 1991 Matt practiced at Rosen, Wachtell & Gilbert.

Matt earned his J.D. from the University of Wisconsin Law School in Madison (Go Badgers!) and his B.A. from The University at Albany (State University of New York), and was a visual arts major (oil painting) at the famed Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art in New York City, where he was born and grew up.

He is a member of the Executive Committee of the Intellectual Property Section of the State Bar of California, and chairs its In-House Counsel Committee and vice-chairs its Copyright Committee.

Karin E. Peterka
Dykema
333 South Grand Avenue, #2100
Los Angeles, CA 90071
213-457-1723
FAX 213-457-1850
kpeterka@dykema.com
Term: 2008-2011

Karin Peterka is a member of Dykema law firm and is based in Dykema's Los Angeles office. Ms. Peterka is experienced in all aspects of intellectual property law, including domestic and international patent, trademark, and copyright preparation, prosecution, acquisition, enforcement and maintenance, patent and trademark opinion work, trade secret protection, domain name protection, intellectual property litigation, due diligence efforts, securitization of intellectual property and Internet law. Ms. Peterka also has significant experience in drafting and negotiating a variety of intellectual property related transactions, including license agreements, confidentiality agreements, consulting agreements, technology transfer agreements, university research agreements and joint development agreements. In her practice, she counsels and represents Fortune 500 companies, as well as a number of mid-size and start-up organizations in a broad range of technical areas, including chemical, mechanical, electro-mechanical, biotechnology and business methods. Prior to joining Dykema, Ms. Peterka was employed as a senior intellectual property counsel at BP America, Inc. in Warrenville, Illinois. Prior to that, she was a shareholder and chair of the intellectual property group at Buchalter Nemer law firm in Los Angeles, California. Ms. Peterka received her Juris Doctor from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana and her Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry, magna cum laude, from Arizona State University. She is admitted to practice in California and Illinois and is registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Ms. Peterka currently serves on the Executive Committee of the Intellectual Property Section of the State Bar of California and serves on the Patent Standing Committee.

Ms. Peterka is also a member of the American Intellectual Property Law Association, the Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association, Women in Film, FILM Independent, and the International Trademark Association.

Matthew A. Powelson
LaRiviere, Grubman & Payne, LLP
19 Upper Ragsdale Drive, Suite 200
Monterey, CA 93942
831-649-8800
FAX 831-649-8835
mpowelson@lgpatlaw.com
Term: 2006 to 2009

Matthew Powelson manages the trademark and transactional practice at his Monterey firm. He is a recognized leader in his practice areas of trademark and transactional law. He has received awards for his extensive representation and brand management of high profile trademark clients including Monster Cable, Magellan GPS products, and Newman’s Own Organics. He represents clients in a broad spectrum of industries including consumer electronics, semiconductors, biotechnology, wine, and food products. Matt’s practice is worldwide and includes the following: 1) trademark and brand identity counseling; 2) trademark prosecution and enforcement; 3) intellectual property litigation and enforcement; and 4) intellectual property transactions.

Prior to joining LaRiviere Grubman & Payne, LLP, Matt was Corporate Counsel at a semiconductor company in Mountain View, CA where he was responsible for licensing and other corporate transactions.

Matt is a graduate of the University of Georgia and received his law degree from Santa Clara University School of Law.

Thomas J. Speiss, III
Venable LLP
2049 Century Park East, 21st Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067
310-229-9906
FAX 310-229-9901
tspeiss@venable.com
Term: 2007 to 2010

Tom Speiss is Of Counsel to Venable LLP. He represents Fortune 500 companies as well as several emerging and start-up companies in the entertainment, technology, apparel and pet food space. Utilizing skills acquired from his M.B.A. and legal training, as well as from his pre-law school experience as a reporter for the Los Angeles Times, Tom seeks to first understand his clients' needs and then counsels them on intellectual property issues from a budget-cost-benefit perspective. His specific counseling includes practical domestic and foreign trademark and copyright protection, trade secret matters, Internet issues, licensing, and litigation avoidance matters, as well as IP litigation.

Tom's more scholarly published work has appeared in the IPL Newsletter, Journal of Arts Management, Law and Society, LIMA's BottomLine, New Matter, The Labor Lawyer, The Trademark Reporter and the University of Richmond Journal of Law & Technology. He recently was a contributing editor and author of the second edition of the Section's Trade Secret Litigation and Protection in California treatise, which was published in June 2009. Tom received his B.S. from James Madison University in 1993, his J.D. from the Villanova University School of Law in 1997, and his M.B.A. from the University of Southern California in 2005. Tom is an AYSO soccer referee and coaches his daughter's U6 soccer team. His interests include spending time with his family, endurance swimming, live entertainment, and following the San Francisco Giants.

Cydney A. Tune
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
50 Fremont St
San Francisco CA 94105-2228
415-983-6443
FAX 415-983-1200
cydney.tune@pillsburylaw.com

Cydney Tune’s practice includes a wide variety of intellectual property issues, including copyrights and trademarks, as well as a broad array of entertainment, licensing and E-Commerce matters. She represents a variety of clients – large and small, domestic and foreign, and in many different industries. Cydney represents clients in connection with music, video, multi-media and other entertainment projects. Her practice includes music matters, such as music licensing and digital music issues. In transactions, she handles an array of matters, including publishing agreements, video licenses, production agreements, speaker releases, permissions agreements, artwork purchase agreements, performer clearances and rights of publicity and privacy. Cydney also has extensive experience enforcing rights in entertainment-related intellectual property. She deals with the full range of copyright and trademark protection, including counseling, strategic planning, clearances, prosecution, and extensive policing and enforcement both in the United States and abroad. Her practice includes litigation before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. She also advises on copyright and trademark aspects of business transactions, such as secured transactions, bankruptcy, asset purchases and initial public offerings.

In addition to serving as the Chair of the California State Bar Copyright Committee, Cydney is the Division Chair, Merchandise and Licensing, of the ABA Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industries, serves on the Executive Committee of the Copyright Society of the USA, and is on the Editorial Boards of Copyright World and of Internet Law & Strategy.

Murray R. Vince
Microsoft Corporation
One Microsoft Way
Redmond WA 98052-6399
425-705-5390
FAX 425-936-7329
murrayv@microsoft.com
Term: 2008-2010

Murray Vince joined MSN as director of business development, MSN Information Services Partner Management team in 2001, and now serves as the general manager for Online Services Business, Business Development & Partnering for OEMs, Retailers, Network Operators and Mobile Carriers. Prior to his position with MSN, Murray worked as general counsel and vice-president of Tropian, Inc., vice-president at HearMe, division counsel at Silicon Graphics Inc., and New Product Manager at Apple Computer Inc. Additionally, Murray served as an adjunct professor at USF, School of Law, teaching the "Technology Contracting" course for eight years.

A Canadian citizen, Murray holds degrees from Université de Grenoble in French, economics and political theory; Bowdoin College where he received a B.A. in Government and Legal Studies, cum laude with departmental honors; and Osgoode Hall Law School (York University) where he received his L.L.B. He has been an active member of the Executive Committee California State Bar IP Section since 1999. Murray has presented to IP Section CLE conferences and worked as the Special Advisor to the IM Executive Committee recruiting speakers for the State Bar Annual Conference and the Section Education Institute. In his free time, Murray enjoys fitness, ice hockey, skiing, sailing and fly fishing. French is his second language.

Thomas A. Ward
Fliesler Meyer LLP
650 California Street, 14th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94108
415-362-3800
FAX 415-362-2928
taw@fdml.com
Term: 2008-2011

Thomas A. Ward is a partner at the intellectual property firm of Fliesler Meyer LLP in San Francisco. His practice includes preparation of patents in the field of microwave circuits, electronics, computer architecture, computer software and telecommunications. He also counsels clients on copyright, trademark and trade secret matters, including in litigation, licensing and prosecution. Mr. Ward joined Fliesler Meyer LLP in 1992 and became a partner in 1998. He is a member of the State Bar of California (1992), the Bar of the District of Columbia (1992), and the State Bar of Texas (1990). Mr. Ward was previously an associate attorney with Arnold, White & Durkee in Houston, Texas (1990-1992), and began his career as a radar antenna design engineer for Westinghouse Electric Company (1985-1989).

Mr. Ward currently serves on the Executive Committee of the California Bar's Intellectual Property Section. He also serves the Section as Vice-Chair and Liaison for the Patent Standing Committee, and was previously Co-Chair of the Patent Standing Committee (2004-2008). Mr. Ward has spoken on topics for the California Bar Annual meeting including Intellectual Property Basics and Ethics and Intellectual Property Law. Mr. Ward has further written articles for the California Bar publication New Matter including Patent Reform and the Prevailing Party Award, Nov. 2007.

ADVISORS

Robert Dabney Eastham
315 Ana Maria Drive
Altadena, CA 91001-4005
443-867-2827
FAX 626-798-8755
dabneyeastham@yahoo.com

Mr. Eastham is a member of the California State Bar and is a registered patent attorney with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. He currently serves as intellectual property counsel for Think Tank Photo, Inc. of Santa Rosa, California, and also represents various clients in patent and trademark matters. He received his B.S. with Highest Honors in Physics, Phi Beta Kappa, from the College of William and Mary in 1976. Thereafter from 1977 through 1981, he joined the United States Navy and taught physics and reactor principles to enlisted personnel at the Naval Nuclear Power School in Orlando, Florida. He attended New York University School of Law and received his J.D. in 1984.

Mr. Eastham is a long-standing and active member of the Intellectual Property Law Section of the California State Bar. As a member of the Standing Patent Committee of the IP Section, he was secretary in 2002-2003 and Co-Chairman in 2003-2004. After becoming a member of the Executive Committee in 2004 for a three-year term, he organized the Patent Office Comes to California 2005 and 2007 conference for the IP Section and led the 2006 delegation of the IP Section to Washington, D.C. He is currently an advisor to the Executive Committee and the production editor of New Matter.

Rebecca Edelson
Steptoe & Johnson LLP
2121 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 2800
Los Angeles, CA 90067
310-734-3213
FAX 310-734-3214
redelson@steptoe.com

Rebecca Edelson is a partner with Steptoe & Johnson LLP in Los Angeles, California. Ms. Edelson’s litigation practice emphasizes intellectual property, including trade secrets, patents, copyrights, trademarks, and unfair competition. She has broad experience in all phases of state and federal litigation, including provisional remedies, pre-trial development, discovery and motion practice, trials, writs, and appeals. She also counsels businesses on protecting their proprietary rights and information outside the litigation context. Ms. Edelson has represented clients in connection with diverse industries, including the financial, medical technology, bio-tech, database, toy, fashion, jewelry, retail, entertainment, and travel and leisure industries.

Ms. Edelson is a co-editor and an author of the treatise, Trade Secret Litigation and Protection in California, published by the State Bar of California in 2005. Ms. Edelson previously served as the Chair of the Executive Committee of the Intellectual Property Section of the State Bar of California and is also a past chair of its Trade Secrets Standing Committee. She is a 2004 recipient of the Century City Chamber of Commerce’s Women of Achievement award in the area of law. She has lectured on trade secret protection and First Amendment law, as well as litigation strategies and techniques. She has published articles on trade secret law, copyright law, and the use of blackmail in business. Ms. Edelson graduated from UCLA Law School in 1990.

Sivon Kalminov
Canon
15975 Alton Parkway
Irvine CA 92618-3731
949-932-3329
FAX 949-932-3560
sivon.kalminov@cda.canon.com

Christine L. Kopitzke
Christine L. Kopitzke, Attorney at Law
21 East Carrillo St.
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
805-882-1440
FAX 805-965-4333
ipcounsel@cox.net

Tejinder (TJ) Singh
Klein O'Neill & Singh LLP
43 Corporate Park, Ste 204
Irvine CA 92606
949-955-1920
FAX 949-955-1921
tjsingh@koslaw.com
Term:2005 to 2008

TJ Singh is a registered patent attorney who provides strategic Intellectual Property counseling involving complex issues regarding patents, copyrights, trade secrets, trademarks, etc. Mr. Singh performs strategic patent prosecution in the Hi-Tech arena, including software, Internet, hardware, semiconductor processing, business methods, medical devices and complex electrical-mechanical systems. Mr. Singh also provides patent litigation support, non-infringement and validity opinions, and IP related due diligence support in complex business transactions including mergers and acquisitions. Furthermore, Mr. Singh drafts and negotiates technology related licenses and agreements including software licensing, distribution, development, technology transfers, R&D, and Internet related agreements, involving complex technical and legal issues.

Mr. Singh is a member of the California State Bar IP Section's Executive Committee; Board of Director of the Orange County Patent Law Association; and former Chairman of the Intellectual Property Law Section of the Orange County Bar Association. Mr. Singh is also a member of the American Intellectual Property Law Association, Intellectual Property Owners Association; and International Trademark Association.

Prior to attending law school, for more than nine years, Mr. Singh worked in various technical and management positions as a Senior Engineer/Team Leader/Program Manager at blue-chip Fortune 500 companies.

Jon Streeter
Keker & Van Nest
710 Sansome St.
San Francisco, CA 94111
415-676-2249
FAX 415-391-7188
JStreeter@KVN.com