William S Blackmer

Privacy and data protection issues in the US, EU, and in global business operations, online transactions, outsourcing, and cloud computing

Computer software patent and copyright licensing; IT and alternative energy patent claims and licensing; IT industry standards development and licensing; copyright issues in commercial databases and media productions

Cross-border business establishment, acquisitions, investments, data flows, and technology licensing, with related contractual, compliance, and intellectual property issues

Transactions, licensing, compliance, regulatory and legislative proceedings, antitrust / competition law, intellectual property, privacy and data protection, ecommerce, litigation, and arbitration, involving telecommunications, media, and information technology firms