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Gibson Lowry Burris LLP is one of the premier law firms in Nevada focused on intellectual property protection. Gibson Lowry Burris is one of the most experienced groups of attorneys in Nevada focused on intellectual property, routinely handling intellectual property-based transactions such as licensing agreements, development agreements and strategic alliance agreements as well as intellectual property litigation.

But although Gibson Lowry Burris focuses on intellectual property issues, the Firm has a deep core of experience as well in corporate and commercial issues, involving both transactions and litigation. Formation of a variety of business entities and drafting of relevant agreements for such entities is a critical part of the Firm's regular service. Drafting a wide range of agreements for existing companies is also an important part of the Firm's activities. In addition, the Firm represents a broad array of companies and individuals in courts and arbitration proceedings with respect to commercial disputes.

Statement of Practice

Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Infringement, Intellectual Property Litigation, Trademark Infringement, Trademarks, Trademark Licensing, Trademark Litigation, Trademark Prosecution, Trademark Protection, Trademark Registration, Patents, Business Litigation, Business Law, Corporate Law, International Business Law, Mergers and Acquisitions, Unfair Competition, Corporate Partnerships, Limited Liability Companies, Partnerships, Small Business, Contracts, Business Formation, Mergers, Joint Ventures, Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Arbitration, Securities and Investments, Securities Litigation, Gaming Law, Medical Malpractice.

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Address

City Center West
7201 West Lake Mead Boulevard, Suite 503
Las Vegas, NV 89128, (Clark Co.)

Phone

Phone: 702-541-7888
Fax: 702-541-7899
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Website

http://www.gibsonlowry.com

PARTNERS

Steven A. Gibson (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, December 11, 1963; admitted to bar, 1990, Illinois; 1998, Nevada and U.S. District Court, District of Nevada; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth and Federal Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Louisville (B.A., cum laude, 1986); IIT/Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1990); Kansai Gaidai University of Foreign Studies, Osaka, Japan. Mr. Gibson is one of the leading business and intellectual property attorneys practicing in Las Vegas. Not only is Mr. Gibson one of the most experienced attorneys in Nevada practicing in intellectual property and business areas, Mr. Gibson's practice in Tokyo with one of the nation's largest law firms, as well as in Chicago with a major, international Chicago-based law firm, has given him a level of experience few attorneys in Las Vegas can claim. With 20 years as an attorney, including 10 years of Nevada practice, Mr. Gibson has some of Nevada's largest companies as clients, including large media companies, gaming and casino companies, and software and development companies, as well as client companies in an array of industries across the United States and worldwide. Mr. Gibson focuses his practice in the areas of intellectual property and representation of business clients with respect to contracts, entity formation and commercial litigation. With respect to intellectual property, Mr. Gibson has counseled clients with respect to thousands of trademarks and service marks, prosecuted hundreds of trademarks to registration, and engaged in numerous trademark litigation cases. Mr. Gibson has also drafted hundreds of contracts involving intellectual property assets, protecting the full range of such assets, such as patents, trademarks, trade secrets, copyrights, and other intangible assets. Mr. Gibson has been the primary attorney in a range of cases involving disputes regarding patent infringement, trademark infringement, copyright infringement, trade secret infringement, and the misappropriation of other intangible assets. Mr. Gibson received his J.D. cum laude from the Chicago-Kent College of Law and his B.A. cum laude (with special honors) from the University of Louisville, where he was a nationally-honored member of the debate team. Mr. Gibson also studied in Osaka, Japan for one year at Kansai Gaidai University of Foreign Studies focusing on Japanese language, economics, and management, and speaks conversational Japanese. Mr. Gibson has published frequently through the years on the subject of intellectual property and regularly speaks at seminars focused on intellectual property. Member: Clark County Bar Association; State Bar of Nevada; American Bar Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association; Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce; Las Vegas Asian Chamber of Commerce; Las Vegas Internet Chamber of Commerce. Languages: Japanese. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property(80%); Corporate Law(3%); Commercial Litigation(1%); Civil Litigation(10%); Business Transactions(5%); Mergers and Acquisitions(1%).Email: Steven A. Gibson

Jodi Donetta Lowry (Partner) born Huntsville, Alabama, August 20, 1971; admitted to bar, 1999, Virginia; 2001, District of Columbia; 2006, Nevada and U.S. District Court, District of Nevada; U.S Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Hollins College (B.A., with honors, 1991); Washington & Lee University (J.D., 1994). Jodi Donetta "J.D." Lowry practices in the areas of intellectual property, commercial litigation, and health law. The focus of her practice is copyright and trademark law, and she has a strong interest in intellectual property torts related to blogs, social networking websites, and other new media. She has presented seminars and published in the fields of copyright law, plaintiff litigation in federal courts, and medical malpractice. Before entering law practice in 1999, Miss Lowry was the assistant editor of the Journal of College Science Teaching and the copyright officer of the National Science Teachers Association.

Miss Lowry received her J.D. in 1994 from the Washington & Lee University School of Law, where she received an academic award in Close Business Arrangements. She received her B.A. magna cum laude in 1991 from Hollins College, where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and Omicron Delta Kappa. A native of Huntsville, Alabama, Miss Lowry is a member of American Mensa and of the Howard D. McKibben Chapter of the American Inns of Court. Member: State Bar of Nevada. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Medical Malpractice; Commercial Litigation.Email: Jodi Donetta Lowry

J. Scott Burris (Partner) born Corpus Christi, Texas, 1967; admitted to bar, 2007, Nevada; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 2008, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 2009, Colorado. Education: Southern Utah University (B.S., summa cum laude, Managerial Economics and Finance, 2001); University of Utah College of Law (J.D., 2004). J. Scott Burris has substantial experience in real estate finance and business law. Mr. Burris owned a business for eight years before completing his undergraduate degrees in economics and finance, graduating summa cum laude from Southern Utah University. Mr. Burris then attended the University of Utah College of Law, where he interned for Judge William W. Barrett; earned academic awards in Securities Regulation, Business Associations, and Land Use Controls; served as a managing editor and contributing writer; and worked for the Enforcement Division of the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission. Mr. Burris practiced for several years as a business and real estate litigator in Salt Lake City before his admission to practice in Nevada in 2007. Mr. Burris represented numerous clients in municipal, state, and federal courts, as well as before city and county planning commissions and city council. In Nevada, Mr. Burris has primarily practiced civil litigation, where he played a key role on the defense side of the largest mass-tort case in Nevada history before joining the Firm as a partner. Member: Utah State Bar; State Bar of Nevada. Practice Areas: Business Litigation(60%); Securities Litigation(20%); Business Transactions(15%); Intellectual Property(5%).Email: J. Scott Burris

Jeffrey D. Conway (Partner) born Syracuse, New York, August 16, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Wisconsin; 1992, California and Nevada; 1987, New York. Education: Syracuse University (B.S., Management, 1981; J.D., magna cum laude, 1984). Order of the Coif. Justinian Honor Society. Graduate Fellowship. Author: "The USX Tracking Stock 'Spin-Off': A Case of Split Personality," 69 Taxes 383, 1991; "Leveraged Restructurings - Treatment of the Cash," 66 Taxes - The Tax Magazine 987. Co-authored with Rosen (Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom) 1988, reprinted in Tax Strategies for Leveraged Buy-Outs and Other Corporate Acquisitions, Restructurings and Financings 1989, Practising Law Institute Course Handbook Series No. 296, Vol. 4, at 1019. Author: "The Proposed Tax Straddle Reform Act of 1983 - Unjust Treatment for Many U.S.-Owned Foreign Corporations," 62 Taxes - The Tax Magazine 56, 1984. Member: State Bar of Nevada. Practice Areas: Tax(10%); Corporate(35%); Real Estate(15%); Estate Planning(10%); Commercial Litigation(30%).

ASSOCIATE

Douglas Burda (Associate) born Detroit, Michigan; admitted to bar, 2008, Nevada; 2009, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Education: Michigan State University (B.A. with Honor's); DePaul University College of Law (J.D.). Douglas B. Burda, an associate attorney, focuses his practice on trademark and copyright law and on joint ventures, licensing, and other intellectual property transactions. Mr. Burda, who has been admitted to practice in Nevada since 2008, has been a co-presenter of a Practicing Law Institute seminar on privacy law and lectures on intellectual property law at the Art Institute of Las Vegas. Mr. Burda received his J.D. with a certificate in Intellectual Property: Patents from the DePaul University College of Law. He holds an M.A. with distinction from the DePaul University School of Computer Science, Telecommunications and Information Systems, and received his B.A. with honor in interdisciplinary studies in social science from Michigan State University. Member: State Bar of Nevada. Practice Areas: Trademarks; Copyrights; Intellectual Property; Commercial Litigation.Email: Douglas Burda