Shareholder at the firm Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC
Areas of Practice
Technology and Science; Computer Law; Capital Formation; Commercial Litigation; Business Law; Internet Law; Business and Transactions; Mergers and Acquisitions; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Health Information Technology
Admitted
1996, Tennessee; 2009, New York
Law School
University of Tennessee, J.D., 1996
College
University of Tennessee, B.A., with highest honors, 1992
Membership
Nashville, Knoxville, Tennessee and American (Member: Cyberspace Law Committee (Co-Chair, Electronic Contracting Sub-Committee) and International Business Law Committee, Business Law Section; Public Utility Section; Communications and Transportation Law Section (Internet Industry); Science and Technology Section) Bar Associations; American Health Lawyers Association.
Biography
Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America, Information Technology Law (since 2006) and Technology Law (since 2007); The Legal 500 United States, Volume I, Corporate and Finance in the area of Mergers and Acquisitions; The Legal 500 United States, Volume II, Intellectual Property, Media, Technology, and Telecoms in the area of Information Technology Law. Board Member, Nashville Technology Council, 2009. Adjunct Professor, University of Tennessee College of Law, Technology Transaction Module, 2006. Co-Chair, Model Web Site Project, American Bar Association, 2002. Chairman, Business and Technology Law Seminars, Tennessee Bar Association, 1998. Publications: "It's Time to Dust Off That Old Technology Employee Policy," BNA's Corporate Counsel Weekly, Vol. 19, No. 40, pg. 320 (October 20, 2004); "Domain Names: Battling the Cybersquatters," The Young Lawyer American Bar Association (January 2004). Co-Author: "Internet Forms and Commentary: A Practitioner's Guide to E-Commerce Contracts and the World Wide Web," American Bar Association (2002); Author of monthly column on technology law in "Verge," a technology publication (2002); Author and Lecturer: "Ten Legal Issues to Consider When Selling Online," Cisco World (April 2001); "Canadian Personal Information Act Goes in Effect," 2001 ABA Report of Internet Industry Committee; Personal Jurisdiction and The Internet: Could You Be Haled Into Court in Kansas For Having a Web Site in Tennessee?," Memphis Lawyer (May 2000). Program Chair of the Tennessee Bar Association CLE seminar "eBusiness and Technology Law" (1999); "Terms and Conditions of Use: How to Protect Your Clients Site as a Matter of Contract," e-commerce Law & Strategist (November 1999); "Law And The Internet: Opportunity Knocks," Tennessee Bar Journal (October 1999); "Doing Business On The Internet: If Not Now, When?" East Tennessee Business Journal (July 1999). Student Materials Editor, Tennessee Law Review. Recipient, Chancellor Citation for Academic Achievement. Phi Beta Kappa. Eagle Scout.
Transactions
Represented sale of software company in the retirement industry to industry leader; Represented financial software company in licensing and services transaction with Fortune 100 financial company; Represented international hotel chain for purchase of security hardware and software and restaurant ordering systems; Represented regional hospital in outsourcing of entire IT department; Counsel to largest Internet hardware and services provider in selling VoIP and related hardware, software and services to Fortune 50 company and in selling Internet hardware, routers and switchers to various Fortune 200 companies; Regularly work with corporate clients to develop template documents for vendors and purchasers, such as Master Agreements, Services Agreements, Equipment Agreements, License Agreements, Software Development Agreements, Maintenance Agreements and Outsourcing Agreements; Developed strategy and drafted electronic contracts for ISP company to govern all online services; Represented pathology laboratory in second round equity financing; Represented various companies in "John Doe" litigation for statements on Web sites.
Born
Buffalo, New York
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