Kavon Adli founded The Internet Law Group (TILG) in 2008 to service the needs of the evolving e-commerce, online advertising and lead generation industries, quickly expanding the practice to cover a broad array of internet-related matters. Actively licensed in California since 1999, Kavon obtained his Texas law license in 2008 and currently represents clients located in a variety of U.S. states. He has served as TILG’s managing attorney for the majority of his 22 year career, overseeing over 500 client engagements including LendingTree.com, West Publishing Group/Thomson Reuters, Debt.com, Ricola and the City of Huntington Park, to name a few. Kavon has advocated before and is admitted to practice in the California Supreme Court, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, as well as the Northern, Central and Southern District Courts in California. Kavon has appeared on television and been published or quoted in numerous publications including ABC, Los Angeles Times, Law.com, Daily Journal, The Real Deal, The Indianapolis Star, LexisNexis and International Business Times.
Kavon earned a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy (cum laude) from Dartmouth College in 1996 and is a 1999 graduate of the University of California at Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall). As a Los Angeles-based civil litigation attorney since 2000, Mr. Adli focused on commercial litigation matters, including contract, tort, partnership, advertising and other business disputes. In 2006 Kavon moved to Austin to become the in-house counsel and marketing department manager for a leading consumer finance advertiser and founder of the AchieveCard MasterCard. As General Counsel, Kavon handled legal matters for 30+ internet websites and the prepaid card program, including all areas of legal compliance, employment, contracts with advertisers, marketing partners, agencies and lead buyers, as well as the company call center.
During his free time Kavon is an avid sailor, skier, gardening and fitness enthusiast, and enjoys spending time with his wife and three dogs.
Employment history:
• Founder and Managing Attorney, The Internet Law Group (Beverly Hills, California; November 2008-present)
• Outside General Counsel, Webyes!, LLC (El Segundo, California; November 2008-January 2010)
• In-House/General Counsel, FindYourCustomers, Inc. (Austin, Texas; October 2006-October 2008)
• Marketing Department Manager, 6Star Ads (October 2006-October 2007)
• Attorney, Greenberg, Fields & Whitcombe, LLP (Torrance, California; February 2002-October 2006)
Notable:
• Author of Website Policy and Agreements (July 2021, LexisNexis Practical Guidance, maintained)
• Selected for inclusion in 2020-2025 Southern California Super Lawyers list
• Quoted in article Inquiring Minds Want to Know: Who Reads Tabloids These Days? (December 27, 2019, The Los Angeles Times)
• Quoted in article Real Estate’s Surveillance State (May 1, 2019, The Real Deal)
• Quoted in article Report: Data Breaches Will Be the Next Trend in Class Action Litigation (April 16, 2019, Law.com Corporate Counsel)
• Selected for inclusion in 2019 Top 50 Attorneys in America magazine
• Author of John Oliver: Character Assassin? op-ed (July 3, 2017, Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journal)
• Presenter of Access to Digital Assets of Decedents California State Bar Business Law Section continuing legal education seminar (March 14, 2017, Internet and Privacy Law Committee)
• Panelist/presenter of Drafting Affiliate Marketing Agreements: Ensuring Compliance With Advertising, IP and Internet Marketing Laws webinar (December 10, 2015, Strafford Publications)
• Speaker at Clickwrap/Browsewrap update seminar (May 28, 2015, Internet Law Leadership Summit)
• Quoted in article Pirate Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao Streams Expected To Cause Big Headache For HBO, Showtime (April 29, 2015, International Business Times)
• Exhibitor at LeadsCon Las Vegas (2015 & 2013) and Ad:Tech San Francisco (2012 & 2010)
• Credited in article The Effectiveness of Litigation Under the CAN-SPAM Act, 30 Rev. Litig. (footnote 1, page 1 of May 2011 issue)
• Speaker at Stay Compliant and Protect Your Reputation seminar (2010, Direct Marketing Association Email Evolution Conference)
• Author of article Site Terms with Unilateral Right to Modify Declared Illusory (2009, Lashback Global Compliance News)
• Successfully defended Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) private attorney general class suit in Dewitt v. Pacific Monarch Resorts, California Superior Court, County of Alameda, Case No. • RG04157443 (dismissed with prejudice May 6, 2005)
• Awarded commendation for public interest efforts (2005, Westfield Park and Recreation District #12)
• Obtained appellate court dismissal with prejudice of multi-million dollar international IP infringement lawsuit on jurisdictional grounds in Quingdao Aucma Group v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Case No. B170150 (2004)
Affiliations:
• California State Bar, Business Law Section
• Internet Law Leadership Summit
Affiliations (inactive):
• Los Angeles County Intellectual Property Law Association
• Los Angeles County Bar Association, Litigation Section
• California Lawyer’s Association, Internet and Privacy Law Committee
• California State Bar Cyberspace Law Committee
• Iranian American Lawyers Association
• American Bar Association, Intellectual Property Section
• Beverly Hills Bar Association
