Brian Larson

Brian Larson

Attorney serving online communities & associations

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Current
  • President at Larson/Sobotka Business Advisors, LLC
  • Attorney at Law at Larson/Sobotka PLLC (formerly law office of Brian Larson)
Past
  • President and general counsel at Regional MLS of Minnesota, Inc.
Education
  • William Mitchell College of Law
  • University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Husty High
  • University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Connections
116 connections
Industry
Internet
Websites

Brian Larson’s Summary

As a lawyer, I focus much of my work on e-commerce, databases, web branding issues, and rule-making for online communities. As a consultant, I provide strategy, operations, and marketing consulting in the residential real estate vertical (particularly to MLSs, associations, and brokers).

I live and work in downtown Minneapolis (though my clients are scattered all over the U.S. and Canada).

I have taught part-time at the University of Minnesota Law School since 2004. I chair the American Bar Association - Intellectual Property Law Section's Databases and E-commerce Committee and also sit on the Section's Annual Report Board.

Brian Larson’s Specialties:

copyright, software licensing, UDRP, domain dispute resolutions, internet branding, terms of use for online communities (NOTE: These are my practice focuses, not "specialties." The law of most states does not permit lawyers to claim specialties, absent certain circumstances. The use of the word "specialties" is by LinkedIn and does not reflect any claim by me to be a "specialist" in any of these legal areas.)


Brian Larson’s Experience

  • President

    Larson/Sobotka Business Advisors, LLC

    (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Management Consulting industry)

    2007Present (1 year)

    Larson/Sobotka provides strategy and operations consulting for real estate multiple listing services (MLSs), real estate associations, and leading real estate brokers throughout the United States.

  • Attorney at Law

    Larson/Sobotka PLLC (formerly law office of Brian Larson)

    (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Law Practice industry)

    June 2002Present (6 years 3 months)

    The firm provides a wide variety of services to small and medium companies, but focuses much if its efforts in e-commerce, databases, web branding issues, and rule-making for online communities.


Brian Larson’s Education

  • William Mitchell College of Law

    J.D., summa cum laude, 19962000

  • University of Wisconsin-Madison

    B.A., Linguistics & Scandinavian Studies, 19831988

  • Husty High

    Diploma, 19791983

    Hustisford High School in tiny Hustisford, Wisconsin (between Milwaukee and Madison). I was class dork, among other things.

    Activities and Societies:
    (This is way too long ago to matter.)
  • University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

    N/A, Portuguese, Law, Education

    Taught at U. of M. law school as adjunct instructor, 2004-present.
    Studied lots of stuff as continuing ed. student, including English drama, Portuguese, and education.


Additional Information

Brian Larson’s Websites:

Brian Larson’s Interests:

ecommerce, databases, Internet branding, travel, languages, teaching and learning

Brian Larson’s Groups:

American Bar Association, 2007-08 Chairman, Committee on Databases and eCommerce


Brian Larson’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

  • consulting offers
  • new ventures
  • expertise requests
  • reference requests
  • getting back in touch

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