Ian Ballon

Current

• I.P and Internet Litigator at Greenberg Traurig

Past

• Partner at Manatt
• Partner at Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner

Education

• Georgetown University Law Center
• The George Washington University Law School
• Tufts University

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Ian Ballon’s Summary

Ian Ballon’s Specialties:

Ian Ballon represents technology, media and entertainment companies in complex litigation and counseling relating to copyright, trademark, trade secret, database and computer and Internet law issues. He is based in both Los Angeles and Silicon Valley.

Ian Ballon’s Experience

• I.P and Internet Litigator

  Greenberg Traurig

  (Law Practice industry)

  Currently holds this position

• Partner

  Manatt

  (Law Practice industry)

  2000 — 2005 (5 years)

• Partner

  Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner

  (Law Practice industry)

  1997 — 2000 (3 years)

Ian Ballon’s Education

• Georgetown University Law Center

  LLM, International and Comparative law, 1986 — 1988

• The George Washington University Law School

  JD with honors, Law, 1983 — 1986

  Activities and Societies:

  Articles Editor, George Washington Journal of International Law and Economics

• Tufts University

  BA magna cum laude, economics and political science, 1979 — 1983

Additional Information

Ian Ballon’s Websites:

• My Website
• My Company
• My Space:

Ian Ballon’s Interests:

Travel, diving, weight lifting, art, theater, church, movies, hip hop music, the Internet, hot hip or cool restaurants.

Ian Ballon’s Groups:

- Author of the 3 volume legal treatise,E- Commerce and Internet Law: Treatise with Forms (LegalWorks/ West Publishing), www.ballononecommerce.com
- Executive Director, Stanford University Law School's Center for E-Commerce
- Council Member, American Bar Association Section of Science and Technology
- Advisory Board Member, Grammy Foundation's Entertainment Law Initiative
- Advisor, American Law Institute's International Intellectual Property Jurisdiction Project

Ian Ballon’s Honors:

- Listed in the 2007 and 2006 editions of The Best Lawyers in America in the areas of intellectual property and information technology
- Listed as one of the world's leading lawyers in the 2005 Technology, Media and Telecommunications Expert Guide
- Named one of the 100 most influential lawyers in California by California Law Business, 2001
- Listed as one of the top 25 copyright, trademark and patent lawyers in California by the Daily Journal, 2003
- Listed as one of 16 top new-media lawyers in the United States by the Daily Journal's CyberEsq. magazine, 2001
- Named one of the top 20 California lawyers under age 40 by California Law Business, 1999
- Elected as a member of the American Law Institute, 2003 to present

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