Jon Praed

Current

Founding Partner at Internet Law Group
Political consultant (Self-employed)

Past

Attorney at Latham & Watkins
Chief Counsel at U.S. House of Representatives, Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs, Committee on Gov't Reform
Attorney at Latham & Watkins

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Education

Yale Law School
Northwestern University

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Law Practice

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Jon Praed’s Summary

As a founding partner of Internet Law Group, Jon has been at the forefront of the Internet community’s legal battle against unsolicited bulk e-mail. Over the past eight years, Jon has obtained nearly $40 million in judgments against spammers on behalf of some of the largest ISPs in the United States, has collected millions from spammers on behalf of his clients, and has helped shape the law against spam, including:

· a precedent-setting victory on summary judgment in AOL v. LCGM, 46 F. Supp. 2d 444 (E.D. Va. 1998)

· an important personal jurisdiction decision in Verizon Online v. Ralsky, 203 F. Supp. 2d 601 (E.D. Va. 2002), that established spammers can be sued wherever their spam causes injury; and

· a ground-breaking contempt of court decision in AOL v. CN Productions (E.D. Va. 2002) (available at http://legal.web.aol.com/decisions/dljunk/cnprod.html).

Internet Law Group also operates reportphish.org – a website consumers can use to submit phish samples for research and investigations.

In addition to his private practice, Jon has substantial government service, having served two years as Chief Counsel to the U.S. House of Representatives' Committee on Government Reform and Oversight Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs, and as a law clerk for U.S. District Court Judge John D. Tinder and Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard, and as a Governor's Fellow to Indiana Governor Robert D. Orr.

Jon received his law degree from Yale Law School in 1989. At Yale, Jon was elected to the Yale Law Journal, and awarded Yale's moot court Potter Stewart Prize. Jon earned his B.A. in political science from Northwestern University in 1986, graduating summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa.

Jon is admitted to the bars of Washington, D.C., Virginia, Indiana and California (inactive). Prior to forming Internet Law Group, Jon practiced law with Latham & Watkins, in Washington, D.C. and California.

Jon Praed’s Specialties:

ILG is a litigation boutique specializing in complex Internet disputes, Internet security and cybercrime

Jon Praed’s Experience

Founding Partner

Internet Law Group

(Partnership; 11-50 employees; Law Practice industry)

January 2000 — Present (8 years 11 months)

ILG is a boutique law firm, specializing in complex Internet disputes, Internet security and cybercrime
Political consultant

Self-employed

(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Political Organization industry)

October 1994 — Present (14 years 2 months)

Provide strategic advice to political candidates
Attorney

Latham & Watkins

(Partnership; 5001-10,000 employees; Law Practice industry)

April 1996 — January 2000 (3 years 10 months)
Chief Counsel

U.S. House of Representatives, Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs, Committee on Gov't Reform

(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Legislative Office industry)

January 1995 — March 1996 (1 year 3 months)

Chief Counsel to U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Government Reform & Oversight, Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs, in 104th Congress, under chairmanship of Hon. David M. McIntosh (R-Ind. 2nd). Managed House oversight with respect to 26 Executive branch agencies and departments.
Attorney

Latham & Watkins

(Partnership; 5001-10,000 employees; Law Practice industry)

September 1991 — December 1994 (3 years 4 months)