Gary Berzner

Current

• Attorney at Law Offices of Gary Berzner
• General Counsel at Advanced Video Communications, Inc.
• General Counsel at Hypermedia Systems

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Past

• Associate General Counsel at E-Times Corporation
• Attorney at Law Offices of Gary A. Berzner (Sole Proprietorship)
• Tax and Financial Accountant at Various Positions

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Education

• Pepperdine University School of Law
• University of Maryland College Park

Connections

46 connections

Industry

Internet

Gary Berzner’s Experience

• Attorney

  Law Offices of Gary Berzner

  (Legal Services industry)

  March 2009 — Present (5 months)

  Provide outsourced General Counsel services to Internet technology companies and Web-based businesses involved in ECommerce.

• General Counsel

  Advanced Video Communications, Inc.

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)

  February 2006 — Present (3 years 6 months)

  Responsible for identifying and resolving all of the company’s legal issues. Duties consist primarily of advising the Executive Team on regulatory issues relating to the Company's social networking website [www.stickam.com] and interactive service providers, such as the DMCA, CDA, ECPA, and the COPPA, as well as issues relating to media and advertising, licensing, trademarks, and copyright. Also responsible for reviewing, drafting and negotiating license agreements and production agreements, preparing the website’s Terms of Service, Privacy Policy and all other agreements and disclosures appearing on the website, as well as creating policies to enforce those agreements, protect the website users, and to respond to website abuse and infringement of intellectual property rights.

• General Counsel

  Hypermedia Systems

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Internet industry)

  February 2005 — Present (4 years 6 months)

  Responsible for identifying and resolving all of the company’s legal issues. Duties consist primarily of reviewing, drafting, and negotiating software licenses and support agreements, co-location and telecommunication services agreements, bilateral peering agreements, and office leases; ensuring compliance with regulations for Internet Service Providers, responding to DMCA notices of copyright infringement; as well as most employment law issues and employment-based visa applications.

• Associate General Counsel

  E-Times Corporation

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)

  October 2003 — February 2005 (1 year 5 months)

  Negotiated and drafted various contract and licensing agreements relating to e-commerce, intellectual property, and affiliate programs. Researched and prepared memoranda on tax compliance issues (international, federal and state income tax, sales tax, VAT and employment tax). Researched and prepared memoranda regarding website and ISP regulatory compliance. Negotiated and reviewed office lease agreements. Prepared copyright and trademark registrations. Prepared and responded to DMCA copyright infringement notifications. Prepared H-1B visa petitions. Prepared employee handbooks and advised clients on employment law matters and general corporate governance.

• Attorney

  Law Offices of Gary A. Berzner (Sole Proprietorship)

  (Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Law Practice industry)

  December 2000 — October 2003 (2 years 11 months)

  Represented small businesses and individuals primarily in the areas of business and real estate litigation. In addition to representing my own clients, I was retained by the Law Offices of Alan R. Block, as a contract attorney to assist in his land use practice. I was also retained as a contract attorney by Paul Marron & Associates, where I handled a number of business litigation matters.
  
  My litigation experience included the preparation of complaints, answers, demurrers, motions, oppositions, and correspondence in support of civil litigation matters; presenting oral argument at law and motion hearings, unlawful detainer hearings, civil harassment restraining order hearings, and one civil bench-trial; propounding and responding to written discovery, taking and defending depositions, representing clients at mediations and negotiating settlements.

• Tax and Financial Accountant

  Various Positions

  (Accounting industry)

  February 1986 — August 1997 (11 years 7 months)

  Prior to attending law school, I worked as an accountant in local CPA firms and in private practice, primarily representing small and medium sized businesses and high net-worth individuals. My responsibilities as an accountant included income tax research, projection, and preparation for corporations, partnerships, trusts, and highly compensated individuals; planning and performing compilation, review, and audit engagements for corporations, partnerships, and trusts; providing litigation support related to marital dissolutions including business valuations, tracing of assets, and projection of tax impact of property settlements and support agreements.

Gary Berzner’s Education

• Pepperdine University School of Law

  J.D. , Law , 1997 — 2000

  Graduated Cum Laude
  
  Deans List, 3 Semesters
  
  Witkin Award for Academic Excellence (fka Amjur Award), Real Estate Transactions
  
  Best Respondent's Brief, Third Place - Moot Court

  Activities and Societies:

  Study Abroad, London, May through November, 1998

• University of Maryland College Park

  B.S. , Accounting

  Activities and Societies:

  Go Terps!!