Stephen Fox

Current

Partner at Morris & Fox PC

Past

Associate at Klein Zelman Rothermel LLP
Vice President, Associate General Counsel, Director of Litigation at Subrogation Partners
Associate at Meiselman Denlea Packman Carton & Eberz PC

Associate at Smith Mazure Director & Wilkins / Borowick et seq.
Associate at Kopff, Nardelli & Dopf
Legal Intern at New York State Attorney General, Syracuse, New York

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Education

Syracuse University College of Law
University of Pittsburgh

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Industry

Law Practice

Stephen Fox’s Summary

Internet advertising and marketing; direct marketing; interactive services; intellectual property; privacy and acceptable use compliance and litigation; CAN-SPAM compliance and litigation; regulatory (FTC, DOJ, FCC, state attorney general, etc.); contracts; insurance; licensing; video game design and development; consumer oriented retail and business-to-business e-commerce; start-up companies; business law; product liability and professional negligence. Associate General Counsel (both in-house and outsourced). Transactional and litigation (inception through trial and appeal) throughout the United States and North America.

Bar Admissions: NY State; US Supreme Court; US Court of International Trade; US Second Circuit Court of Appeals; US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals; US District Courts for Southern, Eastern and Northern New York as well as District of Connecticut.

Stephen Fox’s Specialties:

Counsel clients on a broad range of Internet, technology-related, and business matters. Private sector and government related issues. Transactional as well as litigation (inception through trial and appeal). Outsourced in-house counsel on technology, regulatory (CAN-SPAM, etc.), litigation, transactional, e-commerce, corporate and business law issues.

Recent Webinar: 10/28/08 - Legal Nuances and Successful Litigation Tactics Under CAN-SPAM. See http://www.pf.com/eventDetail.asp?id=88&type=1

Stephen Fox’s Experience

Partner

Morris & Fox PC

(Law Practice industry)

September 2007 — Present (1 year 11 months)

Counsel clients on a broad range of Internet, technology-related, and business matters. Litigation and transactions in matters involving electronic mail, contracts, insurance, licensing, advertising and marketing practices, copyright, trademark, trade secret, confidentiality, privacy, acceptable use, consumer-oriented retail and business to business e-commerce, state / federal / international compliance issues and regulations including CAN-SPAM, domestic start-ups, and the design and development of multiple platform video games. State and federal litigation (inception through trial and appeal), as well as ADR throughout the United States.
Associate

Klein Zelman Rothermel LLP

(Law Practice industry)

May 2006 — August 2007 (1 year 4 months)
Vice President, Associate General Counsel, Director of Litigation

Subrogation Partners

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

November 2004 — December 2005 (1 year 2 months)

After leaving private practice at request of this corporate client, and in conjunction with its executive management, sought to rehabilitate company's business model. Efforts included creating and implementing policies and procedures which focus upon maximizing subrogation recoveries, minimizing costs and life of a claim. Managed personnel handling claims arising in all 50 states and internationally. Value of claims in legal department exceeded $75,000,000. Also addressed regulatory and licensiing issues, as well as vendor contracts and employment issues. Managed appointment and use of outside counsel for all legal claims.
Associate

Meiselman Denlea Packman Carton & Eberz PC

(Law Practice industry)

October 1997 — November 2004 (7 years 2 months)

Litigation and transactional work. Civil and commerical. Technology, Internet, intellectual property, computer, medical / health care and tort.
Associate

Smith Mazure Director & Wilkins / Borowick et seq.

(Privately Held; Law Practice industry)

March 1992 — September 1997 (5 years 7 months)

Insurance defense and commerical (left Smith Mazure and followed Howard Borowick through three different firm name changes / megers).
Associate

Kopff, Nardelli & Dopf

(Privately Held; Law Practice industry)

October 1989 — March 1992 (2 years 6 months)

Insurance defense focusing upon professional negligence (medical, accountant, legal) and products liability.
Legal Intern

New York State Attorney General, Syracuse, New York

(Government Agency; Law Enforcement industry)

September 1987 — September 1988 (1 year 1 month)

Analyzed files, formulated case strategies, drafted memoranda and motions.

Stephen Fox’s Education

Syracuse University College of Law

JD , 1986 — 1989

Activities and Societies:

Dean's Outstanding Contribution Award, George Marcus Memorial Award, Moot Court Lionel O. Grossman Award, Order of the Barristers
University of Pittsburgh

BA , Politics & Philosophy , 1982 — 1986

Activities and Societies:

Order of Omega

Additional Information

Stephen Fox’s Groups:

Association of the Bar of the City of New York, New York State Bar Association, American Bar Association, International Game Developers Association, The Cornell Club of New York, MIT Enterprise Forum of NYC