Marc Greenberg, Esq.

MARC H. GREENBERG
Golden Gate University School of Law
536 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
E-mail: mgreenberg@ggu.edu
University Office: (415) 442-6611; Fax (415) 442-6609
Home Office Phone & Fax: (415) 440-2095
Home: (415) 923-1883

Internet Legal Issues

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Golden Gate University School of Law
San Francisco, CA
2000 -
Visiting Professor,
Director of the Intellectual Property Law Program

Visiting Professor and Founding Director of the new Intellectual Property Law Program for the Law School. Instructor for Internet and Online Law, Intellectual Property Law Survey and Entertainment Law Courses. Supervisor of the instruction by Adjunct Professors of 18 Intellectual Property Law courses. Supervisor of the IP Specialization Certificate program for JD students. Responsible for the development of the GGU- Intellectual Property Law Center, launch date Fall 2001, including website, online law journal, and community IP law clinic. Responsible for the development of the Law School's first LLM program in Intellectual Property law, launch date Fall 2002.

Law Office of Marc H. Greenberg
San Francisco, CA
2000 -

Specialized IP Transaction and Litigation Practice

Continuation of the transaction and litigation practice in intellectual property law for selected clients. Representation of Internet start-up companies, click and mortar businesses, sound recording distribution companies, software engineer placement companies, and related businesses.

Nelsen, Greenberg & Cohen
San Francisco, CA
1992 - 2000 Founding Partner

Transaction Practice

Transaction practice specializing in intellectual property. Extensive transactional work with Internet and on-line clients and companies. Draft and negotiate website design agreements, license content agreements for use on websites and multimedia projects, software and hardware license agreements, OEM agreements; Draft and develop model contracts for electronic publishing and for website developers. Litigation Practice

Litigation practice specializing in business contracts, trademark and copyright infringement cases. Lead trial counsel in Synnex Information Technologies, Inc., v. Tandy Corporation, a computer hardware product liability case. Co-trial counsel for the Charly group of international companies in a multinational trademark litigation case conducted in the United States, the United Kingdom and France. Litigation work in real estate, probate, estate and trust.

Law Offices of Marc H. Greenberg
San Francisco, CA
1985 - 91 Principal

Transaction Practice

Transaction practice specialized in intellectual property law, handling copyright, trademark and entertainment law cases. Negotiated patent licenses, employment agreements, and trademark license agreements. Drafted and negotiated corporate, licensing and publishing agreements and completed financing for private offerings for film and recording studio projects. Served as corporate counsel for five corporations.

Litigation Practice

Litigation practice specialized in business litigation, emphasizing trademark and copyright infringement cases. Successfully litigated Meagher v. IAM (published opinion) through federal appeals and U.S. Supreme Court certiorari process, resulting in $1.5 million pension recovery for clients (ERISA case). Litigation during this time included entertainment companies, leasing companies.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

1995 - 2000...Adjunct Professor - Golden Gate University Law School - Internet and Online Law
1992 - 2000...Adjunct Professor - Golden Gate University Law School - Entertainment Law
1992 - Present ...Adjunct Professor - San Francisco State University - Music Business Law

EDUCATION

University of California, Hastings College of the Law - J.D. - 1979
University of California - Berkeley - B.A. (with distinction) English Literature - 1974

PUBLISHED WORKS

Article - "First Amendment Cases - U.S. Supreme Court - 1976 Term", Hastings Constitutional Law Quarterly, Fall 1979.
Book Review - "Multimedia Law - Forms and Analysis", ABA Forum Publication, Entertainment and Sports Lawyer, Winter 1995.

MEDIA

"An Introduction to Entertainment Law" Legal Incite Radio Broadcast - July 22, 2000
"The Microsoft/Great Plains Acquisition" Interview & Comment - TechTV - December 2000
"The Microsoft Antitrust Trial - Settlement Rumors" Interview & Comment - TechTV - December 2000
"The Microsoft Antitrust Trial - Judge Jackson's Comments and Judicial Ethics" Interview & Comment - TechTV - January 2001
"The Microsoft/Corel Connection - Antitrust analysis" " Interview & Comment - TechTV - February 2001

PRO BONO & COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

Arbitrator, Mediator, Panel Attorney and Lecturer for California Lawyers for the Arts (1983 to present);