Gregory Alan Rutchik, Esq.

Gregory Alan Rutchik is the founding lawyer of the arts and technology law group – a firm focused on intellectual property infringement litigation and technology transactions. More on the firm at http://www.theartsandtechnologygroup.com.

Attorney Rutchik's practice focuses on: copyright and trademark infringement litigation, "bet the business" disputes about technology, preparing and negotiating a diverse set of agreements to commercialize, and the development and distribution of software and information technology.

Gregory Alan Rutchik's practice focuses on preparing and negotiating a diverse set of agreements to commercialize, develop and distribute software and information technology. His experience includes general commercial and contractual law issues, in and out licensing and distribution agreements, technology development and maintenance agreements, agreements for technology-related consulting services, telecommunications services and complex information technology outsourcing agreements. Current and former clients include public and private entities in business ranging from managed infrastructure service providers, embedded OS developers and consumer products to Palm software applications.

Mr. Rutchik thrives on playing a business development role and has assisted several clients identify, structure and maintain successful partner-side relationships.

Education
Mr. Rutchik received a J.D. in 1992 from the Beasley School of Law, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where he was a member of the Dean's List. He received a B.A. in American Studies from Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, New York, in 1987.

Mr. Rutchik was a Fulbright Fellow at the University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Law from 1992 - 1993. His focus was the Licensing of technology by Japanese information technology companies. Upon completing his Fulbright, he published some of the results of his research in a work entitled Japanese Research Projects and Intellectual Property Rights (US Commerce Department, 1996).

Rutchik has traveled throughout the world, lived in Tokyo for four years and speaks and reads fluent Japanese. He is also conversant in French.

Bar Membership
Mr. Rutchik is a member of the State Bar of California, the State Bar of Connecticut, the State Bar of New York, the Bar of the District of Columbia and the American Bar Association. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Central Pacific Region of the Anti-Defamation League.

Mr. Rutchik is a contributing author for CCE:
"Elimination of Bias in the Legal Profession"