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Patrick Soon is a corporate, entertainment, technology, and intellectual property law attorney serving as Senior Counsel, Business & Legal Affairs at the Los Angeles office of Square Enix, a publicly-traded video game and digital media company which generates over 2 billion USD in annual revenue. Best known for its video game franchises of Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts, Tomb Raider, Deus Ex, and the legendary Space Invaders, Square Enix employs over 4000 employees throughout a global network of game development and publishing offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Montreal, London, Beijing, Shanghai, and Tokyo.. Prior to his role at Square Enix, Patrick worked in two boutique intellectual property litigation law firms in Orange County, CA. There, he counseled clients on trademark availability, selection, enforcement, and all aspects of trademark prosecution including inter-parties proceedings before the United States Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. Patrick also advised on copyrights, obtained copyright registrations on behalf of his clients, and litigated intellectual property and business matters (including pretrial investigation, motion practice, discovery, witness preparation, and trial work). He also worked on a confidential short-term litigation project at the Google headquarters in Silicon Valley.. Patrick's hard work and dedication to activities promoting diversity and leadership have helped him achieve prestigious awards (including those from the American Bar Association and the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association) and obtain speaking invitations from well-known institutions (such as UCLA, USC, Loyola, and the University of British Columbia).. Patrick is certified as an information privacy professional by the International Association of Privacy Professionals for the United States (CIPP/US) and Canada (CIPP/C). He is admitted to practice law in California and Washington.

Dorisa Shahmirzai,handles litigation and transactional matters relating to businesses, life sciences, entertainment and video game companies, digital content, innovation markets and technology sector.. She is recognized expert in new media law, intellectual property exploitation, social media law, copyrights and trademark protection online and related legal and business affairs. She frequently attends and speaks at top technology conferences in Los Angeles and nationwide.  Using her expertise in intellectual property law, market analysis, and contract negotiation she advises clients in deal making, development, and marketing, with a focus on web, mobile and social platforms.. After law school, Dorisa worked at Clifford Chance S.L. in Barcelona, Spain where she handled patent, copyright and trademark disputes, She is serving as a panel attorney for California Lawyers for the Arts where she regularly conducts client friendly workshops on fundamental of copyrights and on issues of defamation, rights of privacy and negotiating key deal terms in motion picture and television. She is currently an adjunct faculty at UCLA extension teaching intellectual property and dealmaking for new media and production companies.. She has also handled litigation matters from inception to trial. She handled a multi-million dollar law suit involving Eli Lily for a patent infringement case. Dorisa externed with the San Francisco Superior Court, with Judge Warren, the grandson of Supreme Court, Justice Earl Warren as a post graduate law clerk.. Dorisa Shahmirzai completed her undergraduate studies in Neurobiology at UC Berkeley, her graduate work at Harvard University, and her legal education at UC Davis School of Law. She is licensed to practice law in CA.

I am legal counsel for companies in the digital community and especially for game developers, publishers, and app developers.. I have extensive knowledge of the core legal needs facing video game companies, as well as in-depth experience representing those companies, both large and small, in their intellectual property matters.. Before I opened my own practice, I was an attorney for several years each at the premier law firms in the country: Cravath, Swaine & Moore in NYC and Irell & Manella in Los Angeles. I was also a member of the team that represented wireless device company BlackBerry as part of a consortium that purchased patents from Nortel Networks for $4.5 billion. The deal was one of the largest public sales of intellectual property assets in history and was the recipient of the M&A Deal of the Year Award.

Sean M. Kneafsey is the founder of Kneafsey & Friend LLP.. Mr. Kneafsey is an intellectual property, real estate, and general commercial litigator. He has represented both plaintiffs and defendants on a wide variety of complex matters. Mr. Kneafsey has successfully obtained and defended against temporary restraining orders, preliminary injunctions, and has obtained favorable judgments both in arbitration and at trial.. Mr. Kneafsey’s intellectual property experience includes litigating patent, copyright, trademark, and trade secret matters. He is a Past President of the Los Angeles Intellectual Property Association and was previously on the Board of the LAIPLA for eight years.. Mr. Kneafsey’s real estate practice includes litigating partnership, purchase and sale agreement, leasing, and ownership disputes. He also advises clients regarding commercial leases. Mr. Kneafsey served for two years as an adjunct professor of real estate law at Southwestern University School of Law in Los Angeles.. Mr. Kneafsey was previously associated with the nationally recognized law firm of Hennigan, Bennett & Dorman. He maintains a close working relationship with the Hennigan firm, with whom he has acted as co-counsel on a wide variety of matters.. Mr. Kneafsey graduated cum laude from Santa Clara University School of Law where he was in the top 10% of his class. He was Managing Editor of the Santa Clara Law Review, member of the Moot Court Board, received several academic scholarships, and published the comment: The Fourth Amendment Rights Of Probationers: What Remains After Waiving Their Right To Be Free From Unreasonable Searches And Seizures?, 35 Santa Clara L. Rev. 1237 which was cited by the California Supreme Court in People v. Sanders, 31 318, 329, (2003), as well as in numerous treatises on criminal and constitutional law including the Witkin Treatises.. Mr. Kneafsey was previously affiliated with the following firms: Cathcart, Collins & Kneafsey LLP - Partner (2005-2007); Palmer Lombardi Kneafsey & Donohue LLP - Partner (2004 – 2005); Hennigan Bennett & Dorman LLP - Associate (2000 –2003); Hancock, Rothert & Bunshoft - Associate (1997-2000); Gassett, Perry & Frank -Associate (1995 –1997).

I am licensed in both California and Florida with several years of legal experience in contract negotiations, pre-suit disputes, trial, and appeals involving business transactions and commercial disputes, with an emphasis on intellectual property matters.. I attended Vanderbilt University and Stetson University College of Law for undergraduate and law school, respectively. Since beginning my legal practice, I have effectively tried cases in California and Florida for plaintiffs and defendants, both civilly and criminally. I have also successfully negotiated high value contracts for clients and settled countless cases for my clients’ benefit. I am dedicated to zealously representing individuals and entities regardless of which side of the courtroom or negotiating table they may find themselves.. To me, legal representation should be about clever advocacy for my clients in the pursuit of justice. While it may seem cliché or corny to some, this manta motivates me to fight for my clients to achieve just results, regardless of how hard the battle may be.

Currently the Chair of the Patent Prosecution Department at Cislo & Thomas.  Experienced in all aspects of Intellectual Property procurement and enforcement, including preparing and filing U.S. and International patent applications in a variety of technological areas, such as mechanical, pharmaceutical, biotechnological, alternative energy, and business methods.  Prosecuted many U.S. and International applications and is experienced in preparing and filing inter partes and ex partes reexaminations, and preparing legal opinions regarding patentability, patent validity, patent infringement, and freedom to operate.  Litigated cases involving allegations of patent infringement and trademark infringement, and successfully negotiated settlements and licensing agreements.