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Seyamack Kouretchian

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Seyamack Kouretchian is a Senior Partner of Coast Law Group, LLP, where he chairs the firm's Intellectual Property and Technology practice groups, and co-chairs the firms Business Formation and Litigation practice group.

Experienced in Computer/Cyberspace Law, Intellectual Property Law, all aspects of Civil Litigation, and Corporate law, Mr. Kouretchian has successfully assisted hundreds of technology, media, manufacturing, and service-oriented businesses navigate through an often complex legal environment. Experienced in handling intricate negotiations, multi-party litigation, and elaborate strategic planning, Mr. Kouretchian has developed a reputation as a trusted corporate partner and formidable adversary.

Mr. Kouretchian's areas of particular expertise include intellectual property right protection and enforcement, corporate formation and governance, and commercial litigation. A pioneer in computer law, Mr. Kouretchian is renowned for having developed creative, aggressive and advanced methods for resolving and avoiding disputes that may arise in the intangible world of the data bits and bytes. From developing, among other agreements, the international cybercasting licenses used by musical artists around the world, to enforcing the rights of the multimedia producers for such projects as Woodstock.com and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, to coordinating complex software development joint ventures between such parties as IBM® , Apple®, Intel® and countless venture-backed start-ups, Mr. Kouretchian's experience with electronic commerce, technology issues, and online entertainment has allowed him to create solutions which are both commercially and legally sound.

In addition, Mr. Kouretchian is particularly knowledgeable about the legal implications arising from and/or related to commercial electronic mail. Mr. Kouretchian counsels clients of various sizes on CAN-SPAM Act compliance and the applicability of traditional legal theories of liability to initiators, distributors, and/or beneficiaries of unsolicited commercial electronic mail.

Because some business deals are not resolved without judicial intervention, Mr. Kouretchian has also developed a uniquely aggressive litigation style. Having successfully litigated cases over his career worth in excess of $50,000,000.00, Mr. Kouretchian is able to provide his clients with effective results and optimal strategies in otherwise impossibly adversarial situations.

Mr. Kouretchian regularly lectures attorneys, law students, and industry people alike about the developing law of the Internet. His articles regarding the legal implications of doing business online also regularly appear in numerous publications around the world.

Seyamack's extensive professional background and association affiliations include:

Kouretchian Law Group, Managing Partner, 1999-2006
Blauvelt & Kouretchian, LLP, Founding Partner, 1996 - 1999
Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker, Associate (New York and San Francisco offices), 1991 - 1994
Santa Clara University School of Law, Santa Clara, California. Juris Doctorate 1992
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California. Bachelor of Arts - International Relations 1989
Faculty Member, Pepperdine University School of Law, "Cyberspace Law" Professor, 1998; 2000; 2002
CLE Faculty member, University of California at Santa Barbara, "Fundamentals of High Technology Start-Ups", 2001-2002
CLE Faculty Member, University of California at Santa Barbara, "Cyberlaw- The New Frontier", 2001-2002
CLE Faculty Member, California State Bar Association, "Intellectual Property In Cyberspace," 1997
CLE Faculty Member, Fordham Law School, "Intellectual Property In the Sale of a Business" 1996
CLE Faculty Member, The Association of the Bar of the City of New York, "Intellectual Property Landmines", 1996
CLE Faculty Member, New York State Bar Association, "Legal Technology", 1995-1996

Bar/Court Admissions:

State Bar of New York, 1992
State Bar of California, 1993
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, 2000
United States Court of International Trade, 1993
United States District Court, Southern District of New York, 1993
United States District Court, Northern District of California, 1997
United States District Court, Central District of California, 1998
United States District Court, Northern District of Indiana, 2004
United States District Court, Southern District of California, 2005

Among his many accomplishments, Seyamack's articles have also been in print in the following publications:

Video Game License Agreements, New York Law Journal, Silicon Valley Edition (June 2002). Full Article »
Nuts and Bolts of Website Development and Hosting Agreements, New York Law Journal and E-Commerce Law Weekly (March 27, 2000). Full Article »
Revised Rules Govern Domain-Name Disputes, National Law Journal (October 28, 1996). Full Article »
Running Naked in a Minefield, New York Law Journal (March 18, 1996). Full Article »
Digital Pirates Plundering Performance Rights, National Law Journal (October 23, 1995). Full Article »
Litigating in 2025, New York Law Journal (April 26, 1995). Full Article »
Cyberspace Success in the Year 2000, New York Law Journal (January 23, 1995). Full Article »
Netlaw Review, New York Law Journal (June 16, 1995). Full Article »
Litigation Support Products Worth It, New York Law Journal, (July 17, 1995). Full Article »

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