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Edward Weiss 
Bethesda, Maryland
Of Counsel, since May 1, 2007
phone (301) 656-2707
fax (301) 961-6525
email Email

Mr. Weiss advises clients in a wide range of commercial matters, including the development, protection and commercial exploitation of computer and information technology, intellectual property, corporate structure and governance, strategic corporate initiatives and transactions, government contracts, international law and general business matters.

 

For nearly two decades, he served variously as General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Vice President of publicly-traded, information technology companies.  As General Counsel for Group 1 Software (Nasdaq - GSOF) for nearly 15 years, he managed all of the legal affairs of the company and its numerous domestic and foreign subsidiaries.  His responsibilities included routinely advising senior management and the board of directors; compliance with SEC, Nasdaq and Sarbanes-Oxley requirements; management of the company's portfolio of intellectual property rights (copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets and patents); management of the affairs of an aggressive corporate acquisition program and ultimately the merger of Group 1 Software into Pitney Bowes.  He has served as a member of the Senior Staff and Strategic Planning Committees of corporations.  And he has served as a trustee for 401(k) Plans and Executive Deferred Compensation Plans for corporations. 

 

Mr. Weiss is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia, and before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia and the United States Supreme Court.  He has assumed leadership positions in various Bar associations in the Washington metropolitan area.

Bar Admissions:
District of Columbia, 1983
U.S. Supreme Court, 1988
U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit, 1987
Education:
Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia, 1983
J.D.
Honors: Cum Laude


Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, USA, 1973
B.A.
Honors: Cum Laude
Major:  Economics
Minor:  Religion


University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, USA, 1975
Masters of Arts
Honors: Wainer Fellowship


Published Works:
Intellectual Property Due Diligence, PLI - The Practicing Law Institute, IP Issues in Structuring Deals, 2002


Intellectual Property Due Diligence, PLI - The Practicing Law Institute, IP Issues in Structuring Deals, 2001


The Struggle for Internal Union Democracy Within the United Mine Workers Union, 1969-1975, The Journal of Eastern Pennsylvania Economists, 1975


The Struggle for Internal Union Democracy Within the United Mine Workers Union, 1969-1975, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, 1975


Professional Associations and Memberships:
IT Forum of the Greater Washington Metropolitan Area Corporate Counsel Association
Founder and Co-Chair


DC Bar Computer Law Division
Co-Chair


Past Employment Positions:
Group 1 Software, General Counsel; Secretary, 1990 - 2004


VIPS, Inc., General Counsel; Vice President, 2005 - 2007


Group 1 Software, Consultant, 2004 - 2005


District of Columbia Court of Appeals, Judicial Law Clerk to Hon. Frank Q. Nebeker, 1983 - 1984


 

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