Michael Kurzer

• UCLA School of Law, J.D., 2004
• Georgia Institute of Technology, B.M.E. with highest honors, 1997

• Product Engineer at the Hewlett Packard Company, 1997–2001

• Legal 500 U.S., Sport, 2024
• Selected to the 500 Leading Cybersecurity Lawyers in the World, Lawdragon, 2024
• Selected to the New York Rising Stars list, Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters), 2013–2014

• NYC Bar Emerging Companies Committee

• New York
• United States Patent and Trademark Office

• Co-author, “Legal Pitfalls of ‘Influencer’ Marketing During the Pandemic,” Bloomberg Law (July 27, 2020)
• Quoted, “Mitigating the Risks of Open-Source Software,” The Cybersecurity Law Report (March 13, 2019)
• Quoted, “How Fund Managers Can Mitigate the Risks of Open-Source Software (Part Three of Three),” The Hedge Fund Law Report (March 7, 2019)
• Quoted, “Benefits and Risks of Open-Source Software and How the Financial Sector Is Using It,” The Cybersecurity Law Report (March 6, 2019)
• Quoted, “What Are the Benefits and Risks of Using Open-Source Software? (Part Two of Three),” The Hedge Fund Law Report (February 28, 2019)
• Quoted, “What is Open-Source Software and How are Fund Managers Using It?,” The Hedge Fund Law Report (February 21, 2019)
• Co-author, “IP Concerns for Venture-Backed Start-Ups Planning an Exit,” Bloomberg BNA’s Patent, Trademark & Copyright Journal (July 27, 2017)
• Co-author, “Open Platform: What to Expect When You’re Indexing,” Inside Market Data (July 18, 2016)
• Co-author, “What Should Startups Know About Open Source Software?,” American Lawyer’s LegalTech News (July 23, 2015)
• “Short-sale disclosures would force investment managers to publicize secret sauce,” InvestmentNews (September 22, 2013)
• “Regulation in the Cloud: Where is it Headed?” Money Management Executive (July 2012)
• Co-author, “Does FINRA Regulate Cloud Computing?” Securities Technology Monitor (October 2011)
• “Keeping Broker Records in The Cloud,” Securities Technology Monitor (January 2011).
• Co-author “Cloud Computing Tips for Broker-Dealers, ATSs and ECNs,” Traders Magazine Online News (April 2010)
• Co-author, “Covering Your ATS: The ABCs of Patents and Trade Secrets,” Traders Magazine Online News (April 2009)
• Co-author, “Warn Potential Patent Infringers: But Do Your Homework First,” Patent Strategy and Management (Vol. 9, Number 11) (April 2009)
• Co-author, “Admissibility of Settlement Communications In Patent Infringement Rule 11 Proceedings,” Patent Strategy & Management (Volume 7, Number 1) (June 2006)
• Co-author, “Rule 11 and the Pre-Filing Requirements For Patent Infringement Suits: S.D.N.Y. Sanctions ResQNet.com, Attorneys,” Andrew Litigation Reporter (Volume 2, Issue 2) (July 2005)
• “Who Has the Right to Edit a Movie?: An Analysis of Hollywood’s Efforts to Stop Companies from Cleaning up Their Works of Art,” 11 UCLA Entertainment Law Review 41 (2004)
• “The Dawn of Digital Cinema: Issues in Law and Technology,” UCLA Journal of Law and Technology Notes 9 (2002)

PRESENTATIONS

• Speaker, “Representing Venture-Backed Companies,” New York City Bar (March 11, 2019)
• Speaker, “Legal Challenges Surrounding Use of Open Source Software,” IP Service World Conference, Munich, Germany (November 27, 2018)
• Presenter & Faculty Member, “Representing Venture-Backed Companies,” New York City Bar Association (May 18, 2017)
• Panelist, “Monetizing IP Assets,” Cardozo School of Law, New York, New York (March 2014)
• Presenter, “Eze Castle Integration, Doing Your Cloud Homework: Legal, Tech & Security Questions Answered for Investment Firms,” Webinar (February 2012).
• Speaker, FinCLOUD 2011, Second Annual Conference (November 2011)
• Speaker, “Cloud Computing on Wall Street Breakfast Briefing,” Financial Technologies Forum (April 2011)