L.A. TECH & MEDIA LAW FIRM – Intellectual Property & Technology Attorneys
David Nima Sharifi, Esq.
Email: david@latml.com
Telephone: 310-751-0181
Fax: 310-882-6518
Expertise:
Education:
- Southwestern Law School
(JD, Entertainment and Media Law Concentration) - University of California at Los Angeles
(BA, Political Science and Mass Media Major)
Engagements:
- Guest Speaker: “Legal Issues in Marketing and Product Launch, Entertainment Startups” Digital Hollywood Fall
- Guest Speaker: “Crowdfunding Comes of Age”, WestDoc Documentary and Reality Conference
- Guest Speaker: “Mo’ Money Mo’ Problems: Discussing the latest legal issues in Crowdfunding Law. Digital Hollywood Spring
- Startup Venture Summit
- “Intellectual Property Protection for Engineers and Developers”, USC Marshall Center For Technology Commercialization
- The Crowd is King: Benefits and Legal Pitfalls of Crowdfunding, California CLE Credit (1.5 units) (Video and Course Materials)
David Nima Sharifi, Esq. is a prominent Los Angeles-based attorney and legal expert in entertainment technology, intellectual property (IP), trademark litigation, and startup law. David is the founder and principal attorney of L.A. Tech and Media Law Firm, a boutique firm focused exclusively on technology, media, and IP matters. David is also an entrepreneur and frequently attends and speaks at top technology conferences in Los Angeles and nationwide.
As a strategic partner for innovators, particularly in Southern California’s tech and entertainment ecosystems, David applies a blend of intellectual property law, market analysis, and contract negotiation to advise clients in deal making, development, marketing, and IP exploitation, with a focus on web, mobile and social platforms. David has been recognized as among the Top 30 Most Influential Attorneys in Digital Media and E-Commerce Law by the Los Angeles Business Journal and quoted by the Wall Street Journal, Law360, CBS News and other mainstream media as a leading legal expert in intellectual property and technology law.
Core Expertise:
- Advising professionals and their companies in entertainment, advertising, technology, and media industries on intellectual property protection strategy;
- Trademark and brand name protection strategies in traditional and new media, Copyright matters, design patent and utility patent protection, and confidential disclosure agreements;
- Forming, merging, selling and dissolving business entities, corporations and limited liability companies; Advising clients in stock purchase agreements, buyout agreements, investment financing, and other capital transactions, including crowdfunding law.
- Drafting and negotiating personal services and design agreements related to mobile applications and websites, film and television production, digital and mobile publishing, licensing, and advertising law.
- Consulting startup and growth-stage technology companies on business plans, pitch decks, revenue models, funding strategy, strategic partnerships and lean startup methodology.
Prior to founding L.A. Tech & Media Law Firm, David served as intellectual property of counsel to law firms in Los Angeles while moonlighting as an entrepreneur to develop his own idea and startup, CleanCell® Wipes, a consumer product successfully sold in retail stores and hospitals. The spirit of entrepreneurship is one David continues to embrace, one that coupled with his concentration on entertainment law and legal issues in technology for nearly two decades, guides his legal and business consultation to clients from perspectives few attorneys can match.
David holds a B.A. from University of California, Los Angeles, and a J.D. from Southwestern Law School, consistently recognized as a top-tier institution for entertainment and media law.
Admitted to Practice:
- All California State Courts.
- United States District Court, Central District of California.
- United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Professional Affiliations:
- California State Bar, Member
- Beverly Hills Bar Association, Intellectual Property & New Media Section, Member
- International Academy of Web Television, Member
- Silicon Beach Fest, Sponsor
- Westwood Ventures, Former Investment Committee Member
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