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'''Philip (S.) Corwin is a Partner at Butera & Andrews, which is a Law Firm based in Pennsylvania, Washington, DC.<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/pub/philip-corwin/1/668/516 linkedin.com]</ref> He also serves as a Counsel at [[internetcommerce.org]].<ref>[http://www.internetcommerce.org/our_people internetcommerce.org]</ref> According to a Press Release of March 2011, Corwin is joining Greenberg & Lieberman, LLC.<ref>[http://patents.einnews.com/pr-news/346316-greenberg-lieberman-llc-announces-philip-corwin-joining-as-of-counsel patents.einnews.com]</ref><ref>[http://www.24-7pressrelease.com/press-release/greenberg-lieberman-llc-announces-philip-corwin-joining-as-of-counsel-201438.php 24-7pressrelease.com]</ref><ref>[http://pr-usa.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=654736&Itemid=29 pr-usa.net]</ref>
'''Philip S. Corwin''' is a Founding Principal at VirtuaLaw LLC; he founded the company over a decade ago and in that time he has also worked as a Partner at Butera & Andrews,<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/pub/philip-corwin/1/668/516 linkedin.com]</ref> and as the Counsel for the [[Internet Commerce Association]], and Of Counsel for Greenberg & Lieberman, LLC.<ref>[http://www.internetcommerce.org/our_people internetcommerce.org]</ref><ref>[http://patents.einnews.com/pr-news/346316-greenberg-lieberman-llc-announces-philip-corwin-joining-as-of-counsel patents.einnews.com]</ref><ref>[http://www.24-7pressrelease.com/press-release/greenberg-lieberman-llc-announces-philip-corwin-joining-as-of-counsel-201438.php 24-7pressrelease.com]</ref><ref>[http://pr-usa.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=654736&Itemid=29 pr-usa.net]</ref><ref>[http://dc.citybizlist.com/5/2011/3/11/Greenberg--Lieberman-LLC-Appoints-Philip-Corwin-as-Of-Counsel.aspx dc.citybizlist.com]</ref> According to a Press Release of March, 2011, Corwin is joining Greenberg & Lieberman, LLC in Of Counsel capacity.<ref>ICANN 41 Interview</ref>
He has been representing the [[ICA|Internet Commerce Association]] for a number of years at ICANN meetings and at other industry fora.
== Legal Background ==
Mr. Corwin has more than thirty years of experience in the legal industry.<ref>[http://lawyers.justia.com/lawyer/philip-corwin-628407 lawyers.justia.com]</ref> He specialises in bankruptcy, financial services, intellectual property, and electronic commerce law.<ref>[http://www.martindale.com/Philip-S-Corwin/346406-lawyer.htm martindale.com]</ref> His clients have included [[ITAA|Information Technology Association of America]], First Virtual Holdings, PenOp, MP3.com, CenterSpan Communications, Sharman Networks Limited (Kazaa), and the [[ICA|Internet Commerce Association]].
Before Mr. Corwin joined Buerta & Andrews, he was a Government Relations Director at the American Bankers Association. He was also a member of the United States Senate professional staff.
He is also a member of many American Bar Association Committees. He has also served as the Chairman of the Business Law Section’s Committee on Legislation.
He was admitted to law practice in Massachusetts in 1975; District of Columbia in 1976; US Supreme Court in 1994.<ref>[http://www.lawyercentral.com/Philip-S-Corwin-Interactive-Profile--20-129484.html lawyercentral.com]</ref>
==Industry Participation==
Mr. Corwin was a speaker at a workshop about [[Domain Tasting|domain name tasting]] at an [[ICANN]] meeting in Sao Paulo, Brazil. He has served in [[ICANN]]'s [[Business Constituency]] and the [[Registration Abuse Policy Working Group]].<ref>[http://www.circleid.com/members/2459/ circleid.com]</ref>
He has lectured on technology-related legislative and regulatory initiatives at platforms like Glasser Legalworks’ E-Commerce Law School and the Practicing Law Institute’s Internet Law Institute, as well as at programs of the American Bar Association and the District of Columbia Bar.
===ICA===
Mr. Corwin has been vital to the success of the non-profit, [[Internet Commerce Association]]. When his contract expired at the end of 2009, the possibility of him not continuing to represent the ICA to ICANN and beyond during such a critical time for a variety of developments was labelled "disastrous".<ref>[http://www.thedomains.com/2010/01/24/internet-commerce-association-september-2006-january-2010-r-i-p/ RIP ICA- TheDomains.com]</ref> He has since returned to representing the body.
== Education ==
== Education ==
He holds a B.A in Government from Cornell University. He did his JD from Boston College Law School.
He holds a B.A in Government from Cornell University. He did his JD from Boston College Law School.
== Career History ==
== Publications ==
Corwin has more than thirty years of experience in the Legal Industry. He specialises in law of Electronic Commerce and Intellectual Property. As a Lawyer, his clients include Information Technology Association of America, First Virtual Holdings, PenOp, MP3.com, CenterSpan Communications, Sharman Networks Limited (Kazaa), and the Internet Commerce Association.
*Corwin writes updates and policy positions for the [http://www.internetcommerce.org ICA]
*He also publishes articles on [http://www.circleid.com/members/2459/ CircleID.com]
==Videos==
Philip is interviewed at [[ICANN 44]] in Prague about the GAC in current new gTLD discussions and the decision to suspend [[Digital Archery]]:
: {{#ev:youtube|Zj_5eLNiYE8}}
[[Gray Chynoweth]] interviews Phil at [[ICANN 42]] in Dakar, Senegal about the details of the New [[gTLD]] Application and implementation process that still needed to be nailed down, as well as the role of the [[GAC]] in [[ICANN]]'s [[Multistakeholder Model]], and the next ICANN CEO search process.
: {{#ev:youtube|Gd-eD53WT-g}}
Phil is interviewed by Chynoweth at [[ICANN 41]] in Singapore about [[IP]]/trademark protection and the New gTLD Program.
: {{#ev:youtube|a86MnkN4QA8}}
== References ==
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