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Don Moody is an attorney with over 20 years experience in the technology industry, advising companies on intellectual property, financial regulation, data privacy and other legal topics.  Among other roles, Don served as lead Internet counsel for Skype from 2005-2012, and was on the "front lines" of the peer-to-peer music copyright wars in the early 2000s, having represented both Kazaa and BitTorrent for various IP matters.  Don has had extensive involvement with domain name and Internet Governance issues, including with ICANN on various committees, such as its Intellectual Property Constituency (IPC).
  
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Don Moody is a Los Angeles-based Technology Attorney at Genga & Associates P.C., specializing in intellectual property rights enforcement and technology-oriented legal issues. <ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/in/donmoody Linkedin]</ref> is practice involves protecting all forms of intellectual property (patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, celebrity names and likenesses) on the Internet, in software, electronic devices, on video game platforms and other digital environments.<ref>[http://icannwiki.org/Don_Moody ICANNwiki.org]</ref>
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Currently, Don represents and counsels financial technology (FinTech) companies - with particular emphasis on virtual currencies (such as Bitcoin or Ethereum) and other "blockchain"-based technologies - on topics such as financial privacy and consumer protection. He is also involved with a number of cryptocurrency development projects and industry groups, including the Bitcoin Foundation.
  
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Don also has an extensive background in Internet Domain Name-related matters, having represented clients in domain-related arbitration proceedings in both U.S. and International forums. He is specialists in matters involving online fraud and phishing schemes, enforcement of the CAN-SPAM Act (and/or its state law equivalents), disputes involving open source software, and the efficient management and production of electronic evidence.<ref>[http://www.gengalaw.com/dmoody.html]</ref>
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Mr. Moody is able to function as both a skilled contract draftsman and courtroom litigator, as client needs require.  On the transactional side, Don has drafted and negotiated a variety of technology-related agreements, including website terms-&-conditions and privacy policies, plus licensing agreements covering brands/trademarks, rights-of-publicity and software (open-source, proprietary or mixed). As a litigator, Don has served as trial advocate in federal and state (California) cases, in addition to commercial arbitration via a number of international forums, including the American Arbitration Association, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the National Arbitration Forum. He is also highly knowledgeable in matters involving online fraud and 'phishing' schemes, "big data" analytics, online privacy, enforcement of the [[CAN-SPAM Act]] (and/or its state law equivalents) and the efficient management and production of electronic evidence (e-discovery).
  
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Mr. Moody obtained both his bachelor's degree and his law degree from UCLA, and is licensed to practice law in California and Washington D.C. He is also admitted to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the Supreme Court of the United States, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth and Federal Circuits, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, and the U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Central, and Southern Districts of California. Don is also a member of the Technology Council of Southern California.  
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Don holds a number of academic degrees, industry certifications and licenses, along with involvement in various professional organizations. He obtained his law degree from UCLA, as well as a Master of Science in Computer Information Systems from Boston University. With respect to Intellectual Property, is a licensed patent attorney, and admitted to practice before the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) on all IP-related matters. In the privacy sphere, Don is a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US) and a Certified HIPAA Professional (CHP).
  
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Prior to embarking on a legal career, Mr. Moody served as one of the senior strategic alliance managers for J2 Global Communications, Inc., corporate parent of the popular "eFax" Internet-based fax service, and co-founded an IT consultancy which advised local start-ups and SME's on databases, enterprise-level application suites and high-speed networking.
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As a lawyer, Mr. Moody is admitted in California, New York, Washington D.C., and the Supreme Court of the United States.  
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Mr. Moody has a bachelor's degree and a law degree from UCLA, and is admitted to practice before the USPTO, trial and appellate courts in California and Washington D.C., U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Central, and Southern Districts of California, the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Ninth and Federal Circuits, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, and the Supreme Court of the United States.
 
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==Career History==
 
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* From January 1996 to February 1998, Don Moody worked as Independent IT Consultant.
 
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* From March 1998 to August 2000, he worked as a Strategic Alliance Manager J2 Global Communications (aka eFax.com).
 
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* Since July 2004, he has been serving as a Technology Attorney at Genga & Associates P.C.
 
  
 
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Don Moody is an attorney with over 20 years experience in the technology industry, advising companies on intellectual property, financial regulation, data privacy and other legal topics.  Among other roles, Don served as lead Internet counsel for Skype from 2005-2012, and was on the "front lines" of the peer-to-peer music copyright wars in the early 2000s, having represented both Kazaa and BitTorrent for various IP matters. Don has had extensive involvement with domain name and Internet Governance issues, including with ICANN on various committees, such as its Intellectual Property Constituency (IPC).

Currently, Don represents and counsels financial technology (FinTech) companies - with particular emphasis on virtual currencies (such as Bitcoin or Ethereum) and other "blockchain"-based technologies - on topics such as financial privacy and consumer protection. He is also involved with a number of cryptocurrency development projects and industry groups, including the Bitcoin Foundation.

Mr. Moody is able to function as both a skilled contract draftsman and courtroom litigator, as client needs require.  On the transactional side, Don has drafted and negotiated a variety of technology-related agreements, including website terms-&-conditions and privacy policies, plus licensing agreements covering brands/trademarks, rights-of-publicity and software (open-source, proprietary or mixed). As a litigator, Don has served as trial advocate in federal and state (California) cases, in addition to commercial arbitration via a number of international forums, including the American Arbitration Association, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the National Arbitration Forum. He is also highly knowledgeable in matters involving online fraud and 'phishing' schemes, "big data" analytics, online privacy, enforcement of the CAN-SPAM Act (and/or its state law equivalents) and the efficient management and production of electronic evidence (e-discovery).

Don holds a number of academic degrees, industry certifications and licenses, along with involvement in various professional organizations. He obtained his law degree from UCLA, as well as a Master of Science in Computer Information Systems from Boston University. With respect to Intellectual Property, is a licensed patent attorney, and admitted to practice before the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) on all IP-related matters. In the privacy sphere, Don is a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US) and a Certified HIPAA Professional (CHP).

As a lawyer, Mr. Moody is admitted in California, New York, Washington D.C., and the Supreme Court of the United States.

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