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Internet Law

Our Practice - What We Do
Snell & Wilmer's Internet Law attorneys focus on addressing the legal and business issues surrounding the explosive growth of the Internet. Our unique combination of technical and legal capabilities allow us to counsel clients in a wide range of Internet issues, ranging from developing e-commerce strategies to handling domain name disputes.

The firm’s Internet Law team is well-versed in the issues that surround Internet and e-commerce ventures. Our services include:

  • Client software and Web site terms of use
  • Commercial litigation
  • Corporate organization and financing
  • Cryptography and digital signature issues
  • Cybersquatting and reverse domain name hijacking
  • Defamation, obscenity, and constitutional issues
  • Development agreements
  • Digital millennium copyright act requirements
  • Domain name and trademark issues
  • ICANN dispute resolution procedures
  • Mergers and acquisitions
  • Meta-tag issues
  • Patent, trademark, and copyright protection
  • Public and private securities offerings
  • Regulatory counseling
  • Software component licensing
  • Venture capital financing
  • Web site privacy statements
  • Web site co-branding and advertising agreements

Our Attorneys - Who We Are
Snell & Wilmer's Internet Law practice includes an interdisciplinary team of attorneys drawn from the firm’s Business and Finance, Intellectual Property and Technology, Commercial Litigation, and other practice areas as necessary, to respond to the unique and quickly evolving challenges posed by the Internet.

Our Clients - Who We Represent
Our Internet Law attorneys represent a wide range of clients, from local Internet start-ups, to Fortune 500 companies spread throughout the United States. Their needs are as diverse as their businesses, and their requirements are as broad as their geography, but each expects and receives the unparalleled level of client service that is the hallmark of legal representation at Snell & Wilmer.

Our Experience - What We've Done
Even though the Internet and e-commerce is still a relatively new practice area (compared with other areas of law), Snell & Wilmer’s interdisciplinary approach to Internet law provides our clients with a substantial amount of experience. We believe that our approach gives our clients an unparalleled business advantage.

External Links
National Telecommunications & Information Administration