Tucson Office
One South Church Avenue Suite 1700
Tucson,
Arizona
85701
Phoenix Office
One Renaissance Square Two North Central Avenue
Phoenix,
Arizona
85004
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Professional Experience
Deanna Conn practices in the areas of commercial and intellectual property litigation, intellectual property transactions, internet law, e-commerce, licensing and technology transactions, copyright, trademark and trade secrets. Ms. Conn also specializes in advising direct selling companies on online distribution policies and regulatory compliance issues. Her experience includes: Commercial litigation – specializing in intellectual property disputes, infringement claims, licensing and contract disputes.
- Representation of two major automakers in trademark infringement and unfair competition claims against automobile accessories company.
- Representation of medical device manufacturer in action seeking declaratory judgment of patent non-infringement.
- Representation of company in software vendor dispute alleging breach of contract and breach of warranty relating to enterprise software.
- Defense of software vendor against claims of breach of contract and warranty.
- Defense of title insurance company in Federal District Court against claims of alleged insurance breach, alleging losses in excess of $1 million.
Internet-related transactions – e-commerce, spamming, privacy regulation, online “clickwrap” agreements, electronic signatures, website development and hosting agreements, website terms of use agreements, domain name disputes, sweepstakes, internet regulatory developments on the federal and state level, copyright and trademark matters.
- Acted as primary outside corporate counsel for a Washington Post subsidiary, handling all Internet-related transactions, including software licensing agreements, copyright and trademark matters.
- Advised bank regarding privacy statement, California internet regulations and federal E-SIGN disclosures relating to clickwrap agreements.
- Advised major direct selling cosmetics company regarding online distributor policies, Federal Trade Commission, state regulatory compliance issues, and dispute resolution relating to independent contractor disputes.
Corporate transactions – distribution/marketing contracts, software licensing, general corporate governance, due diligence for mergers and acquisitions.
- Drafted end user software license agreement, trial software license, and clickwrap license agreements for high-tech optics company.
- Modified software license agreement for trucking company enterprise software.
Education and Honors
- Columbia University (J.D., 1993)
Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar (Recipient, 1990-1993). Parker School Recognition of Achievement with Honors in International Law. Columbia Law Review (Senior Editor).
- Pomona College (B.A., cum laude, 1986)
Phi Beta Kappa.
Bar Admissions
Washington D.C.,
1995
Arizona,
1994
Court Admissions
U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit, 2009
U.S. District Court, District of Arizona, 1997
U.S. District Court, Central District of California, 1993
Professional Recognition
Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (2005-present: Information Technology Law). Top Pro Bono Attorney Award (Recipient, 2005). Volunteer Lawyer Program Award of Appreciation (Fall 2003).
Professional and Civic Activities
- State Bar of Arizona (Member, Intellectual Property Section).
- Federal Bar Association (Member, Intellectual Property Section).
- American Bar Association (Member, Intellectual Property Section).
- District of Columbia Bar (Member).
- Pima County Bar Association (Member).
- District of Arizona Bar (Member).
- Greater Tucson Economic Council (Member).
- Aerospace, Manufacturing & Information Technology Super Cluster (Member).
- Direct Selling Association (Internet Council, Subcommittee responsible for drafting Internet Guidelines).
- Arizona Women Lawyers Association (Member).
- Vice President, Arts for All, Inc. (Member).
- Honorable Alicemarie Stotler, U.S. District Court, Central District of California (Law Clerk, 1993-1994).
Selected Presentations/Publications
Publications:
- Co-author, “.unlimited? Pros and cons of the new generic TLDs,” Computerworld, May 7, 2009.
- Contributing author, “Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery,” June 2007.
- Co-author (with Deana Peck), “Cyberspace: The New Class Action Frontier,” ABA Nat’l Inst. Class Actions, 2005.
- Author, “Are Independent Distributor Web Sites Too Independent?,” Intellectual Property & Technology Law Journal, June 2004.
- Co-author (with Jonathan A. Coury and Janine R. Novatt), Marketing Regulatory Update, December 2001.
- Co-author, “Internet Legal Handbook – Bet Your Business Internet Issues,” www.ispec.org, 2001.
Presentations:
- Panelist, “Business Law 101 – Intellectual Property Concerns,” State Bar of Arizona, 2007.
- Speaker, “Legal Obligations Regarding Data Security,” Quarles & Brady Business Law Seminar, 2007.
- “Privacy and Data Security Law Developments,” Univ. of Arizona College of Law, IP Transactions Seminar, April 18, 2006.
- Panelist, “Dietary Supplements and the Internet,” Med. Educ. Svs. Seminar, 2006.
- Panelist, “Exempt Organizations Intellectual Property,” Volunteer Lawyers Program, 2005.
- Speaker, “Online Distributor IP Issues & Pitfalls,” Quarles & Brady Business Law Seminar, 2005.
- Panelist, “Are Independent Web Sites Too Independent?,” Direct Selling Association, March 2005.
- “Communicating on the Web – What’s the Law,” International Association of Business Communicators, February 2004.
- Chief Marketing Officer Special Interest Group, “Internet Law, Intellectual Property and Commercial Litigation,” Information Technology Association of Southern Arizona, November 2003.
- “Internet Law Developments – One Man Band Special Interest Group,” – Information Technology Association of Southern Arizona, May 2003.
- Panelist, “Telemarketing and Internet Laws,” Direct Selling Association, February 2003.
- “Regulatory Issues and the Internet,” Arizona State Bar Convention, Summer 2002.
- “Intellectual Property Update,” Quarles & Brady Streich Lang, May 2002.
- “Internet Legal Issues,” Tech Expo, Southern Arizona Industrial Aerospace Association, Fall 2001.
- “Cyberspace and the Law – Legal and Regulatory Issues,” Direct Selling Association, May 2001.
- “Intellectual Property Update,” Quarles & Brady Streich Lang, May 2001.
- Testified regarding Internet law, Arizona Senate, May 2001.
- Panelist, “What to do About Online Attacks,” Direct Selling Association, February 2001.
- “Intellectual Property Update,” Quarles & Brady Streich Lang, February 2001.
- Panelist, “Law and the Internet: Privacy, Jurisdiction and the Regulation of Free Expression,” Arizona State University, Fall 1997.
- Appeared in regulatory advocacy proceedings, Federal Communications Commission, 1994-1997.
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