Lawyer Overview

Michael S. Khoury is a member in the firm's Corporate and Technology Groups, and focuses his practice on commercial, business and technology matters, including computer and information technology matters, software licensing and development agreements, domestic and international distribution agreements, systems integration, outsourcing and joint venture transactions, telecommunications and telematics, ASP (application service provider) agreements, electronic commerce and Internet agreements, intellectual property, commercial transactions, general business and corporate law.

Areas of Practice

• Corporate and Business Law
• Intellectual Property and Technology

West Practice Categories

Business & Commercial Law, Contracts, Joint Ventures, Secured Transactions, Uniform Commercial Code, Communications & Media Law, Telecommunications, Intellectual Property Law, Technology Licensing, International Law, Business & Trade, Science & Technology Law, Computer Law, Electronic Commerce, High Technology, Internet

Bar Admissions

• Michigan, 1982
• U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1982
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan, 1982
• U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan, 1982

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Adjunct Professor, Thomas Cooley Law School, 2008 (Intellectual Property under the Bankruptcy Code)
• State Bar of Michigan, Business Law Section, 2007 - 2008 (Chair)
• State Bar of Michigan, Business Law Section, 2005 - 2007 (Vice Chair)
• State Bar of Michigan, Business Law Section, 2004 - 2005 (Secretary)
• State Bar of Michigan, Business Law Section, 2003 - 2004 (Treasurer)
• State Bar of Michigan, Computer Law Section, 1997 - 1998 (Section Chair)
• State Bar of Michigan, Intellectual Property Law Section (Member)
• State Bar of Michigan, 2005 - 2007 (Member, Electronic Filing Task Force (Ad Hoc Committee))
• State Bar of Michigan, 2004 - 2007 (Member, Standing Committee of Membership Services)
• American Bar Association, Business Law Section (Member)
• American Bar Association, Science and Technology Section (Member)
• American Bar Association, Intellectual Property Law Section (Member)
• Entrepreneurial Initiative of Southern Michigan (Advisory Board)
• Automation Alley Technology Center, 2003 - 2004 (Advisory Board)
• Michigan Small Tech Association, 2004 - 2007 (Advisory Board)

Honors and Awards

• Michigan Super Lawyer, 2008

Classes and Seminars

• Due Diligence Strategies for Successful Offshoring Arrangements, American Conference Institute, 2004
• Lender's Best Practices, ShoreBank Annual National Conference, 2004
• International Issues Affecting Computer Lawyers, State Bar of Michigan, Computer Law Section, 2004
• Contracting for Offshore Outsourcing: Terms and Conditions, Centric Events group, 2004
• Business Issues for New Attorneys, Michigan ICLE, 2003
• Practical Strategies for Structuring Agreements and Minimizing Legal and Business Risks, American Conference Institute, 2003
• A Primer on Intellectual Property Issues, Michigan ICLE, 2003
• ASP and Outsourcing Agreements, American Conference Institute, 2003
• Intellectual Property and Intangible Assets: Primer on Identification, Lien Perfection, Licensing & Sales, American Bankruptcy Institute, 2002
• Intellectual Property and Intangible Assets: Primer on Identification, Lien Perfection, Licensing & Sales, American Bankruptcy Institute, 2002
• Strategic Issues in Technology Alliances: Rewards, Risks and Ruin, Michigan ICLE, 2002
• ASP and Outsourcing Agreements, American Conference Institute, 2001
• IP Implications in Business Deals Involving Technology, Michigan ICLE, 2001
• Revised Article, Michigan ICLE, 2001
• Intellectual Property and Bankruptcy, Michigan ICLE, 1999
• Intellectual Property Issues and Bankruptcy, ABI Central States Bankruptcy Workshop, 1999
• Representing Clients in Computer Transaction, Michigan ICLE, 1998

Past Employment Positions

• Raymond & Prokop, P.C., Principal, September 4, 2001 - April 29, 2004
• DaimlerChrysler Corporation, Senior Staff Counsel, April 10, 2000 - August 1, 2001
• Comshare, Inc., VP, General Counsel, June 29, 1998 - March 31, 2000
• Clark Hill, P. L. C., Partner, May 17, 1982 - June 15, 1998

Education

• Wayne State University Law School, Detroit, Michigan, June, 1982
  J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
• University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1978
  B.A., Bachelor of Arts
  Honors: With Distinction and Honors

Published Works

• Best Practices in Electronic Contracting, Michigan Business Law Journal, Summer, 2008
• Business Continuity Planning, Michigan Business Law Journal, Spring, 2008
• I.D. Cards: Security vs. Privacy, Michigan Business Law Journal, Fall, 2007
• E-Discovery and the Business Lawyer, Michigan Business Law Journal, Summer, 2007
• Michigan's New Data Breach Notification Act, Michigan Business Law Journal, Spring, 2007
• End-of-Life Decisions (For Your Computer Equipment), Michigan Business Law Journal, Summer, 2006
• Malware Grows UP: Be Very Afraid!, Michigan Business Law Journal, Fall, 2005
• Open Source: What Does It Mean to You?, Michigan Business Law Journal, Summer, 2005
• Licensing Watchdogs Get Tough, Michigan Business Law Journal, Spring, 2005
• Business in Cyberspace: Ready for Prime Time?, Michigan Business Law Journal, Fall, 2004
• Offshore Outsourcing, Part 2, Michigan Business Law Journal, Summer, 2004
• Offshore Outsourcing, Part 1, Michigan Business Law Journal, Spring, 2004
• A Primer on Information Security: Part 2, Michigan Business Law Journal, Fall, 2003
• A Primer on Information Security: Part 1, Michigan Business Law Journal, Summer, 2003
• Internet Taxes, UCITA and Other Musings, Michigan Business Law Journal, Winter, 2002
• Technology and Business Resources in Michigan, Michigan Business Law Journal, Fall, 2002
• Anatomy of Cybersquatting and Domain Name Trademark Actions, Michigan Business Law Journal, Summer, 2002
• What's Hot in Technology Law, Michigan Business Law Journal, Spring, 2002
• Co-Author with D. Minkus, Chapter on "Assignment and Delegation" for the treatise, Michigan Contract Law, Institute for Continuing Education
• Secured Transactions Involving Securities: Article 9 moves to Article 8 (Co-Author with J. Newhard), Michigan Bar Journal, Vol. 70, No 3, March, 1991
• Federal Practice in the Bankruptcy Courts (Co-Author with A. Burr), Michigan Bar Journal, Vol. 69, No. 10, October, 1990
• Bankruptcy and Software Licensing (Co-Author with R. Feldman), Michigan Bar Journal, Vol. 67, No. 10, October, 1988

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