Lawyer Overview

Professional Experience

Jeremy is a member of the firm's Intellectual Property and Corporate practice groups.  He was admitted to practice in the State of Michigan, United States Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan and United States Tax Court in 1999.  Jeremy joined the firm in September 2005.

Areas of Emphasis

Jeremy is a business attorney with a practice that focuses on assisting clients in developing business practices that provide the greatest leverage for their intellectual property portfolios.  He counsels clients on customer contracts, business formation issues, corporate governance, ownership transfers and tax planning strategies.  Mr. Bisdorf has assisted clients in establishing sound web-based business practices and has represented both vendors and customers in the negotiation of outsourcing relationships, software licenses, maintenance and support agreements and technology procurement contracts.   Jeremy also serves as general counsel to several closely held businesses on general day-to-day legal matters.

Areas of Practice

• Business Law
• Intellectual Property
• Technology & Emerging Businesses

West Practice Categories

Business & Commercial Law, Business Organizations, Communications & Media Law, Computer Law, Real Estate Law, Science & Technology Law

Professional Associations and Memberships

• State Bar of Michigan Information Technology Section (Board Member)
• American Bar Association-Business Law & Intellectual Property sections (Member)
• State Bar of Michigan Business Law Section (Member)
• State Bar of Michigan Information Technology Law Section, 2008 - Present (Chair-Elect)

Honors and Awards

• Super Lawyers magazine Michigan's Rising Stars, 2008

Classes and Seminars

• Update on Information Technology Law, State Bar of Michigan Information Technology Law Section, 2008
• Legal Issues in Online Advertising (The Law of Doing Business Online), Institute of Continuing Legal Education, June 5, 2007
• Business Transactions and Management of Intellectual Property, D. Augustus Straker Bar Association, State Bar of Michigan Business Law Section, the SBM Young Lawyers Section & the Hispanic Bar Association, 2007
• Finance and Legal 201 Topics, Automation Alley Fast Track to Success, 2006

Pro Bono Activities

• Delta Nu of Pi Kappa Alpha Housing Corporation, Secretary
• Past Chairperson, Automation Alley Membership Services Committee
• Immediate Past President of the Wayne State University David Mackenzie Honor Society

Education

• Wayne State University Law School, Detroit, Michigan, 2001
  LL.M., Taxation
  Honors: Thesis: Sales and Use Tax Collection on Internet Transactions
• The University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1998
  J.D.
  
  Law Review: Michigan Telecommunications & Technology, Associate Editor, 1997 - 1998
• Wayne State University School of Business Administration, 1996
  B.S.B.A
  Honors: summa cum laude
  Honors: 1996 Howard A. Donnelly Award

Published Works

• The Critical Role of Intellectual Property in an Entrepreneurial Ecomony, X-OLOGY Magazine, Fall, 2007
• Anatomy of Cybersquatting and Domain Name Trademark Actions, Michigan Business Law Journal, Summer, 2002

Address

27777 Franklin Road
Suite 2500
Southfield, MI 48034-8214

Phones

(248) 351-3000

Emails

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Websites

http://www.jaffelaw.com