Current Employment Position(s)

Associate

Lawyer Overview

Mr. Floum is experienced in the areas of real estate, business, and construction litigation, as well as intellectual property including trademarks, copyrights, copyright and patent license and assignment agreements and licensing agreements for ever industry and every type of property; cross-promotion and co-branding agreements; content agreements; technical support agreements; software development agreements; domain names; website terms of use; privacy policies; clickwrap agreements; website development agreements; website hosting agreements; confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements; trade secret policies; the internet; and intellectual property inventories and counseling.  Mr. Floum also represents clients in all aspects of civil litigation and dispute resolution involving trademark, copyright, trade secret, trade dress, software, domain name and other intellectual property matters in all courts, government hearings, arbitrations and mediations.

Mr. Floum has formed and maintained limited liability companies, corporations and partnerships; represented clients in international transactions; represented businesses in the formation, financing, acquisition and dissolution of companies; successfully represented parties in scores of disputes and lawsuits regarding numerous types of business contracts; prepared a wide variety of contracts for high-tech and traditional clients; advised and assisted corporate clients with corporate compliance and governance; and represented various types of clients in the purchase and sale of businesses, including, but not limited to, technology, service, retail and real estate businesses.

In real estate matters Mr. Floum has represented purchasers and sellers of commercial and residential real properties in transactions; successfully recovered real properties in disputes regarding the title and ownership of real property; successfully litigated specific performance of contracts, breach of contract, fraud and rescission cases; negotiated and documented many types of transactions involving real property, including the sale of property, loan transactions on behalf of borrowers and lenders, loan modifications, commercial and residential leases, and easement agreements; obtained injunctive relief in a variety of cases; and convinced the court to appoint receivers to manage debtors' businesses.

Also, in construction matters Mr. Floum has represented owners, developers, general contractors, subcontractors and suppliers; negotiated and prepared construction contracts; represented homeowners in construction defect cases; litigated mechanic's liens, stop notice, payment and performance bond cases; and litigated various construction contract disputes, including delay and disruption claims.

Areas of Practice

• Litigation in Federal and State Courts
• Intellectual Property Law
• TradeMarks
• Copyrights
• Trade Secrets
• Licensing
• Internet Law
• Transactional law
• Contracts
• Real Estate Law
• Entertainment Law
• Music
• Television
• Print Media
• Radio

West Practice Categories

Alternative Dispute Resolution, Arbitration, Mediation, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Unfair Competition, Lending & Secured Transactions, Loan Workouts, Mortgages & Foreclosures, Bankruptcy Law, Creditors' Rights, Foreclosures, Garnishment, Business & Commercial Law, Commercial Leasing, Contracts, Franchising, International Transactions, Joint Ventures, Secured Transactions, Transactions, Uniform Commercial Code, Warranties, Business Organizations, Business Successions, Closely Held Businesses, Corporate Governance, Directors' & Officers' Liability, Dissolution, Formation & Business Planning, Limited Liability Companies, Partnerships, Shareholders' Rights, Collections, Communications & Media Law, Internet, Television & Film, Construction Law, Construction Contracts, Construction Liens, Government Construction Contracts, Housing & Construction Defects, Employment Contracts -- Employee, Employment Contracts -- Employer, Entertainment, Sports & Leisure Law, Art, Entertainment, Insurance Law, Commercial Insurance, Fidelity, Guarantee & Surety, Property & Casualty, Title Insurance, Intellectual Property Law, Copyrights, International Intellectual Property, Technology Licensing, Trade Dress, Trade Secrets, Trademarks, International Law, Business & Trade, Internet - Cyberspace, Computer Law, Digital Signatures, Domain Names, Electronic Commerce, Litigation & Appeals, Bankruptcy Litigation, Complex Litigation, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Trial Practice, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Real Estate Law, Commercial Real Estate, Condemnation, Condominiums & Cooperatives, Conveyancing, Eminent Domain, Land Use & Zoning, Landlord/Tenant, Residential Real Estate, Science & Technology Law

Bar Admissions

• California, 1991
• U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 1991
• U.S. District Court Central District of California, 1994
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of California, 1994
• U.S. District Court Southern District of California, 1994
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1991

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Contra Costa Bar Association, Intellectual Property Section, 2003 - 2007 (Founding President)
• State Bar of California, 2000 - 2007 (Member)

Classes and Seminars

• Current Issues in Intellectual Property Law, Contra Costa Bar Association, 2003

Past Employment Positions

• McCutchen, Doyle, Brown & Enersen, 1991 - 1993
• Golden Gate University School of Law, Adjunct Professor, 2001 - 2003

Education

• University of California, Hastings College of the Law, San Francisco, California, 1990
  J.D.
  Honors: National Moot Court Competition
• University of California, Los Angeles, California, 1987
  B.A.

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Accepts Credit Cards

Address

1850 Mt Diablo Blvd.
Ste 340
Walnut Creek, CA 94596

Phones

(925) 933-9800

Faxes

(925) 933-9810

Emails

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Websites

http://www.williams-firm.com