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• Erik S. Syverson, Attorney at Law

Law Firm Overview

Erik Syverson is a leading international internet lawyer focused upon helping businesses and individuals navigate the legal challenges presented by E-commerce. Having litigated ground breaking intellectual property, internet and business cases, Mr. Syverson's career has been unusually varied which allows him to provide value driven legal advice to his clients. Mr. Syverson's office is located in downtown Los Angeles but maintains clients throughout the world. His practice areas include:

Commercial Litigation

Copyrights & Trademarks

Domain Name Disputes

E-commerce

General Business Law

International Business

Internet Class Actions

Internet Defamation

Mr. Syverson offers a unique skill set to clients by combining his trial work experience with his love of cutting edge technology and business. This allows Mr. Syverson to identify the crucial legal issues that may confront businesses employing new technology and distribution methods. Mr. Syverson has counseled dozens of internet start-ups as well as established businesses looking to expand operations online. With careful planning and execution, Mr. Syverson strives to keep emerging business clients out of litigation so that capital may be used for expansion of business operations.

As technology and the internet continue to play a vital role in commerce, Mr. Syverson's practice has grown to meet new legal challenges, as a result, he is one of America's leading  Internet Lawyers. He has been involved in multiple copyright infringement cases related to websites and the posting of infringing content online. Additionally, he has recently been working on ground breaking royalties allocation cases for the exploitation of various legendary musical works. In the area of trademark and trade practices, Mr. Syverson represents companies prosecuting and defending claims of trademark infringement including cybersquatting cases and domain name controversies. Mr. Syverson has experience both defending and prosecuting intellectual property cases in state and federal court.

Recently, Mr. Syverson has been involved as lead counsel on several large E-commerce class actions on behalf of various businesses affected by click fraud and other unfair E-commerce business practices.  The most recent cases involve companies such as Google and IAC/InteractiveCorp.

In the realm of business litigation, Mr. Syverson's most recent success involved a multi-million dollar trial relating to commercial leases for the outdoor advertising industry. With millions of dollars at stake, Mr. Syverson defended his client's right to maintain billboards along the 405 freeway in Southern California. After years of litigation and two weeks of trial, the Court found in favor of Mr. Syverson's client. Mr. Syverson's willingness and ability to take the difficult and complex case all the way to trial, if necessary, is another value added feature of his practice.

Areas of Practice

• Business & Commercial Law
• Business Organizations
• Class Actions -- Plaintiff
• Intellectual Property Law
• Trademarks
• International Law
• Internet - Cyberspace
• Litigation & Appeals
• Science & Technology Law
• Banking & Finance Law
• Real Estate Law
• Entertainment, Sports & Leisure Law

West Practice Categories

Banking & Finance Law, Business & Commercial Law, International Transactions, Business Organizations, Class Actions -- Plaintiff, Internet, Entertainment, Sports & Leisure Law, Intellectual Property Law, Copyrights, Trademarks, International Law, Internet - Cyberspace, Computer Law, Digital Signatures, Domain Names, Electronic Commerce, Litigation & Appeals, Real Estate Law, Science & Technology Law