RICHARD L. RAVIN, Esq.

Hartman & Winnicki, P.C.
Counselors At Law

Areas of Concentration: Head of E-Commerce and Intellectual Property Law Group, as well as concentrating in Commercial Litigation and Debtor-Creditor Rights, including Contested Bankruptcy Matters. 

Appointments and Offices: Chair, Intellectual Property Law Section, New York State Bar Association;  Past (founding) Co-Chair of the Internet Law Committee, Intellectual Property Law Section, New York State Bar Association; Master, John J. Gibbons Intellectual Property Law Chapter, American Inns of Court; Arbitrator, National Arbitration Forum.

Education: Syracuse University (B.S. 1978); Newhouse School of Public Communications (Television and Radio Advertising); Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad Law Center (J.D., 1986); Winner, 1985 Association of Trial Lawyers of America Mock Trial Competition School Chapter; Internship, State of Florida, Office of the State Attorney, Palm Beach County, Office of the Prosecutor. 

Past Employment: Law Clerk to The Hon. Herman D. Michels, Presiding Judge for Administration, Appellate Division, Superior Court of New Jersey. 

Speaking Engagements: Panel Chair, Privacy Panel, “Piracy and Discovery: Litigating in the Electronic Age”, Spring Meeting, Commercial & Federal Litigation Section, New York State Bar Association (May 2004); Speaker: “The Digital Millennium Copyright Act After 5 Years”, U.S. Copyright Office Comes To New York (April 2004), co-sponsored by the U.S. Copyright Office and the Intellectual Property Law Section, New York State Bar Association. Speaker: “Piracy Under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act”, New York State Bar Association Bridging The Gap Continuing Legal Education Seminar (Spring 2003); Panelist: “Bankruptcy and Intellectual Property Law”, IP Law Symposium, New Jersey Institute For Continuing Legal Education (Spring 2003); Speaker: “Contractual Relations Online”, Fourth Annual Internet Law Symposium, sponsored by New Jersey Institute For Continuing Legal Education (Spring 2003); Panelist: “The Digital Millennium Copyright Act Subpoena and the Verizon v. Recording Industry Association of America Case, sponsored by the Intellectual Property Law Society of Quinnipiac Law School (Spring 2003); Speaker: “Signal And Copyright Piracy Under The Digital Millennium Copyright Act and Federal Communications Act,” Fall (2002) Meeting, Intellectual Property Law Section, New York State Bar Association; Program Chair and Moderator: “When Intellectual Property Meets Bankruptcy and U.C.C. Article 9: Navigating Your IP Clients Through Rough Waters,” Cardozo School of Law co-sponsored by the Intellectual Property Law Section of the New York State Bar Association (Fall 2002); Moderator: “Internet Privacy”, Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs; Speaker, “First Amendment Online Anonymous Speech and Immunity Under the Communications Decency Act For Online Re-Publishers and Editors”, Third Annual E-Commerce and Internet Symposium, sponsored by New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education; Moderator: “What Intellectual Property Lawyers Need To Know About Bankruptcy and Perfecting Security Interests in IP”, Intellectual Property Law Section, New York State Bar Association, Annual Meeting 2002; Panelist, “Recent Developments In Internet Privacy Law”, Internet Law 2001, sponsored by the National Practice Institute and New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education; Speaker, “Domain Name Ownership And Web Site/Portal Development Agreements”, Second Annual E-Commerce and Internet Law Symposium, New Jersey Institute For Continuing Legal Education; Panelist, “Recent Developments In Intellectual Property Law Affecting Web-Based Transactions”, presented by the New York County Lawyers’ Association and National Practice Institute; Program Co-Chair and Speaker, Fall Meeting, Intellectual Property Law Section, New York State Bar Association, "Intellectual Property Law Issues in Cyberspace"; Speaker, “Web/Portal Law”, New Jersey Bar Foundation; Speaker, "Web Site Legal Issues", Venture Association of New Jersey; Speaker, "Analysis of the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act, and ICANN's Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy", Annual Meeting Intellectual Property Law Section, New York State Bar Association, and First E-Commerce Symposium, New Jersey Institute of Continuing Legal Education; Speaker, "Employee Privacy Interests in Age of Computer and Internet", Computer-Related Law Committee, New Jersey State Bar Association; Moderator, "Internet Liability In The Workplace", Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law/Yeshiva University; Panelist, Internet Insurance Issues, Zurich Reinsurance; "What Every Lawyer Should Know: How to Prevent and Litigate Year 2000 Problem Claims", Mississippi State Bar Annual Meeting and Summer School for Lawyers; Program Chair, New Jersey Institute of Continuing Legal Education: "How to Prevent & Litigate Year 2000 Problem Claims"; Speaker, Brooklyn Law School Intellectual Property Law Association, "Current Issues in CyberLaw"; Speaker, Seton Hall Law School Symposium on Constitutional Issues Involving Use Of The Internet; Speaker, "Cyberlaw for the Business Community", Business News New Jersey; Speaker, Brooklyn Law School, Current Issues in CyberLaw.

Author: “Lanham Act For Lenders: Increasing Collateral Value By Obtaining Related Intellectual Property Rights”, New Jersey Lawyer Magazine (February 2004, Federal Civil Practice Issue); "Contributory Copyright Infringement For Music File Sharing: Grokster v. Aimster", State Bar News, Technology Issue (November 2003, New York State Bar Association); “SPAM – Unsolicited Commercial E-mail: What Can Individuals and Businesses Do?” (February 2003); "Piracy of Satellite and Cable TV Signals: Liability Under The Digital Millennium Copyright Act and The Federal Communications Act", State Bar News, Technology Issue (November 2002, New York State Bar Association); “Anonymous Online Speech: New Jersey’s First Amendment Privacy Interest”, New Jersey Lawyer Magazine (Privacy Issue, February 2002); Is My Domain Name Property And Can I Own It?", State Bar News, Technology Issue, (New York Bar Association, December 2000); "Employee and Student Privacy Interests in the Computer Age", New Jersey Lawyer Magazine (Law and the Internet Issue); "Who Really Owns Your Web Site? Look to Copyright Law" and "Keeping Trade Secrets On Computer: Protecting Your Secret Formulas, Customer Lists And Designs", Intellectual Property Counselor; "The Year 2000 Computer problem A Concern For Your Clients" and "Make Sure Your Own Computer Is Y2K Compliant As Well", State Bar News, Technology Issue (New York State Bar Association); "The Digital Millennium Copyright Act: Protection for ISP's And Copyright Owners", "On-Line Music And Videos Protected by Digital Watermarking", "Protecting the Loss of Your Domain Name Through Trademark Registration," Internet Business Law Alert Newsletter; "The Legalities of Workplace E-Mail Systems," New Jersey Lawyer; "Digital Watermarking: Copyrights Receive New Protection On-Line," Bright Ideas; "Trade Secrets and Digital Signatures", Seton Hall Constitutional Law Journal; "Losing Your Company Name And Trademarks To The Internet", "Can You Be Sued Wherever Your Web Site Is Viewed?", "What You Should Know About Company E-Mail Systems", "The Right Of Privacy In Cyberspace", "Three Impediments To Commerce On The Internet", Internet Business Law Alert.

Interviews: Appeared as panelist on "The Digital Age", WNYE TV Channel 25 (October 2003), "Can We Stop Spam and/or Telemarketing Calls?", discussing Unsolicited Commercial E-Mail (Spam) and the National Do-Not-Call List. CBS Market Watch: Appeared as panelist on "The Digital Age", WNYE Channel 25 (October 2003), "Can We Stop Spam and/or Telemarketing Calls?", discussing Unsolicited Commercial E-Mail (Spam) and the National Do-Not-Call List: What can businesses and individuals do about Spam -- Unsolicited Commercial E-Mail? (February 2003); Lawcast: Tip of the Week: “Drafting Web Site Development Agreements”; Lawcast: Top Story: “Experts Share Differing Views On Domain Name Ownership And The Implications For Dot Com Businesses”; Lawcast: Employee Privacy Interests; Lawcast: Fourth Amendment Searches by Employers Rights; Assumption and Assignment of Technology Licenses in Bankruptcy; Lawcast: Year 2000 Problem. 

Member: Intellectual Property Law Sections, New York State Bar Association, New Jersey State Bar Association, and the American Bar Association; Internet and Computer Law Committee, New Jersey State Bar Association; Computer Law Association; American Inns of Court (Arthur T. Vanderbilt Chapter).

Practice: Mr. Ravin counsels start-up, early-stage and mature Internet and technology companies in industries ranging from national satellite TV system, software publishers, advertisers, on-line financial services, Web site developers, to vitamin and nutritional supplement manufacturers. Mr. Ravin also represents businesses and individuals involving: domain names and cybersquatting; unsolicited email (SPAM); trademarks; copyrights; trade secrets; technology transfers; First Amendment, anonymous online speech, defamation, and the Communications Decency Act (CDA); Web publishing; privacy policies; click-wrap and click-through agreements; piracy and anticircumvention under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA); privacy, unauthorized interception and access under the Federal Communications Act (FCA), the Federal Wiretap Act (FWA) and the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA); privacy and security issues pursuant to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA); Gram Leach Bliley Act (GLBA) . In addition to handling Internet and intellectual property law transactions and litigation, Mr. Ravin is experienced in commercial litigation and debtor-creditor rights, including; bankruptcy adversary proceedings such as fraudulent and voidable transfers, exceptions to discharge, secured creditors' rights and other contested bankruptcy matters.

Publications: Managing Editor, "Internet Business Law Alert"

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