E-Commerce, Internet and Technology

As the electronic frontier encompasses more of business and personal life, the firm seeks to assist clients in coping with this legal environment. The firm’s lawyers offer a variety of services and advice in various aspects of e-commerce, including contracting over the Internet, data privacy issues, domain name disputes, electronic funds transfers, electronic signatures and software contracts and licensing. Similar knowledge and experience are brought to bear in fields of general Internet law, including domain name registration, management and transfers; Web site review; Web site development and hosting agreements; and electronic communications policies. Firm lawyers are members of a variety of organizations with specialized interest in the field, including the Computer Law Association.

One area of Internet law in which the firm has significant expertise is Internet lending. Development of a website on which a consumer can apply for credit, be approved online, and authorize a payment of funds requires compliance with a multitude of federal laws and regulations, including the Truth in Lending Act and Regulation Z, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and Regulation B, the Truth In Saving Act and Regulation DD, the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and Regulation P, the Electronic Funds Transfer Act and Regulation E, the Electronic Signatures Act, and the FTC’s “dot.com” rules, as well as various state laws regulating unfair and deceptive trade practices. The firm’s regulatory compliance attorneys are well versed in these areas and can assist clients as they venture into the world of Internet lending.