Ron N. Dreben

Email: rdreben@morganlewis.com

Washington, D.C.
1111 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20004-2541
Phone: 202.739.5213
Fax: 202.739.3001

education

Harvard Law School, 1986, J.D.

Harvard University, 1983, A.B.

Publications

Date	Title	Publication
04/24/1304/24/13	Update on ICANN’s New gTLD Program View LawFlash	Intellectual Property LawFlash
02/06/1302/06/13	ICANN Publishes Pricing for Trademark Clearinghouse View LawFlash	Intellectual Property LawFlash
01/03/1301/03/13	Increasing Scrutiny of Consumer Data Collection View LawFlash	Advertising, Consumer Protection, and Privacy LawFlash
06/13/1206/13/12	ICANN Publishes List of New gTLD Registry Applications View LawFlash	Intellectual Property LawFlash
11/16/1111/16/11	Recent SEC Guidance and Upcoming Amendments to California and Illinois Statutes Affect Data Breach Disclosure Obligations View LawFlash	Advertising, Consumer Protection, and Privacy LawFlash
10/13/0910/13/09	FTC Releases Guidelines Detailing Advertiser and Blogger Responsibilities in Social Media View LawFlash	Intellectual Property LawFlash
10/09/0910/09/09	Sixth Circuit Holds Internal Corporate Reorganization Can Lead to Copyright Infringement View LawFlash	Intellectual Property LawFlash
09/01/06September/October 2006	Wikipedia: A Valid Source for Trade Matters? World Trademark Review	Article
02/26/03February 2003	The Accidental Licensor: Advanced Issues in Software Licensing, ACCA, Vol. 21, No. 2 View Article	Article
05/01/0105/01/01	Legal Issues and the Internet, presented at the International Trademark Association Annual Meeting	Speech
12/01/00December 2000	Portal Agreements: 10 Tacks for Smooth Sailing, Cyberspace Lawyer	Article
05/01/99May 1999	Top 10 Things to Consider in Developing an Electronic Commerce Web Site, The Computer Lawyer	Article
03/01/9903/01/99	Legal Issues and the Electronic Storefront, presented a the Blue Cross/Blue Shield Association 33rd Annual Lawyer's Conference, San Antonio	Speech
09/01/98September 1998	How to Survive the Millennium: Assessing the Risks for U.S. Businesses, The In-House Lawyer	Article
06/01/98June 1998	Surviving the Millennium: Your Company and the Year 2000 Problem View White Paper	White Paper
02/01/98February 1998	New Top Level Domain Names Present Opportunities, Risks for Trademark Owners, The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel	Article
02/01/98February 1998	The Clinton Administration "Green Paper" View White Paper	White Paper
01/26/9801/26/98	Domain Name Lawsuits Trigger Plans for Reform, The National Law Journal	Article
09/01/97September 1997	Internet - Supreme Court Finds CDA Unconstitutional, The In-House Lawyer	Article
08/01/97July/August 1997	Internet Watch: Who's Framing Whom?, The In-House Lawyer	Article
03/01/9703/01/97	Cybershop of Horrors? Maybe, But Some Online Commerce Risks Can be Nipped in the Bud View White Paper	White Paper
10/15/9610/15/96	Revisions to Internet Domain Name Dispute Policy: Practice of Quick Trademark Registration in Foreign Countries Limited, North American Free Trade & Investment Report	Article
08/30/9608/30/96	Update on Network Solutions, Inc. Revises Domain Name Dispute Policy View White Paper	White Paper
02/27/9602/27/96	International Intellectual Property Issues, presented at the Negotiating and Structuring International Business Transactions Seminar, New York	Speech
01/01/9201/01/92	Computer Software Protection, presented by ML&B Intellectual Property and Technology lawyers	Speech
01/01/9201/01/92	The Basics of Intellectual Property Protection in the United States, presented by ML&B Intellectual Property and Technology lawyers	Speech
10/01/9110/01/91	Copyright Protection for Architectural Works: ML&B White Paper View Morgan Lewis Title	White Paper
01/01/9001/01/90	The Basics of Intellectual Property Protection: Morgan Lewis & Bockius White Paper [Also available in Japanese as published in 'The Journal of the Japanese Institute of International Business Law, Inc.' Volume 18, No 1 View Morgan Lewis Title	White Paper

Date	Title	Description
Jan 30, 2013	Morgan Lewis Advises Apollo Global Management in Hostess Snack Cake Assets Acquisition	Morgan Lewis served as legal adviser to Apollo Global Management on its agreement with Metropoulos & Co. to acquire certain assets of Hostess Brands, Inc.'s baked snack food business for $410 million in cash.
Jul 19, 2012	Morgan Lewis Advises Pearson plc on Acquisition of Author Solutions	Morgan Lewis served as legal advisor to Pearson on its acquisition of Author Solutions, Inc., a premier provider of self-publishing services.
Jun 08, 2012	Morgan Lewis Advises Reed Elsevier on Sale of MarketCast to Shamrock Capital	Morgan Lewis served as legal advisor to Reed Elsevier on the sale of MarketCast to private equity firm Shamrock Capital Advisors, LLC.
May 16, 2012	Morgan Lewis Advises Pearson VUE on Acquisition of Certiport	Morgan Lewis served as legal advisor to Pearson VUE on the acquisition of Certiport from private equity firm Spire Capital Partners L.P.
Apr 16, 2012	Morgan Lewis Advises Fanatics on Acquisition of Dreams for $183M	Morgan Lewis represented Fanatics in its definitive merger agreement with Dreams, Inc.
Apr 26, 2011	Morgan Lewis Advises Pearson on $230 Million Acquisition of Schoolnet	Morgan Lewis advised Pearson, the world's leading learning company, on its acquisition of Schoolnet for $230 million in cash.
Mar 28, 2011	Morgan Lewis Advises GSI Commerce on $2.4 Billion Acquisition by eBay	Morgan Lewis served as legal advisor to GSI Commerce on its acquisition by eBay for $2.4 billion.
Feb 09, 2011	Morgan Lewis Advises GSI in $277M Acquisition of Fanatics	GSI Commerce Inc. (GSI) today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Fanatics, Inc., an online retailer of licensed sports merchandise.

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