Attorney Jenna F. Karadbil

FOUNDER

Jenna F. Karadbil has over 25 years’ experience in technology, which allows her to effectively bridge the gap between her clients and the law. She has over 18 years of legal experience representing US and international companies in transactional and ligation matters, related to technology, intellectual property, privacy, advertising, entertainment and related rights and issues. She frequently speaks around the world on technology, intellectual property, and privacy issues.

Ms. Karadbil is a Certified Information Privacy Professional/US and was honored by Legal 500 for her work on data protection and privacy. She is a former President and Board of Director for the International Technology Law Association (ITechLaw), and now serves as a member of the Advisory Board. Ms. Karadbil has a AV® rating from Martindale Hubbell and is a Super Lawyer® for intellectual property in New York. She previously worked for an AMLAW top 20 law firm and acted as general counsel for an employee engagement software company before moving to her own practice almost five years ago.

Ms. Karadbil received B.S. (information systems) and J.D. degrees from the University of Arizona and is admitted to the Arizona, California, Nevada and New York bars.

PUBLICATIONS

  • Technology Governance in a Time of Crisis, author/contributor, Human Technology Foundation, July 2020
  • Strong passwords and ethical obligations, Financier Worldwide, October 2015
  • Adapting to a New Reality, World Trademark Review, April/May 2012
  • To the Cloud! Anticipating the Legal Issues in Cloud-Based Gaming, Pillsbury Client Advisory (August 2011)
  • Copyright Cleanup Act Passes Congress and Awaits Signature by President, Pillsbury Client Alert (November 2010)
  • Is the Source Code Yours? Technology Start-Ups May Play by Different Rules According to the Ninth Circuit, California State Bar, IP Section, New Matter, Volume 35, Number 3, Intellectual Property Law Section of the State Bar of California, Fall 2010
  • The New Frontier for Trademarks – a virtual challenge Worlds, World Trademark Review, June-July 2010
  • Court: Implementing Proper DMCA Policy Provides Website Operators “Safe Harbor” From Copyright Infringement, Pillsbury White Paper (June 2010)
  • Work Made for Hire Doctrine Does Not Generally Apply to Computer Software, Pillsbury Advisory (April 2010)
  • Copyright Registration for Virtual Goods: The Benefits of Timely Filing, Pillsbury Advisory (Jan. 2010)
  • Remote DVRs Coming to Homes of Cable Customers, California State Bar, IP Section, New Matter, Vol 34, No. 3 (Fall 2009)
  • The Pirate Bay’s Founders are Guilty, But the Popular File-Sharing Website Stays Afloat, International Technology Law Association, eBulletin, Vol. 3, Issue 3 (Sept. 2009)
  • Family Guy Creators’ Fair Use Wish Comes True, American Bar Association, Entertainment & Sports Law, Vol. 27, No. 2 (Summer 2009)
  • Parody Defence Proves Successful for Fox Film, Copyright World (May 2009)
  • Donkey Kong Lives! A Look at the Impact of Real-World Intellectual Property Laws on Video and Computer Games, International Technology Law Association, eBulletin, Vol. 3, Issue 1 (Feb. 2009)
  • Designing a Compliant Record Retention Policy for Your Business, International Technology Law Association, eBulletin, Vol. 2, Issue 3 (Summer 2008)
  • Designing a Compliant Record Retention Policy for a Business, Communiqué (Dec. 2007)
  • Designing a Compliant Electronic Record Retention Policy for Your Association, Association Law & Policy (July 2007)
  • Recent Decisions in e-Discovery that Affect Us All, National Business Institute (July 2007)
  • Designing a Compliant Record Retention Policy, National Business Institute (July 2007)
  • Find it Fast and Free on the Net: strategies for legal research on the web, National Business Institute (Feb. 2007)
  • Affording IP Litigation, Some Systematic Ways In-House Counsel Can Control Litigation Costs, Intellectual Property Litigation Issues for In-House Counsel, Intellectual Property Law Section, The State Bar of California (May 2006)
  • Electronic Case Filing in the District Court, United State District Court of Nevada (May 2005)
  • Clearance Sale: Tips on clearing intellectual property rights in advertising and marketing, Las Vegas Business Press (March 2005) (Copyright section) (w/ M. McCue, W. Allen, J. Krieger, and C. Law)
  • Driving Traffic: Search Engines, Trademarks, and Spam; Can search engines sell ads keyed to your trademarks?, Las Vegas Business Press (March 2005)
  • Privacy Laws and Protection of Personal Information, Southern Nevada Association of Women Attorneys (Jan. 2005)
  • Internet Search Strategies, Clark County Bar Association (Nov. 2004)
  • E-Commerce Issues: Marketing, Privacy and Intellectual Property, American Alliance of Paralegals (Oct. 2004)
  • Effective Internet Search Strategies, Communiqué (Aug. 2004)
  • Primer on Electronic Discovery, Communiqué (June/July 2004)
  • Privacy Law, Clark County Bar Association (May 2004)
  • Protection of Computer Databases, Vol.4, No. 2 (Spring 2004), Federal Bar Association, Intellectual Property and Communications Section Newsletter
  • Cost of Copying – $20 Million, Nevada Lawyer (March 2004)
  • Big Hairy Woman – Fair Use and Parodies vs. Copyright Infringement, Communiqué (April 2003)
  • Internet for Paralegals, International Paralegal Institute (April 2003)
  • Testing the Criminal Provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Communiqué (Feb. 2003)
  • Service by E-mail, Nevada Lawyer (July 2002)
  • Trademarks and the Internet, Global IP Summit (June 2002)
  • Choosing and Protecting Trademarks, Global IP Summit (June 2002)
  • Intellectual Property Issues in E-Commerce – Piracy in the Internet Age, 17 Ariz. J. Int’l & Comp. L. 131 (2000)
  • Taxes, Tariffs, and Other Regulatory Barriers to E-Commerce, 17 Ariz. J. Int’l & Comp. L. 183 (2000, with K. Strano)
  • Casinos of the Next Millennium: A Look into the Proposed Ban on Internet Gambling, 17 Ariz. J. Int’l & Comp. L. 413 (2000)
  • Internet Gaming, Lotteries, Sweepstakes and Games of Chance Seem Here to Stay, National Business Institute (2000, with M. Tratos)

PUBLIC SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

  • “Ethically Using Tech In Your Law Practice,” Speaker, Lawline Bridge the Gap Skills & Ethics: Building Blocks for the Practice of Law, June 2019
  • “Online Behavioral Advertising,” Speaker, New York City Bar Association, Committee on Information Technology and Cyber Law, May 2019
  • “Technology for the Small Firm Overview: A User’s Perspective,” Panel Speaker, New York City Bar Association Small Law Firm Symposium, New York, New York, November 2018
  • “Digital Necromancy – A legal review of Deleb Digital Recreations,” Speaker, ITechLaw World Conference 2018, Seattle, Washington, May 2018
  • “Trademark Issues over E-Commerce: Infringements and Anti-counterfeiting,” Moderator, New York City Bar Association, Trademarks and Unfair Competition Committee, March 2018
  • “Ethical Considerations of Using Technology in Legal Services,” Speaker, ITechLaw World Conference 2017, Chicago, Illinois, May 2017
  • “Cybersecurity / Data Protection,” Panel Speaker, Legal Symposium, International Air Transport Association, Washington, D.C., February 2017.
  • “Privacy – U.S. Developments,” Speaker, 7th Annual Access to Information and Privacy Law Symposium, Canadian Bar Association, Ottawa, Canada, October 2016
  • “Digital Transformation – Impact on Legal Services,” Speaker, International Federation of Computer Law Associations, London, Great Britain, June 2016
  • “International Privacy Update – US,” Speaker, 6th Annual Access to Information and Privacy Law Symposium, Canadian Bar Association, Ottawa, Canada, October 2015
  • “International Privacy Update – US,” Speaker, 5th Annual Access to Information and Privacy Law Symposium, Canadian Bar Association, Ottawa, Canada, October 2014
  • “User Generated Health Data – Legal Issues,” Speaker, 5th Annual Access to Information and Privacy Law Symposium, Canadian Bar Association, Ottawa, Canada, October 2014
  • “Protecting Your Trade Secrets in a Global Marketplace,” Moderator, Minority Corporate Counsel Association 2014 CLE Expo, Los Angeles, California, March 2014
  • “Avoiding Social Media Pitfalls,” Speaker, Neighborhood Entrepreneur Law Project, City Bar Justice Center, New York City Bar, March 2014
  • “Privacy Update – United States,” Speaker, International Technology Law Association, Asia-Pacific Conference, Melbourne, Australia, February 2014
  • “Cybersecurity Review,” Co-Speaker, Annual Enterprise Security Briefing: Emerging Trends, Threats, and Legal Perspectives, Protiviti, New York October 2013
  • “Cloud Computing and Due Diligence in M&A Transactions,” Co-Speaker, ITechLaw European Conference, Amsterdam, the Netherlands October 2013
  • “Intellectual Property Basics,” Speaker, AARP, Washington, D.C., June 2013
  • “Hot Topics in Technology Law: Cloud Computing Business Considerations and Evolving Contractual Best Practices; Anatomy of a Failed Outsourcing Project; Agile Software Development; and 3D Printing,” Co-Speaker, New Jersey Association of Corporate Counsel, New Jersey June 2013
  • “Privacy in the Courts: Damage Awards, Tort Claims and Class Actions,” Co-Speaker, 3rd Annual Access to Information and Privacy Law Symposium, Canadian Bar Association, Ottawa, Canada September 2012
  • “International IP and legal concerns for a startup in the US,” Speaker, Founders Institute, New York, August 2012
  • “Subcontractors and Third Party Vendors: How to conduct effective due diligence and ensure control and access to your data in the cloud,” Co-Speaker, American Conference Institute, San Francisco June 2012
  • “Arbitration Provisions in IT Agreements – the Good, the Bad and the Disastrous,” Co-Speaker, ITechLaw World Conference, Washington, D.C., May 2012
  • “Hot Legal Issues in the Cloud,” Co-Speaker, Women in eDiscovery, New York March 2012
  • “Digital Media – Entertainment of the future – the convergence of technology and entertainment – Focus on Gaming,” Speaker, ITechLaw European Conference, Oslo, Norway, October 2011
  • “Arbitrating IT Disputes: A Comparative Analysis of Jurisdictions,” ITechLaw Webinar, March 2011
  • “Intent to Induce Infringement,” Shifting Sands: What is Discoverable and Admissible for Damages, Willfulness and Other Purposes, Intellectual Property Owners Association, Washington, D.C., March 2011
  • “Whose is it? Ownership of User Generated Content in the Real and Virtual World,” Speaker, ITechLaw Asia Conference, Bangalore, India, February 2011
  • “Betting on the Web – A look at current U.S. law on Internet gambling, lotteries, sweepstakes and contests,” Speaker, ITechLaw European Conference, Berlin, Germany, October 2010
  • “IP Law Update,” Moderator, ITechLaw World Conference, Boston May 2010
  • “Google Books—Digitization and the Last Paper Frontier,” Speaker, ITechLaw European Conference, Brussels, Belgium, November 2009
  • “Donkey Kong Lives: A look at the impact of real-world intellectual property laws on video and computer games,” Speaker, ITechLaw European Conference, Barcelona, Spain, November 2008
  • “Hidden Trademark Use: the Dark World of Sponsored Links and Meta Tags,” Speaker, ITechLaw World Conference, Las Vegas May 2008
  • Guest Professor, Southwestern Law School, IP Litigation
  • Guest Professor, UNLV School of Engineering for Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law Seminars

ACTIVITIES

  • Member, USPTO Trademarks Practice and Policy Committee, American Bar Association, 2020 – Present
  • Member, Committee on Information Technology and Cyber Law, New York City Bar Association, 2018 – Present
  • Advisory Board, International Technology Law Association, June 2016 – Present
  • Member, Trademarks & Unfair Competition Committee, New York City Bar Association, 2015-2018
  • President, International Technology Las Association, April 2015-May 2016
  • Board Member, New York, Step Up Charity, 2013-2015
  • Vice President, International Technology Law Association, April 2014 – April 2015
  • Chair Program Committee, International Technology Law Association, 2011-2014
  • Sponsorship Co-Chair, International Technology Law Association, World and Annual Conferences, 2010, 2011
  • Conference Co-Chair, World and Annual Conference, International Technology Law Association, 2009, 2012
  • Co-Chair, eDiscovery Subcommittee, Intellectual Property Owners Association, 2010, 2011
  • Former Vice Chairperson, ABA Science and Technology Section, Virtual Worlds and Multi-User Online Games Sub-Committee
  • Former Chairperson, ABA IP, Computer Legislation, Identity Theft and Protection Sub-Committee
  • Former Executive Board Member, Clark County Bar Association
  • Former Vice Chairman, Nevada State Bar Technology Section
  • Former Co-Section Leader, Intellectual Property Section, Nevada American Inns of Court
  • Member, Screen Actors Guild 2003-Present