Since 2015, he has been General Counsel to Notley Ventures, a social impact company in Austin,Texas. He also serves as outside general counsel to the CPG accelerator, SKU. Brian has also litigated cases across the United States involving trademark, domain name, copyright, software trade secret, online defamation, and privacy/personal rights issues. Brian’s list of clients includes professional athletes and celebrities as he regularly advises on sports and entertainment law issues, with a particular focus on endorsement agreements.

Brian is currently an Entrepreneur in Residence at the Herb Kelleher Center for Entrepreneurship, Growth, and Renewal at The University of Texas at Austin.

He is a regular author and speaker on legal topics of particular interest to technology companies given his background as an IT Consultant with the global IT firm Accenture. Brian has provided trademark legal commentary on Fox 7 News (Austin), authored Coach’s Corner for foundingAUSTIN and the Founders’ Friday blog series, and presented CLE on a variety of topics. A graduate of Miami University with a Bachelor of Science in Management Information Systems and Michigan State University College of Law with a Juris Doctorate, Brian has also completed Executive Education courses at Harvard Business School and obtained a certificate for Law and the Entrepreneur from Northwestern University.

Brian has been chosen by his peers as a Rising Star in Intellectual Property, as rated by SuperLawyers, for the years 2010-2020 and has received the highest peer rating for level of professional excellence, AV Preeminent, by Martindale-Hubbell. Brian is also a limited partner in StartupRunner, a seed stage venture capital fund, an angel investor with the Central Texas Angel Network (CTAN), and regularly mentors and advises entities at all stages of the startup ecosystem. He is an active member and on the Board of EO Austin. He also on the Board of Directors for PeopleFund and a member of the Steering Committee for the Global Entrepreneurial Bar Association. He has served as President of the Michigan State University College of Law AA Board of Directors and on the United Way Board.

REPRESENTATIVE LITIGATION AND ARBITRATION EXPERIENCE

• Stockfood America, Inc. v. Dixicigs LLC et al., US District Court, W.D. Texas, No. 1:20-cv-00873-LY (Resolved matter on behalf of Defendant leading to voluntary dismissal by Plaintiff).
• Dreammakers LLC v. Karol Jasik et al., Travis County District Court, D-1-GN-20-004116 (Successfully
  represented Defendant in breach of contract case and mediated leading to the lawsuit being dismissed with prejudice).
• Sensis, Inc. v. The LASIK Vision Institute, LLC et al., US District Court, W.D. Texas, No. 1:20-cv-00001-RP (served as local counsel).
• Brantley v. Jawahar, Travis County District Court, D-1-GN-20-001413 (Successfully represented Defendant in breach of contract case leading to the lawsuit being dismissed).
• Various partnership, joint venture and other business disputes, including via American Arbitration Association (AAA), mediation and pre-litigation settlement.
• Joel Bauer and Associates, Inc. v. Sabrina Gibson Hawkins et al., US District Court, C.D. California, No. 2:18-cv-09887-DSF-MRW (Successfully represented Defendant WP Engine, Inc. to dismiss DMCA copyright lawsuit).
• International Olympic Committee et al. v. Frayne et al., US District Court, S.D. Texas, No. 15-cv-3277 (Represented the Defendants in a trademark, cybersquatting and Olympic Amateur Sports Act lawsuit where the parties mutually agreed to dismiss the litigation).
• Dearborn Tree Service, Inc. v. Gray’s Outdoor Services, LLC et al., US District Court, E.D. Michigan, 2:13-CV-12584; November 2015 (Obtained six figure settlement on behalf of Plaintiff in a trademark, cybersquatting and trade libel/defamation lawsuit).
• The Weather Underground, Inc. v. Navigation Catalyst Systems, Inc., US. District Court, E.D. Michigan, 2:09-CV-10756; June 15, 2012 (Obtained a $3.5 million dollar consent judgment in a cybersquatting lawsuit): http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20130224/NEWS/302249999/domain-name-dispute#.

REPRESENTATIVE TRANSACTIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Stockfood America, Inc. v. Dixicigs LLC et al., US District Court, W.D. Texas, No. 1:20-cv-00873-LY (Resolved matter on behalf of Defendant leading to voluntary dismissal by Plaintiff).
• Dreammakers LLC v. Karol Jasik et al., Travis County District Court, D-1-GN-20-004116 (Successfully
  represented Defendant in breach of contract case and mediated leading to the lawsuit being dismissed with prejudice).
• Sensis, Inc. v. The LASIK Vision Institute, LLC et al., US District Court, W.D. Texas, No. 1:20-cv-00001-RP (served as local counsel).
• Brantley v. Jawahar, Travis County District Court, D-1-GN-20-001413 (Successfully represented Defendant in breach of contract case leading to the lawsuit being dismissed).
• Various partnership, joint venture and other business disputes, including via American Arbitration Association (AAA), mediation and pre-litigation settlement.
• Joel Bauer and Associates, Inc. v. Sabrina Gibson Hawkins et al., US District Court, C.D. California, No. 2:18-cv-09887-DSF-MRW (Successfully represented Defendant WP Engine, Inc. to dismiss DMCA copyright lawsuit).
• International Olympic Committee et al. v. Frayne et al., US District Court, S.D. Texas, No. 15-cv-3277 (Represented the Defendants in a trademark, cybersquatting and Olympic Amateur Sports Act lawsuit where the parties mutually agreed to dismiss the litigation).
• Dearborn Tree Service, Inc. v. Gray’s Outdoor Services, LLC et al., US District Court, E.D. Michigan, 2:13-CV-12584; November 2015 (Obtained six figure settlement on behalf of Plaintiff in a trademark, cybersquatting and trade libel/defamation lawsuit).
• The Weather Underground, Inc. v. Navigation Catalyst Systems, Inc., US. District Court, E.D. Michigan, 2:09-CV-10756; June 15, 2012 (Obtained a $3.5 million dollar consent judgment in a cybersquatting lawsuit): http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20130224/NEWS/302249999/domain-name-dispute#.

MEMBERSHIP & AFFILIATIONS

• Stockfood America, Inc. v. Dixicigs LLC et al., US District Court, W.D. Texas, No. 1:20-cv-00873-LY (Resolved matter on behalf of Defendant leading to voluntary dismissal by Plaintiff).
• Dreammakers LLC v. Karol Jasik et al., Travis County District Court, D-1-GN-20-004116 (Successfully
  represented Defendant in breach of contract case and mediated leading to the lawsuit being dismissed with prejudice).
• Sensis, Inc. v. The LASIK Vision Institute, LLC et al., US District Court, W.D. Texas, No. 1:20-cv-00001-RP (served as local counsel).
• Brantley v. Jawahar, Travis County District Court, D-1-GN-20-001413 (Successfully represented Defendant in breach of contract case leading to the lawsuit being dismissed).
• Various partnership, joint venture and other business disputes, including via American Arbitration Association (AAA), mediation and pre-litigation settlement.
• Joel Bauer and Associates, Inc. v. Sabrina Gibson Hawkins et al., US District Court, C.D. California, No. 2:18-cv-09887-DSF-MRW (Successfully represented Defendant WP Engine, Inc. to dismiss DMCA copyright lawsuit).
• International Olympic Committee et al. v. Frayne et al., US District Court, S.D. Texas, No. 15-cv-3277 (Represented the Defendants in a trademark, cybersquatting and Olympic Amateur Sports Act lawsuit where the parties mutually agreed to dismiss the litigation).
• Dearborn Tree Service, Inc. v. Gray’s Outdoor Services, LLC et al., US District Court, E.D. Michigan, 2:13-CV-12584; November 2015 (Obtained six figure settlement on behalf of Plaintiff in a trademark, cybersquatting and trade libel/defamation lawsuit).
• The Weather Underground, Inc. v. Navigation Catalyst Systems, Inc., US. District Court, E.D. Michigan, 2:09-CV-10756; June 15, 2012 (Obtained a $3.5 million dollar consent judgment in a cybersquatting lawsuit): http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20130224/NEWS/302249999/domain-name-dispute#.