John F. Delaney is a partner in the New York office of Morrison & Foerster, where he serves as Co-Chair of the firm’s Technology Transactions Practice Group.

Mr. Delaney has concentrated his practice on intellectual property and high-technology matters. He has advised clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to early-stage “Silicon Alley” start-ups on licensing and liability issues. Mr. Delaney has also counseled clients on copyright and other intellectual property issues in connection with corporate finance transactions and mergers and acquisitions. He has negotiated complex IT and business process outsourcing contracts and service level agreements, joint ventures, Web site development and hosting relationships, software and content licenses, Internet co-branding and “private label” agreements, and many other types of technology-related contracts. In addition, Mr. Delaney has substantial experience in advising companies on issues such as IP audits, privacy and data security, contests and sweepstakes, advertising, digital signatures and electronic contracts, online auctions, domain names, copyright and trademark registration, unfair competition, and trade secrets. His clients include companies, among others, A&E Television Networks, The Harry Fox Agency, The Hertz Corporation, iVillage, Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Time Warner Cable and Yahoo! Hot Jobs.

Mr. Delaney has also represented clients in a wide range of intellectual property-related disputes. For example, he worked on the team that represented Fujitsu Ltd. in its landmark software copyright arbitration with IBM. He represented Chips and Technologies, Inc. in a series of widely publicized patent infringement and unfair competition actions and in an International Trade Commission investigation concerning memory controller chips used in personal computers.

Mr. Delaney is a frequent lecturer and author on technology and intellectual property law developments, and has been quoted in Newsweek, Advertising Age and The Wall Street Journal on emerging intellectual property law and business issues. He has appeared on the cover of American Lawyer as one of the “lawyers for the new economy” and on the cover of New York Lawyer as one of “fifteen lawyers 40 and under shaping the law for the 21st Century.” Crain’s New York Business included him in its “Technology 100,” a list of individuals “likely to shape the direction and growth of New York’s economy for years to come.” He is ranked by Chambers & Partners as one of America’s leading business lawyers (recommended for “Technology & IT Outsourcing”) and is “highly recommended” by Global Counsel 3000 in the areas of IT and eCommerce. Born in Anchorage, Alaska, Mr. Delaney received his B.A. from the University of Notre Dame in 1986, graduating with honors. In 1989, he received his J.D. from Columbia Law School, where he was an Executive Editor of the Journal of Law and the Arts. Mr. Delaney is a member of both the California Bar and the New York Bar.

Speeches

• Speaker, “Intellectual Property Issues Confronting Multimedia Companies,” International Interactive Communications Society, New York , New York (July 19, 1994).
• Speaker, “Copyright Crash Course for Multimedia Developers and Users,” Society for Applied Learning Technology, Washington, D.C. (August 15, 1994; August 22, 1995; August 20, 1996; August 18, 1997) and Orlando, Florida (February 21, 1995; February 22, 1996; February 18, 1997).
• Moderator, “Internet Legal Issues for Trade Associations and Non-Profit Organizations,” Morrison & Foerster Seminar, Washington, D.C. (September 20, 1995).
• Panelist, “The Art of the Deal: Negotiating Multimedia Publishing Agreements,” International Interactive Communications Society, New York , New York (June 28, 1995).
• Speaker, “Core Patent Licensing Issues,” American Intellectual Property Law Association’s Mid-Winter Conference, Fort Myers, Florida (January 1997).
• Speaker, “A General Overview of Copyright Law,” Meeting of the Consortium of Foundation Libraries, New York, New York (February 7, 1997).
• Speaker, “Developing and Promoting Web Sites: Navigating the Legal Minefield,” International Interactive Communications Society, New York , New York (March 26, 1997).
• Speaker, “An Overview of Copyright and Trademark Law,” Presentation to the Open Society Institute, New York, New York (May 8, 1997).
• Speaker, “Copyright and New Media,” Annual Conference of the Medical Library Association, Washington, D.C. (October 17, 1997).
• Speaker, “Silicon Alley Lawyer: Building an Internet Law Practice,” Columbia Law School Science & Technology Group, New York, New York (October 28, 1997).
• Co-Chair and Speaker, “Emerging Copyright Issues in New Media,” PLI Conference on “Multimedia: Protecting Your Client’s Legal and Business Interests,” New York , New York (January 19, 1998).
• Moderator, “Launching and Running a Website: What Your Clients Need to Know,” The Copyright Society of the U.S.A., New York, New York (April 23, 1998).
• Speaker, “Digital Copyright: What Every Intellectual Property Lawyer and High Technology Company Should Know,” 11th Annual Computer Law Conference, Austin, Texas (May 14, 1998).
• Speaker, “Copyright Crash Course for Software Developers and Users,” Annual Conference of the American Society for Training and Development, Washington, D.C. (August 28, 1998).
• Speaker, “Intellectual Property Rights in the Electronic Age,” Morrison & Foerster Seminar, Osaka, Japan (September 28, 1998) and Tokyo, Japan (September 29, 1998).
• Co-Moderator and Speaker, “Copyright and Other Intellectual Property Issues for Start-Up Technology Companies,” New York New Media Association Seminar, New York, New York (November 17, 1998).
• Co-Chair and Speaker, “Emerging Copyright Issues in New Media,” PLI Conference on “Representing the New Media Company,” New York, New York (January 19-20, 1999).
• Speaker, “Digital Rights: Emerging Internet Legal Issues,” Columbia University School of Law/Art Law Clinic, New York, New York (April 5, 1999).
• Co-Moderator and Speaker, “Intellectual Property Issues for Start-Up Technology Companies,” New York New Media Association Seminar, New York, New York (June 8, 1999).
• Speaker, “Internet 101: The State of the Art and the State of the Law,” Annual Meeting of The Copyright Society of the U.S.A., Bolton Landing, New York (June 14, 1999).
• Speaker, “Storefront Development and Hosting,” PLI Conference on “eCommerce: Strategies for Success in the Digital Economy,” New York, New York (September 16, 1999).
• Speaker, “Internet 101: The State of the Art and the State of the Law,” Annual Meeting of the American Intellectual Property Law Association, Arlington, Virginia (October 21, 1999).
• Co-Chair and Speaker, “Emerging Copyright Issues in New Media,” PLI Conference on “Representing the New Media Company,” New York, New York (January 13-14, 2000).
• Speaker, “Storefront Development and Hosting,” PLI Conference on “eCommerce: Strategies for Success in the Digital Economy,” New York, New York (January 31, 2000).
• Moderator, “Current Trends in Clearing and Policing Intellectual Property Rights,” The Copyright Society of the U.S.A., New York, New York (February 3, 2000).
• Speaker, “Intellectual Property on the Internet: Enforcement and Jurisdictional Issues, Domain Name Protection, Copyright in Cyberspace,” SCMN Conference, Hong Kong (February 22, 2000).
• Moderator, “Trade Secrets,” NYNMA Start-up University, New York, New York (April 10, 2000).
• Panelist, “Flash Artists Guide to Licensing,” FlashForward 2000, New York, New York (July 26, 2000).
• Panelist, “Legal Implications of Creating, Operating and Naming a Website,” Law.com Online Seminar, New York, New York (September 22, 2000).
• Panelist, “Culture Conflicts Between High Tech Clients and Law Firms,” Law.com Online Seminar, New York, New York (September 25, 2000).
• Speaker, “Practicing Law in Silicon Alley,” Columbia Law School Dean’s Breakfast Series, New York, New York (October 5, 2000).
• Speaker, “Cutting-Edge IP Legal Issues,” Columbia Law School – Law & the Arts Clinic, New York, New York (November 27, 2000).
• Co-Chair and Speaker, “Emerging Copyright Issues in New Media,” PLI Conference on “Representing the New Media Company,” New York, New York (January 11-12, 2001).
• Panelist, “Licensing Flash Content: How to Survive and Thrive,” FlashForward 2001 Conference, San Francisco, California (February 20, 2001).
• Speaker, “Electronic Contracts in Electronic Commerce,” New York, New York Bar Association Conference on “Using Electronic Signatures & Contracts in the Old and New Economy: What are the Implications,” New York, New York (April 4, 2001).
• Participant, “Mock Negotiation: Internet Strategic Alliances,” PLI Conference on “Counseling Clients in the New Economy,” New York, New York (May 17-18, 2001).
• Panelist, “e-Property Rights: The New Frontier,” PLI Conference on “Counseling Clients in the New Economy,” New York, New York (May 17-18, 2001).
• Speaker, “Licensing in the Digital Age,” Columbia Law School – Law & the Arts Clinic, New York, New York (November 26, 2001).
• Co-Chair and Speaker, “Emerging Copyright Issues in New Media,” PLI Conference on “Representing the New Media Company: Guiding Your Clients Through a Changing Environment,” New York, New York (January 10-11, 2002).
• Speaker, “Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery in the Wake of 9/11,” New York, New York Bar Association Conference on “Upgrading Information Technology Agreements and Practices after 9/11,” New York, New York (January 30, 2002).
• Speaker, “Gaining the Upper Hand: Strategic Use of Preliminary Injunctions in Patent Cases,” American Conference Institute, Seventh National Advanced Forum on Litigating Patent Disputes, Washington, D.C. (February 4, 2002).
• Panelist, “International Law Update: Recent Developments Affecting Privacy, ECommerce, Security and Intellectual Property,” NYNMA International SIG Panel, Canadian Consulate, New York, New York (April 3, 2002).
• Speaker, “Drafting Workshop: IP Licensing in a Digital World,” Columbia Law School -- Law & the Arts Clinic, New York, New York (April 15, 2002).
• Speaker, “Protecting and Exploiting Intellectual Property for Nanotechnology Companies: Strategies to Accelerate Commercialization,” Nanotech Planet Conference and Expo, San Jose, California (May 14, 2002).
• Moderator and Speaker, “Top 10 Recent Developments in Internet Law,” Morrison & Foerster Client Seminar, New York, New York (June 27, 2002).
• Speaker, “Outsourcing for Litigation Support vs. I’ll Do It Myself,” LegalTech Conference, New York, New York (September 20, 2002).
• Co-Chair and Speaker, “Setting the Groundwork of Protecting Outsourcing, ASP and Web Service Agreements,” PLI Conference on “The Outsourcing Revolution 2002: Protecting Critical Business Functions Using Outsourcing, ASP and Web Service Agreements,” New York, New York (October 28-29, 2002).
• Speaker, “Copyright Licensing Do’s and Don’ts,” Columbia Law School – Law & the Arts Clinic, New York, New York (November 5, 2002).
• Moderator, “Investing Landscape: Information Technology Ventures,” Silicon Alley Entrepreneurs’ Club, New York, New York (November 13, 2002).
• Speaker, “Outsourcing in Financial Services,” American Conference Institute, New York, New York (March 20-21, 2003).
• Speaker, “Technology Licensing,” Columbia Law School --Law & the Arts Clinic, New York, New York (April 1, 2003).
• Speaker, “Recent Developments in Spam Law,” Morrison & Foerster Internet Law Conference, Palo Alto, California (September 4, 2003).
• Co-Chair and Speaker, “Intellectual Property and Licensing Issues in Complex Technology Transactions,” PLI Conference on “The Outsourcing Revolution 2002: Protecting Critical Business Functions,” New York, New York (October 16-17, 2003).
• Speaker, “Technology Licensing: An Overview,” Columbia Law School – New York, New York (November 4, 2003).
• Speaker, “Staying Out of Trouble: Key IP Licensing Issues for Companies Doing Business in the United States,” Asia-Pacific Entertainment Media Forum 2003, Seoul, Korea (November 13-14, 2003).
• Speaker, “What You Should Know About the New CAN-SPAM Act,” Morrison & Foerster Webcast (December 10, 2003).
• Moderator, “Biotech Investing,” Silicon Alley Entrepreneurs’ Club’s Biotech Venture Forum, New York, New York (January 20, 2004).
• Presenter, “Beyond CAN-SPAM: Jurisdictional, State and International Law Issues,” PLI Conference on “Complying with the CAN-SPAM Act and Other Critical Business Issues: Staying Out of Trouble,” New York, New York (March 31, 2004).
• Speaker, “Licensing in the Digital Age,” Columbia Law School – Law & the Arts Clinic, New York, New York (April 6, 2004).
• Moderator, “Entrepreneur Success Stories: A CEO/Founder Forum of Venture-Backed Companies,” Silicon Alley Entrepreneurs Club, New York, New York (July 22, 2004).
• Speaker, “Recent SPAM Law Developments,” Email Best Practices Coalition Retreat, Atlanta, Georgia (August 10, 2004).
• Speaker, “Privacy, Data Security and Outsourcing: The Regulatory Framework,” PLI Conference on “The Outsourcing Revolution 2004: Protecting Critical Business Functions,” Atlanta, Georgia (October 26, 2004).
• Co-Chair and Speaker, “Intellectual Property and Licensing Issues in Complex Technology Transactions,” PLI Conference on “The Outsourcing Revolution 2004: Protecting Critical Business Functions,” New York, New York (November 18-19, 2004).
• Speaker, “Licensing in the Digital Age,” Law and Arts Clinic, Columbia Law School, New York, New York (December 2, 2004).
• Speaker, “Practical Tips for Developing Good Negotiations Skills,” Deals Workshop, Columbia Law School, New York, New York (February 2, 2005).
• Speaker, “An Overview of Technology Licensing,” Law and the Arts Clinic, Columbia Law School Presentation, New York, New York (April 7, 2005).
• Speaker, “Negotiating Key Outsourcing Provisions: Customer Versus Vendor,” ACI Conference on Outsourcing, Washington, D.C. (April 20, 2005).
• Speaker, “Minimizing Online Legal Liability: Internet Law Developments and Practical Tips for In-House Counsels,” New England Corporate Counsel Association, Boston, Massachusetts (May 4, 2005).
• Speaker, “Recent Legal Developments Affecting Online Marketing,” Email Best Practices Coalition Retreat, Atlanta, Georgia (May 5, 2005).
• Speaker, “Ensuring Secure and Compliant Processes When Using Third Parties and Consultants,” ACI Conference on “Security Breaches and Identify Theft,” New York, New York (September 16, 2005).
• Speaker, “Ethics for Licensing Lawyers,” The Copyright Society of the U.S.A., New York, New York (September 20, 2005).
• Co-Chair and Speaker, “Intellectual Property and Licensing Issues in Complex Technology Transactions,” PLI Conference on “The Outsourcing Revolution 2005: Protecting Critical Business Functions,” New York, New York (October 24-25, 2005).
• Speaker, “An Overview of Technology Licensing,” Law and the Arts Clinic, Columbia Law School Presentation, New York, New York (November 3, 2005).
• Presenter, “Ethical Issues for Transactional Lawyers,” Client Presentation, New York, New York (November 8, 2005).
• Presenter, “Recent Developments in Anti-SPAM Laws,” Email Best Practices Council Retreat, Atlanta, Georgia (December 2, 2005).
• Co-Presenter, “Legal and Business Issues in Sourcing Transactions,” Client Presentation, North Carolina (December 15, 2005).
• Speaker, “Ensuring Secure and Compliant Processes in Sourcing Transactions,” ACI Conference, San Francisco, California (March 17, 2006).
• Co-Presenter, “Anatomy of a Privacy Policy, Part I,” Morrison & Foerster In-House Presentation, New York, New York (March 22, 2006).
• Co-Presenter, “Anatomy of a Privacy Policy, Part II,” Morrison & Foerster In-House Presentation, New York, New York (March 29, 2006).
• Speaker, “Key Issues in Technology Licensing,” Law and the Arts Clinic, Columbia Law School Presentation, New York, New York (April 6, 2006).
• Panelist, “Video Game Law,” New York County Bar Association, New York, New York (May 2, 2006).
• Presenter, “Recent Developments in Online Marketing Law,” Email Best Practices Council Retreat, Atlanta, Georgia (May 22, 2006).
• Co-Presenter, “Annual Privacy Policy Checkup and Maintenance,” Morrison & Foerster Client Seminar, New York, New York (July 12, 2006).
• Co-Presenter, “Outsourcing Law Developments,” Client Presentation, Connecticut (July 17, 2006).
• Presenter, “IP Aspects of Outsourcing,” PLI Conference on Intellectual Property Law, New York , New York (September 21-22, 2006).
• Moderator, “Complying With Data Security Breach Notification Laws,” Morrison & Foerster Client Seminar, New York, New York (September 26, 2006).
• Presenter, “IP Aspects of Outsourcing,” PLI Conference on Intellectual Property Law, San Francisco, CA (October 5-6, 2006).
• Presenter, “Key Issues in Offshoring Deals,” Alsbridge Outsourcing Leadership Forum, New York, New York (October 19, 2006).
• Co-Chair and Speaker, “Intellectual Property and Licensing Issues in Complex Technology Transactions,” PLI Conference on “Keys to Outsourcing and Offshoring 2006: Protecting Critical Business Functions,” New York, New York (October 23-24, 2006).
• Panelist, “You Say You Want a Revolution? The Impact of Digital Distribution in the Music Industry,” Morrison & Foerster Client Seminar, New York, New York (November 15, 2006).
• Speaker, “Key Issues in Technology Licensing,” Law and the Arts Clinic, Columbia Law School Presentation, New York , New York (November 16, 2006).
• Co-Presenter, “Identifying and Addressing IP Issues in Complex Sourcing Transactions,” Client Presentation, Virginia (November 29, 2006).
• Moderator, “Do It Yourself Copyright Issues -- The Rise of User-Generated Content,” The Copyright Society of the U.S.A., New York, New York (December 7, 2006).
• Speaker, “MySpace, YouTube and the User Generated Content Revolution: Key Issues,” PLI Webcast, New York, New York (December 13, 2006).
• “Digital Convergence Challenges for the 21st Century,” Client Presentation, Washington (February 2, 2007).
• Speaker, “The Art of Negotiations,” Columbia Law School Presentation, New York , New York (February 26, 2007).
• Panelist, “The Rise of User Generated Content,” New York University Law School Presentation, New York , New York (February 27, 2007).
• Speaker, “User Generated Content: Current Trends and Liability Issues,” Morrison & Foerster In-House Presentation, New York, New York (February 28, 2007).
• Speaker, “Recent Trends in Online Liability: Internet Law Developments and Practical Tips for Staying Out of Trouble,” New England Corporate Counsel Association, Boston, Massachusetts (March 7, 2007).
• Speaker, “The Law of E-Mail Marketing,” Client Presentation, New York, New York (March 9, 2007).
• Speaker, “Security and Privacy Concerns: Which Ones Are Real?,” IT Outsourcing 2007: The Advanced Legal and Business Forum, San Francisco, California (March 26, 2007).
• Speaker, New Online Business Models, “Columbia Law School, New York, New York (March 27, 2007).
• Speaker, Columbia University, “Copyright and User Generated Content,” Columbia Law School, New York, New York (March 27, 2007).
• Panelist, “Digital Social Responsibility: Searching for Ethics on the Internet,” Japan Society, New York, New York (June 7, 2007).
• Speaker, “Corporate Responsibility in the Internet Age,” Levin Institute, New York, New York (July 12, 2007).
• Moderator, “Copyright Issues in Digital Domain,” IPO Annual Meeting, New York, New York (September 9-11, 2007).
• Speaker, “Intellectual Property and Licensing Issues in Complex Technology Transactions,” PLI Outsourcing & Offshoring Conference, Chicago, Illinois (September 24, 2007).
• Speaker, “Intellectual Property and Licensing Issues in Complex Technology Transactions,” PLI Outsourcing & Offshoring Conference, San Francisco, California (October 18, 2007).