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Eric Goldman is an Assistant Professor of Law and Director of the High Tech Law Institute at Santa Clara University School of Law. Before he became a full-time academic, he practiced Internet law for 8 years in the Silicon Valley. He teaches Cyberspace Law and Intellectual Property, and his research focuses on Internet and marketing law topics such as search engines, spam and adware. He blogs on Internet law topics at the Technology & Marketing Law Blog.

Michael graduated Magna Cum Laude from Virginia Tech (Go Hokies) with a B.A. in History. He is currently a third-year full-time student at Santa Clara where he is Vice President of the Environmental Legal Society and an associate on the Computer and High Tech Law Journal. He plans to work in IP litigation upon graduation.

Erik is a third-year full-time student at Santa Clara, and manages the TLF website. Prior to entering law school, he provided web development strategy consulting and development services for a variety of Silicon Valley and national clients. He also served as the first full-time webmaster at the Corporation for National and Community Service and was a contract technical analyst at DARPA. A graduate of the University of California at Davis, Erik served as a U.S. Army officer before moving into the technology field. His primary online home is EJSchmidt.com.

Mark is a third-year full-time law student at Santa Clara. He holds a degree in Optical Engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and certificates in Semiconductor and Material Devices and Consulting Engineering. Mark is on the Santa Clara Law Review and is the Treasurer for the Intellectual Property Association. He is currently a summer associate for Cooley Godward Kronish in the IP Litigation department.