Ian G. DiBernardo is Co-Chair of Stroock’s Intellectual Property and Technology Group and Co-Chair of Stroock’s FinTech practice. He counsels both emerging and established companies, focusing on complex intellectual property and technology transactions and intellectual property litigation.
Ian structures and negotiates agreements involving outsourcing, cloud computing, license, distribution and joint venture agreements. He conducts due diligence on the intellectual property and information technology aspects of a broad range of corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and corporate finance transactions. He frequently counsels clients on cybersecurity, data protection and privacy.
As Co-Head of Stroock’s FinTech practice, Ian works closely with banks, broker-dealers, funds, insurers and emerging financial technology providers. For example, he frequently negotiates standalone IP and technology agreements, including cloud computing, electronic trading and dark pool agreements, as well as licenses to financial indexes, market data, trading analytics, order management systems, risk management systems and other trading technologies. Ian also represents FinTech clients in mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and other corporate transactions, including the sale of a data center, the acquisition of an alternative trading system, and the creation of a joint venture for the development of a power and energy trading platform.
Ian has first-chair trial and appellate litigation experience, successfully representing both plaintiffs and defendants in patent, trade secret, copyright and breach of contract disputes. He has successfully argued before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Ian has particular experience with financial products and systems, consumer electronics, Internet technologies and medical devices and systems.
He has a long history of pro bono service and now serves on Stroock’s pro bono committee. He has been recognized by Chambers USA and Super Lawyers multiple times and has been named an IP Star by Managing Intellectual Property Magazine.
Quoted in:
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
New York
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York; U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court
J.D., magna cum laude, Syracuse University College of Law, 1995; Order of the Coif; Syracuse Law Review
B.S.E.E., cum laude, Bucknell University, 1992; Tau Beta Pi
Ian G. DiBernardo is Co-Chair of Stroock’s Intellectual Property and Technology Group and Co-Chair of Stroock’s FinTech practice. He counsels both emerging and established companies, focusing on complex intellectual property and technology transactions and intellectual property litigation.
Ian structures and negotiates agreements involving outsourcing, cloud computing, license, distribution and joint venture agreements. He conducts due diligence on the intellectual property and information technology aspects of a broad range of corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and corporate finance transactions. He frequently counsels clients on cybersecurity, data protection and privacy.
As Co-Head of Stroock’s FinTech practice, Ian works closely with banks, broker-dealers, funds, insurers and emerging financial technology providers. For example, he frequently negotiates standalone IP and technology agreements, including cloud computing, electronic trading and dark pool agreements, as well as licenses to financial indexes, market data, trading analytics, order management systems, risk management systems and other trading technologies. Ian also represents FinTech clients in mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and other corporate transactions, including the sale of a data center, the acquisition of an alternative trading system, and the creation of a joint venture for the development of a power and energy trading platform.
Ian has first-chair trial and appellate litigation experience, successfully representing both plaintiffs and defendants in patent, trade secret, copyright and breach of contract disputes. He has successfully argued before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Ian has particular experience with financial products and systems, consumer electronics, Internet technologies and medical devices and systems.
He has a long history of pro bono service and now serves on Stroock’s pro bono committee. He has been recognized by Chambers USA and Super Lawyers multiple times and has been named an IP Star by Managing Intellectual Property Magazine.
Quoted in:
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
New York
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York; U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court
J.D., magna cum laude, Syracuse University College of Law, 1995; Order of the Coif; Syracuse Law Review
B.S.E.E., cum laude, Bucknell University, 1992; Tau Beta Pi
Qualified Opportunity Funds, Opportunity Zones and ESG Investing Conference
Stroock Ranked in 7 Practice Areas by Chambers USA 2020; 17 Leading Lawyers Recognized
Stroock Ranked in 9 Practice Areas by Chambers USA 2019; 25 Leading Lawyers Recognized
Ian G. DiBernardo, Jeffrey M. Mann and André B. Nance Published in Bloomberg Law
“SIFMA’s New Data Aggregation Principles and What They Mean for the Financial Sector”
"December 31 Deadline for Electronically Registering DMCA Agents with the Copyright Office"
Stroock deal team mentioned in "Hartford Sells Life Insurance Business For $2.05B"
Ian DiBernardo and Kenneth Stein quoted in "Signs of Life for Doctrine of Equivalents in the US"
Ian DiBernardo quoted in "High Court Urged To Delete Nintendo's IP Win On 3-D Tech"
Ian G. DiBernardo quoted in "Tomita, Nintendo Lock Horns Anew In 3DS Infringement Fight"