Author Profile

Gerald Ferguson

Gerald Ferguson

Phone: 212.589.4238
45 Rockefeller Plaza 11th Floor New York NY 10111 United States

About

Gerald Ferguson has focused his practice on intellectual property claims, and has advised clients on intellectual property protection programs and Internet operations that comply with banking, insurance, antitrust and Federal Trade Commission regulations. A partner with Baker Hostetler, Gerald currently serves as the Intellectual Property, Technology and Media Group Coordinator in New York, and the national leader of the firm’s Privacy and Information security group. Mr. Ferguson, a regular contributor to the firm’s blog, Data Privacy Monitor, is the Chairman of the Intellectual Property Committee of the New York State Bar Association, International Law and Practice Section, and has extensive experience handling compliance issues with breach notification laws and developing privacy policies.

Education

* J.D., University of Virginia School of Law, 1988 * B.A., University of Virginia, 1984

Practice Areas

* Sports and Entertainment * Trademarks, Trade Dress and Domain Names * Copyrights * IP Litigation * Trade Secrets * IP Transactions * IP Due Diligence * International IP * Commercial Litigation * Green Business and Sustainability * Privacy and Information Security * Media Industry

Bar and Court Admissions

* U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 1996 * U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 1996 * U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York, 1995 * U.S. District Court, Western District of New York, 1994 * U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, 1990 * U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 1989 * New York, 1989

Recent Articles

White Collar Wiretaps: Will Your Own Words Come Back to Haunt You?

Gerald Ferguson
September 29, 2011 14:37

Posted by Gerald FergusonJonathan B. New, a partner in Baker Hostetler's New York office and a member of the firm's White Collar Defense and Corporate Investigations Team, along with associate attorney Sammi Malek recently authored the article, "White Collar Wiretaps: Will Your Own Words Come...

Cookies Crumbling? -- An Update

Gerald Ferguson
May 25, 2011 21:05

Posted by Gerald FergusonThe UK Information Commissioners Office ("ICO") has clarified today that it will not commence enforcement of the controversial new EU rules governing the use of “cookies” until May of 2012 (the “EU Cookie Law”).  With certain limited exceptions,...

Are the Cookies Crumbling?

Gerald Ferguson
May 24, 2011 15:59

Posted by Gerald FergusonAlthough the world did not come to the end on Saturday, as one millennial group had predicted, some in Europe worry that the end is near for European Internet start-ups when the new EU cookie directive goes into effect on May 25, 2011.  The concern is that...

Fake Bin Laden Death Videos Contain Malware That Steals PII

Gerald Ferguson
May 05, 2011 15:31

Posted by Gerald FergusonThe weakest link in our defense to computer security attacks can be our natural curiosity.  The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation issued a warning for computer users that the latest hacking scam circulating the internet are messages claiming to include photos and...

Hackers Are Using Compromised Personal Information to Further Hacking Schemes

Gerald Ferguson
April 14, 2011 20:00

In talking to friends and clients, we are seeing a recent upsurge in attacks by hackers who appear to have access to compromised personal information and are using that information to further hacking schemes.  We are sharing the facts of two recent attacks so...