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One of the Nation's Leading Internet Lawyers

Bennet Kelley is one of the nation's leading Internet lawyers and is the Founder of the Internet Law Center.   His experience includes:

  • Over 15 years of broad-based corporate, technology, IP and litigation experience;
  • Serving as in-house and outside general counsel for an array of entertainment and technology companies, including ValueClick, ETM Entertainment Network, Hi-Speed Media and SpeedyClick.com; and
  • Writing, testifying, lobbying, litigating and/or presenting on cutting edge issues such as spam, spyware, keyword search liability and net neutrality.

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BIOGRAPHY

Bennet Kelley launched the Internet Law Center in September 2007 after four years with ValueClick, where he was Assistant General Counsel, Director of Governmental Affairs & Privacy and Vice President of Legal & Strategic Affairs for the online advertising and e-commerce company's Hi-Speed Media subsidiary.

Bennet also served as General Counsel of ETM Entertainment Network, which was the second largest live event ticketing company in the U.S., and as Vice President of Business, Legal and Governmental Affairs for Network Commerce, an internet technology infrastructure and services company, where he also was division counsel for its SpeedyClick.com division.   Bennet began his legal career with Howrey & Simon, one of the nation's premier antitrust, intellectual property and litigation firms.

Bennet currently is a co-chair of the Legislative Subcommittee of the California State Bar's Cyberspace Committee and a regular contributor to the Journal of Internet Law. Bennet graduated from Georgetown University Law Center magna cum laude in 1990 and received a Bachelor of Science in Political Science from The American University in 1984.   He is admitted in California, the District of Columbia and Maryland.

Prior to starting his legal career, Bennet worked in the lobbying and governmental affairs practice of Sutherland Asbill & Brennan.   He has extensive political experience that includes serving as National Co-Chair of the Democratic National Committee's Saxophone Club (its young professional fundraising and outreach arm) during the Clinton era and being an award winning political columnist.

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Publications

Spyware and Data Security Bills Advance, Journal of Internet Law (August 2007).

Federal Legislative Update: 110th Congress, Journal of Internet Law (March 2007).

Playing in the Big Leagues, Online Media Daily (April 20, 2005).

Armageddon and the Year of the Internet, Media Daily News (August 4, 2004).

Navigating B-to-B Marketing in the CAN-SPAM World, Media Daily News (April 27, 2004).

Understanding the Politics of Spyware, Media Daily News (March 31, 2004).

Blacklists and Shades of Gray, Media Daily News (February 24, 2004).

Return to Sender: Addressing CAN-SPAM Misconceptions, Media Daily News (January 28, 2004).

Industry Lessons of 2003 Parts I and II, Media Daily News (December 8 & 16, 2003).

Separating Facts from Politics in Senator Bowen’s Remarks, Media Daily News (November 24, 2003).

Avalanche of Unsolicited Email Requires Overall Legal Response, Los Angeles Daily Journal (March 3, 2003).

Communications with Former Employees, in Trying Insurance Coverage Disputes (Law Journal Seminars-Press 1995) (co-author).

Successful Discovery Techniques, in Environmental Insurance Coverage Litigation (Environmental Insurance Law Institute 1993) (co-author).

The NCAA in Court: An Outline of Cases Involving the NCAA and its Rules and Regulations. NACUA College Law Digest (May 25, 1989 and June 22, 1989) (co-author).

Seminars

Online Marketing: Opportunities and Risk, West LegalWorks & Southwestern Law School 2007 International IT Law Summit (June 8, 2007).

Trademarks on the Internet, 8th Annual Tech Law Conference: ACC America & Pepperdine School of Law (March 30, 2007).

Withstanding FTC and State Scrutiny of Emerging e-Marketing Practices, Corporate Counsel on E-Marketing & Privacy Law (March 19, 2007).

Best Practices for Advertisers and Affiliates, Affiliate Summit 2007 (January 22, 2007).

Hot Topics in eCommerce & Technology Law, 2006 Association of Corporate Counsel Annual Meeting (October 24, 2006).

E-Commerce & Internet Advertising Law, 7th Annual Tech Law Conference: ACC America & Pepperdine School of Law (June 23, 2006).

Current Legal Issues Involving the Internet, E.W. Scripps Company (June 20, 2006).

Spyware: Confronting the Problem, Protect Your Brand, International Association of Privacy Professionals Privacy Academy (October 27, 2005).

Internet Technologies: Privacy, University of Southern California (October 25, 2005).

Internet Technologies: Spam, University of Southern California (October 11, 2005).

Email Marketing in a Changing World, Data University (January 27, 2005).

Risk Management in Email Marketing: CAN-SPAM and Other Risks, Data University (January 29, 2004).

Legislative Testimony

Testimony on AB-1958 (Free Offers on Internet), California Assembly Business & Professions Committee (May 9, 2006).

Testimony on SB-92 (California Spyware Bill), California Assembly Business & Professions Committee (June 21, 2005).

Testimony on SB-12 (California Spam Bill), California Senate Business & Professions Committee (March 24, 2003).

 

© Bennet Kelley 2007.

CONTACT ME:

Bennet Kelley, Esq.
(310) 403-7741
(702) 924-8740 (efax)
bkelley at internetlawcenter.net