Christopher Barnett
Senior Attorney

Christopher represents clients in a variety of business, intellectual property and IT-related contexts, with matters involving trademark registration and enforcement, software and licensing disputes and litigation, and mergers, divestments and service transactions. Christopher's practice includes substantial attention to concerns faced by media & technology companies and to disputes involving new media, especially the fast-evolving content on the Internet.

Education

2004 - Southern Methodist University - Juris Doctorate - Law
1999 - University of Texas at Austin - Bachelors of Arts w/Honors - Language

License

2004 - Texas

Experience

Marchand & Moraine, LLP - 2004 - 2007
At Marchand & Moraine, Christopher handled civil litigation matters in state courts, from case review through filing suit, discovery, motion practice, mediation, negotiation, settlement, and trial.

Affiliations

Dallas Bar Association Computer Law Section - Member

Admissions

Texas State Courts

Presentations

DatePresentation
May 2018Scott & Scott Webinar: Fundamentals of Softare Audit Data Collection
February 2018Strafford Webinar: Software License Due Diligence in M&A Deals
March 2013Scott & Scott CLE Webinar: To SPLA or Not to SPLA: Microsoft Licensing for the Hosting Services Provider 
August 2012Scott & Scott CLE Webinar: Storms in the Cloud: The Legal Risks of Commercial Hosting
November 2011Texas Wesleyan Business Leadership Symposium: Enterprise Software Licensing, New Choices - New Obligations

 

Articles

PublicationArticle
The Licensing JournalTop Three Revisions to Request in Software License Audit Clauses
The Licensing JournalReleases of Liability as Part of Licensing Deals - How Hard to Push?

 

Media Coverage

PublicationArticle
CIOWindows Server 2016 could cost you more than you think