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Ben Danieli primarily focuses on commercial transactions in the technology and intellectual property fields. He has represented both vendors and purchasers of various information technology through drafting and negotiating master services, data licensing, SaaS, outsourcing, VAR and OEM agreements. Mr. Danieli additionally advises clients on data privacy and information security matters related to technology transactions and general terms of use, service and internal and external privacy policies.

In the entertainment industry, Mr. Danieli has advised clients on FTC compliance and advertising disclosure guidelines. He also regularly drafts intellectual property licensing agreements that convey and assign rights to media content. To assist clients in protecting their confidential information and trade secrets, Mr. Danieli is frequently involved in crafting confidentiality, non-disclosure, non-compete and non-solicitation agreements.

Mr. Danieli graduated from Hofstra University School of Law with a concentration in intellectual property. During law school, Mr. Danieli participated in the Community & Economic Development Clinic, where he provided transactional assistance to community-based organizations including not-for-profit and cooperative corporations. As a research assistant for the law school’s library, Mr. Danieli assisted school administration and faculty members on a wide range of technology based research projects. He also served as the alumni affairs editor of the Hofstra Law Review.

Experience

  • Leading German-based gaming company, in the intellectual property and technology-related aspects of the purchase of a U.S.-based gaming technology provider of electronic gaming machines, including bingo, keno, and interactive casino promotional systems.
  • The Saul Zaentz Company and its subsidiary, Middle-earth Enterprises, in the sale of the worldwide film, stage, video game, and merchandising rights in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien to Embracer Freemode Iconic Holding Inc., a subsidiary of the Swedish gaming company, Embracer Group.

Credentials

Education

  • J.D., Intellectual Property Honors Concentration, Hofstra University School of Law, 2019, magna cum laude
  • B.A., Politics & Government; Pre-law, Ohio Wesleyan University, 2016, cum laude

Admissions

  • New York
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