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Brian Hall, is a member of Traverse Legal, PLC and the managing partner of its Austin, Texas office, doing business as Hall Law. He has represented companies from start-up to exit, including tech, SAAS, CPG, enterprise Internet, and brand owners throughout the world with their Intellectual Property, including IP Portfolio management; Internet Law, including such areas as digital and social media, advertising, and promotions, privacy, and data matters; and Business Law issues. Brian regularly advises clients on the acquisition of, enforcement of, licensing, and monetization of intellectual property, and he has extensive experience with countless multi-million dollar corporate transactions involving an entity's business-critical IP. He has also led various mergers and acquisitions in numerous industries.

Brian is currently an Entrepreneur in Residence at the Herb Kelleher Entrepreneurship Center at The University of Texas at Austin. He is a regular author and speaker on legal topics of particular interest to technology companies given his background as an IT Consultant with the global IT firm Accenture. Brian has provided trademark legal commentary on Fox 7 News (Austin), authored Coach’s Corner for foundingAUSTIN and the Founders’ Friday blog series, and presented CLE on a variety of topics. Brian regularly mentors and advises entities at all stages of the startup ecosystem. He is an active member of the Board of EO Austin, and he is also on the Board of Directors for PeopleFund.

Visit Brian Howard at www.traverselegal.com.

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