Overview
Jeff Weingart is Of Counsel at MSF in the firm’s Intellectual Property Group. Mr. Weingart has provided intellectual property and technology-related legal advice to clients in a broad range of industries with respect to both litigation and transactional matters. Mr. Weingart has represented clients in disputes, litigations, arbitrations and related workouts involving all aspects of intellectual property, including matters arising from the development, commercialization and misappropriation of technology, content and other assets covered by copyright and trade secret laws, patents, trademarks, and other statutory and common law constructs.
In addition, Mr. Weingart has advised clients with regard to intellectual property and technology issues arising from a wide range of transactional matters, including those involving licenses of intellectual property, software and other technologies; technology development and outsourcing agreements; sales, distribution and royalty agreements; corporate M&A transactions; and joint ventures.
Education & Admissions
EDUCATION
J.D., St. John’s University School of Law (Evening Division)
B.A., Columbia College, Columbia University
ADMISSIONS
State of New York
State of Connecticut
Southern District of New York
Eastern District of New York
District of Connecticut
Second Circuit Court of Appeals
Prior Experience
Before joining MSF in 2009, Mr. Weingart was a principal of Fish & Richardson, following a 17-year stint with the IP and technology law firm Brown Raysman Millstein Felder & Steiner LLP. Prior to practicing law, Mr. Weingart worked in the newspaper field for a number of years, including as the managing editor of a weekly computer industry trade newspaper.
Honors & Involvement
HONORS
New York Metro Super Lawyers, 2014 – 2018, 2021 – Present
Publications
“Doing Business on the Internet: Forms & Analysis,” Law Journal Press, first published in 1997 and updated annually (co-author)