Flagler Law Group LLC
BRIAN D. FLAGLER
Professional Experience
Flagler Law Group LLC
Sisters, Oregon
Principal Member
May 2006 to present
• Lead publishing counsel to several market-leading publishers, designers, producers, and distributors of Christian media
• General counsel to innovative service providers to the publishing industry
• Representing multiple ECPA publishers in UK copyright infringement action
• Successfully dismissed copyright claim alleged by author against book publisher
• Successfully negotiated trademark concurrent use agreement for leading ministry
Multnomah Publishers, Inc.
Sisters, Oregon
Vice President of Administration and General Counsel
May 2004 to May 2006
• Member of Executive Leadership Team
• Executive responsible for the Information Technology, Human Resources, Operations, and Legal Departments
• General Counsel duties as noted below
Vice President and General Counsel
October 2002 to May 2004
• Advised the president and company leadership on all legal matters
• Provided leadership and management to the Legal Department
• Negotiated all publishing agreements with authors and agents
• Negotiated the acquisition and sale of publishing assets
• Licensed subsidiary rights
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
Portland, Oregon
Associate, Intellectual Property and Media Practice Groups
August 2000 to October 2002
• Served as lead intellectual property counsel responsible for registering, enforcing, and licensing the domestic and international trademark, copyright and trade secret portfolios of industry-leading businesses
• Negotiated domestic and international intellectual property and corporate transactions
• Representative clients:
• Starbucks Corporation
• Intel Corporation
• Oregon Health & Science University
• Multnomah Publishers, Inc.
Troutman Sanders LLP
Atlanta, Georgia
Associate, Intellectual Property and eCommerce Practice Groups
August 1998 to August 2000
• Served as lead trademark counsel to leading regional businesses
• Negotiated and drafted intellectual property licenses
• Representative clients:
• Turner Broadcasting, Inc.
• Nioxin Corporation
• Chic-Fil-A Corporation
Clayton College & State University
Atlanta, Georgia
Adjunct Faculty, Instructor of Intellectual Property Law
1999-2000
Education
University of Virginia School of Law
Juris Doctor
Wake Forest University
Bachelor of Arts in History
Summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa
Memberships and Activities
• Elder, Sisters Community Church
• Member, Christian Legal Society
• Admitted to practice in Oregon and Georgia
Publications and Presentations
• Rights Track Manager, ECPA Publishing University, November 2006
• Faculty Instructor, “A Ride Through Copyright Law,” ECPA Web Seminar, November 2005
• Faculty Instructor, “An Overview of Intellectual Property Principles for the Christian Publishing Professional,” ECPA Publishing University, November 2004
• Faculty Instructor, “Navigating Rights and Permissions,” ECPA Publishing University, November 2004
• Speaker, “Copyright and Trademark Law for Artists,” Portland State University, February 2002
• Speaker, “Copyright and Consignment Contracts,” Oregon College of Arts and Crafts, September 2001
• Speaker, “Copyright Basics,” State Bar of Georgia Intellectual Property Association, July 2000
• Speaker, “On-line Copyright Infringement,” Emory University Intellectual Property Association, May 2000
• Co-author, “Recent Developments in Trademark Law,” Intellectual Property Institute, November 1998
GAYLE SAWYER
Legal Assistant
Professional Experience
Flagler Law Group LLC
Sisters, Oregon
Legal Assistant
September 2006 to present
• Paralegal to publishing clients
• Manuscript/libel review
• Permissions
• Licensing contracts
• Trademark filing and docketing
• Copyright projects
• Provide legal assistant support to Brian Flagler and firm clients
Multnomah Publishers, Inc.
Sisters, Oregon
Legal Administrator/Publishing Rights Coordinator
April 2001 to September 2006
• Administered contracts related to publishing, including author contracts, subrights contracts, design and art agreements
• Registered all publications for copyright with US Copyright office
• Administered all incoming permission requests and outgoing permission licenses
• Purchased and administered the use of rights-controlled images
• Conducted libel review under direction of General Counsel
Education
University of California, San Jose
Bachelor of Arts
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