<p>Stephen D. Wilson is a Partner at Preti Flaherty, where he practices with the firm's Litigation, Intellectual Property, Sports & Entertainment Law, Business Law, and Securities practice groups. Steve serves as Chair of the firm's Sports & Entertainment Law practice group, and Chair of the firm's Recruitment Committee. Steve serves as legal counsel and trusted advisor for a wide range of individual and business clients, ranging from entrepreneurs to large companies. He utilizes a multi-disciplinary approach and draws upon the firm's full spectrum of expertise to assist clients in forming, growing, and selling companies, protecting and exploiting valuable intellectual property assets, minimizing liability risk exposure, and effectively resolving disputes through negotiations, alternative dispute resolution, and litigation. His extensive litigation experience informs his practical advice to business clients about avoiding pitfalls for the unwary that lead to lawsuits and employing strategies to position clients favorably in the event of future litigation. When litigation is necessary to protect a client's interests, and when lawsuits are brought against a client, Steve and the firm's experienced Litigation practice group provide aggressive, creative, efficient, and effective representation.
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Steve's broad-based litigation and appellate experience includes successful representation of clients in numerous state and federal courts. He has served as lead counsel, local counsel, and counsel pro hac vice in numerous cases and alternative dispute resolution proceedings, including mediation, arbitration, and judicial settlement conferences. 
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He has represented plaintiffs and defendants in litigation matters including complex commercial litigation, intellectual property litigation, shareholder derivative actions, securities litigation, products liability, construction litigation, professional negligence, insurance litigation, real estate litigation, commercial and residential evictions, personal injury, and other matters.
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He has advised and assisted clients in connection with a variety of intellectual property, sports law, and entertainment law matters, including copyright filings, trademark and service mark registrations, domain name disputes, patent infringement, trade secrets, unfair competition, false advertising, unfair and deceptive trade practices, intellectual property portfolios, publicity rights, privacy rights, noncompete agreements, nondisclosure agreements, IP licensing agreements, compulsory licenses, performance contract disputes, agent disputes, endorsement agreements, TTAB proceedings, and ICANN proceedings.
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In connection with his securities practice, Steve has represented clients in litigation, arbitration, and other matters involving shareholder disputes, broker/dealer liability, employment termination matters, noncompete agreements, shareholder derivative litigation, officer and director liability, majority shareholder liability, investor complaints, and other securities issues.