Robert Powers

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Robert Powers: Attorney with McClanahan Powers, PLLC
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Biography

Mr. Powers is an experienced litigator as well as a transactional attorney. Mr. Powers serves as outside general counsel to over 100 businesses located through the United States at any given time. Counsel ranges from compliance and mitigation issues to prevent litigation, drafting and negotiating contracts, and litigation as a last resort. He has negotiated and drafted several multi-million dollar contracts involving IP licensing and assignments, business acquisitions, asset purchases, and employment-related contracts. Mr. Powers has litigated matters involving business disputes before Virginia Circuit and Federal Courts; trademark disputes before Virginia and District of Columbia Federal Courts as well as the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) of the United States Patent and Trademark Office; copyright and other intellectual property disputes before Virginia and District of Columbia Federal Courts; and employment matters before the Department of Labor and Virginia Federal Courts.

Areas of Practice (245)

  • Intellectual Property
  • Business Law
  • Wills
  • Trusts and Estates
  • Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations
  • Copyrights
  • Patents
  • Trademarks
  • Business Formation
  • Business Contracts
  • Business Start-Ups
  • Breach of Contract
  • Business Litigation
  • Commercial Law
  • Contracts
  • Corporate Law
  • Entertainment Law
  • Estate Planning
  • Internet Law
  • Securities Law
  • Small Business Law
  • Wills and Probate
  • Artistic Property
  • Brand Management
  • Chemical Intellectual Property
  • Electrical Intellectual Property
  • Electronic Intellectual Property
  • Industrial Models and Designs
  • Industrial Property
  • Industrial Property Rights
  • Intellectual Property Infringement
  • Intellectual Property Enforcement
  • Intellectual Property Licensing
  • Intellectual Property Litigation
  • Intellectual Property Portfolio Management
  • Intellectual Property Rights
  • Intellectual Property Prosecution
  • International Intellectual Property
  • International Licensing
  • Internet Intellectual Property
  • Intellectual Property Procurement
  • Literary Property
  • New Media Law
  • Pharmaceutical Intellectual Property
  • Medical Intellectual Property
  • Merchandising
  • Mechanical Intellectual Property
  • Piracy
  • Proprietary Rights
  • Protection of Personality
  • Business Crimes
  • Business Development
  • Business Dissolutions
  • Business Enterprises
  • Business Estate Planning
  • Business Fraud
  • Business Organization
  • Business Planning
  • Business Regulation
  • Business Reorganization
  • Business Succession Planning
  • Business Successions
  • Business Transactions
  • Business Transfers
  • Business Torts
  • Business Trusts
  • Buy-Sell Agreements
  • Buying and Selling of Businesses
  • Closely Held Business Estate Planning
  • Business Syndication
  • Closely Held Business Law
  • Emerging Business Law
  • Emerging Growth Companies
  • Entrepreneurial Business Law
  • Family Business Law
  • Family Business Successions
  • International Business Law
  • Limited Liability Company Law
  • Pass-Through Entities
  • Private Business Law
  • Professional Practices
  • Sole Proprietorships
  • Commercial Bad Faith
  • Commercial Crimes
  • Commercial Fraud
  • Commercial Liability
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Commercial Torts
  • Commercial Transactions
  • Commercial Transfers
  • Commercial Trusts
  • Sale of Goods
  • Secured Transactions
  • Uniform Commercial Code
  • Communications and Media
  • FCC Licensing
  • FCC Regulation
  • Telecommunications Competition
  • Telecommunications Contracts
  • Telecommunications Law
  • Telecommunications Licensing
  • Computer Contracts
  • Computers and Software
  • Information Technology Licensing
  • Information Technology Contracts
  • Information Technology
  • Software Copyright
  • Software Licensing
  • Commercial Contracts
  • Contract Fraud
  • Contract Litigation
  • International Commercial Contracts
  • International Contracts
  • Copyright Infringement
  • Copyright Licensing
  • Copyright Litigation
  • Copyright Prosecution
  • Copyright Protection
  • Copyright Registration
  • International Copyright Law
  • Internet Copyright Law
  • Closely Held Corporations
  • Corporate Contracts
  • Corporate Formation
  • Corporate Governance
  • Corporate Organization
  • Corporate Partnerships
  • Corporate Planning
  • Corporate Reorganization
  • Corporate Successions
  • Corporate Trusts
  • Family Corporations
  • Hostile Takeovers
  • Incorporation
  • Nonprofit Corporations
  • Professional Corporations
  • Public Corporations
  • S Corporations
  • Small Business Corporations
  • Takeovers
  • Tender Offers
  • Entertainment and the Arts
  • Artists Rights
  • Entertainment Contracts
  • Entertainment Liability
  • Entertainment Litigation
  • Music Copyright
  • Music Law
  • Music Licensing
  • Theater Law
  • Video Law
  • Multimedia Law
  • Art Law
  • Content Licensing
  • Internet Licensing
  • Media Law
  • Newspaper Contracts
  • Publishing Contracts
  • Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures
  • Business Acquisitions
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Taxation
  • Charitable Gambling
  • Charitable Giving
  • Charitable Limited Partnerships
  • Charitable Organizations Law
  • Charitable Trusts and Foundations
  • Nonprofit Organizations Law
  • Private Foundations
  • Public Charities
  • Tax Exempt Organizations
  • Patent Infringement
  • Patent Licensing
  • Patent Litigation
  • Patent Prosecution
  • Privacy Law
  • Right of Privacy
  • Right of Publicity
  • Privacy and Publicity
  • Information and Privacy
  • Probate
  • Probate Administration
  • Probate Litigation
  • Ancillary Probate
  • Blue Sky Law
  • Initial Public Offerings
  • Insider Trading
  • Public Offerings
  • Securities Fraud
  • Securities Offerings
  • Securities Registration
  • Shareholder Agreements
  • Shareholder Derivative Actions
  • Shareholder Rights
  • Trade Secrets
  • Theft of Trade Secrets
  • Trade Secret Misappropriation
  • Counterfeiting
  • Internet Trademarks
  • International Trademarks
  • Lanham Act
  • Service Marks
  • Trade Dress
  • Trade Names
  • Trademark Infringement
  • Trademark Licensing
  • Trademark Litigation
  • Trademark Prosecution
  • Trademark Protection
  • Trademark Registration
  • Decedents Estates
  • Estate Administration
  • Estate Planning for Parents of Handicapped Children
  • Estate Planning for the Disabled
  • Estate Planning for the Elderly
  • Estate Planning for Unmarried Couples
  • Family Trusts
  • Living Trusts
  • Powers of Attorney
  • Trust Planning
  • Trust Law
  • Trust Administration
  • Unfair Competition
  • Contested Wills
  • Inheritance
  • Living Wills
  • Missing Heir Searches
  • Successions
  • Employment Law
  • Labor and Employment
  • Employment Contracts
  • Civil Rights
  • Civil Litigation
  • Computer and Internet Law
  • Sexual Harassment
  • Libel, Slander and Defamation
  • Government Benefits
  • Government Contracts
  • Landlord and Tenant Law
  • Landlord - Commercial
  • Landlord - Residential
  • Tenant - Commercial
  • Tenant - Residential
  • Private Benefits
  • Private Employment

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
University of Florida, B.A., Management
Law School Attended:
Michigan State University College of Law, J.D., Corporate Law and Communications & Intellectual Property Law
Year of First Admission:
2010
Admission:
Virginia; Virginia Supreme Court; District of Columbia; U.S. District Court Eastern District of Virginia; U.S. District Court Western District of Virginia; U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia; U.S. Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of Virginia; U.S. Bankruptcy Court Western District of Virginia; U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Columbia; United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit; United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Memberships:
Virginia State Bar; District of Columbia Bar; Virginia Bar Association; Fairfax Bar Association; American Bar Association; Alexandria Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; Virginia Trial Lawyers Association.
Languages:
English
Reported Cases:
Malibu Media, LLC v. Doe. 2015 WL 4603065
ISLN:
921903541

Payment Information

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Contingency Fee
35%
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Other Information
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Peer Reviews

5.0/5.0 (17 reviews)
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  • Legal Knowledge

    5.0/5.0
  • Analytical Capability

    5.0/5.0
  • Judgment

    5.0/5.0
  • Communication

    5.0/5.0
  • Legal Experience

    5.0/5.0
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Contact Information:

703-202-5158  Phone

703-828-0205  Fax

www.mcplegal.com

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