Directory >> Key People of the Domain Name Industry >> Experts
The domain name industry counts renowned experts with extensive experience at some of its leading companies. They include American Joseph Alagna, currently with IT.com; Australian Ben Crawford, now CEO of Com Laude; German Christian Voß, who recently joined GMO Registry; French Arnaud Franquinet with Gandi; British James Tuplin with Bodis; British Prudence Malinki with MarkMonitor; and Canadian Robbie Birkner with OpusDNS.
Frédéric Guillemaut is a French digital brand protection with BrandShelter.
Mickaël Vigreux is a French domain industry professional with Afnic, active promotor of the .FR in French media and beyond.
Most renowned lawyers specializing in domain names are based in the United States, where the value of the domains is often sufficient to justify legal expenses. Ari Goldberger and Jason Schaeffer of ESQwire, along with John Berryhill, are well known for defending domain owners. UDRP panelists like Zak Muscovitch and Jeffrey Neuman also offer broader services, such as price negotiation and drafting of purchase agreements.
US attorney Gerald M. Levine, British national David Taylor of Hogan Lovells and Hungarian Ivett Pavlovics are renowned authors and speakers in the field of intellectual property.
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