in 2009 by the Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journal. Mr. Ballon previously has been recognized as one of the top new media lawyers in the United States by CyberEsq. magazine, one of the 100 most influential lawyers in California by California Law Business, one of the top lawyers in L.A. by the Los Angeles Business Journal, one of the top 50 IP Litigators in California and one of the top 25 copyright, trademark and patent lawyers in California by The Daily Journal. He is listed in Legal 500 U.S., The Best Lawyers in America in the areas of intellectual property and information technology and Chambers and Partners USA Guide in the areas of privacy and data security and IT and outsourcing. Mr. Ballon also serves as Executive Director of Stanford University Law School's Center for E-Commerce, which hosts an annual E-Commerce Best Practices Conference every June at the law school, as well as hosting other periodic programs of interest to Internet lawyers. He previously served as an Adviser to the American Law Institute's Intellectual Property: Principles Governing Jurisdiction, Choice of Law, and Judgments in Transactional Disputes (ALI Principles of the Law 2007). He is also a frequent speaker at Internet and intellectual property conferences and has been quoted on these topics in publications such as the New York Times and Wall Street Journal. Ballon's other books include The Complete State Law Security Breach Notification Handbook (first published in 2009) and The Complete CAN-SPAM Act Practice Guide (first published in 2008). References Living people George Washington University Law School alumni People from Montreal American lawyers Stanford University faculty Year of birth missing (living people)