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Peter combines a deep understanding of intellectual property and technology to help clients navigate their most complex legal challenges. Across multiple industries, and in matters that affect a client’s mission-critical undertakings, clients appreciate his holistic solutions that address the increasingly convergent areas of intellectual property, technology, and data.

On April 18, the Ninth Circuit issued its opinion in hiQ Labs, Inc. v. LinkedIn Corporation[1] in which the court clarified its position on an important topic: whether the common practice of data “web scraping” can create criminal liability under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA). To be clear, the Ninth Circuit was