Artificial Intelligence
+ Cybersecurity
Technology Law
Specializing in legal issues faced by
innovators in disruptive technologies
Our Mission
Comprehensive legal and technical analysis at the intersection of machine learning and intellectual property. Our mission is to create value for our clients by enabling adoption of leading edge technologies while protecting proprietary innovation.
Practice Areas
Intellectual Property + Open Source
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Open-source considerations
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Patent policies and portfolios compatible with open source licensing
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Copyright issues in model training and generative output​
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Compliance reviews for fairness, transparency, non-discrimination
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Ethical AI standards
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Privacy protection
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Liability and risk
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Licensing of data and models (inbound/outbound)
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Model training restrictions/field of use limitations
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Competitive intelligence and landscape analysis
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Data rights/performance metrics
About Us
Education
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The University of Texas at Austin (M.S. Artificial Intelligence [candidate])
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Georgetown University Law Center, LL.M., National Security Law
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Georgia Institute of Technology, B.S., Computer Engineering
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Tulane Law School, J.D.
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Tufts University, B.A.
James Denaro
James Denaro, Esq. is a registered patent attorney and chief technologist at CipherLaw. Jim is a highly-experienced intellectual property attorney with extensive experience working with disruptive technology companies in fast-paced, dynamic and chaotic environments. He has significant experience advising companies as they scale from early-stage / high-growth private companies through IPO and into mature public companies while counseling on broad range of matters including intellectual property strategies, competitive intelligence, risk mitigation, and on other strategic and transformative matters.
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His intellectual property practice includes developing and maintaining domestic and international patent and trademark portfolios, including analyzing competitor patent portfolios, and litigating patents against competitors. He is experienced in strategic patent counseling and commercial disputes involving complex technical issues, and has served as associate general counsel for intellectual property at a major cybersecurity company.
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Jim has experience in a broad range of information security technologies, including intrusion detection and prevention, symmetric and asymmetric cryptography, malware discovery and remediation, among others, and is a frequent speaker and writer on the subject.
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Jim has completed professional coursework at MIT and Stanford in computer security and cryptography. He also has technical certifications in information security from the Cloud Security Alliance and Cisco Systems, and has passed the CISSP examination. Before founding CipherLaw, Jim was with the international law firms of Morrison & Foerster and Perkins Coie.
He holds a degree in computer engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology and an LL.M. in National Security Law from Georgetown University and is licensed to practice law in various federal courts, in Washington, D.C., California, Virginia, Maryland, and before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
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Certifications
(ISC)2 CISSP
Certificate in Advanced Computer Security, Stanford University
Professional Program in Cryptography and Computer Security, MIT
Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge (CCSK), Cloud Security Alliance
Cisco Certified Entry Network Technician (CCENT)
Melissa Silverman
melissa@cipher.law
Education
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Tulane Law School, J,D.
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George Washington University, M.A.
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Syracuse University, B.A.
Melissa Silverman, Esq. focuses on governmental policy and regulatory issues, industry working groups, and lobbying efforts in artificial intelligence. She also works on licensing arrangements and disputes relating to intellectual property, including trademark, copyright, design patents, and contracts, in state and federal courts.
Her commercial litigation experience includes public and private sector work. She spent over ten years pursuing administrative and civil cases on behalf of the U.S. Government, including government noncompliance and civil fraud cases against banks and other financial institutions, with a principal focus on mortgage lending and servicing practices, in cases involving the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, where she served as Assistant General Counsel in the Office of Program Enforcement. She has also represented corporate and individual clients in intellectual property and contract disputes in federal and state courts and U.S. and international arbitration tribunals.
Ms. Silverman is licensed to practice law in the federal courts, Georgia, and Washington, D.C.