
Fred von Lohmann
Fred von Lohmann is an
American lawyer, a senior staff
attorney with the
Electronic Frontier Foundation, specializing in
intellectual property matters. He has received the California Lawyer of the Year Award.
In that role, he has represented programmers, technology innovators, and individuals in a variety of
copyright and
trademark litigation. He is also involved in EFF's efforts to educate policy-makers regarding the proper balance between intellectual property protection and the public interest in
fair use, free expression, and innovation. Before joining EFF, Fred was a visiting researcher with the
Berkeley Center for Law and Technology and an associate with the international law firm of
Morrison & Foerster LLP. He has appeared on
CNN,
CNBC, ABC's
Good Morning America,
The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, and Fox News
O'Reilly Factor and has been widely quoted in a variety of national publications. Fred has an A.B. from
Stanford University and a J.D. from
Stanford Law School.