Blaze D. Waleski Blaze D. Waleski is a technology and privacy legal consultant. He has extensive experienceadvising and structuring technology transfers in M&A, investment and credittransactions and corporate restructuring. He has negotiated the transfer of IPand IT in diverse business sectors, for financial institutions, retail companies,pharmaceuticals and biotechs, computer and information technology companies,manufacturers, fashion designers and hotels, casinos and real estate ventures,and others. Mr. Waleski regularly counsels companies on IP and IT issues,including the protection and the preservation of rights in patents, trademarksand copyrights. Mr.
Waleski's bar association involvement includes theExecutive Committee of the New York State Bar Association, IntellectualProperty Law Section; the Internet Law Committee of the New York State BarAssociation; the Information Technology Law Committee of the Association of theBar of the City of New York; and the Technology Transactions Subcommittee ofthe New York State Bar Association. He has published and lectured widely on IP,IT and data protection, security and privacy law issues. Mr. Waleski receivedhis J.D. from Rutgers University, where he was a member of the Law Review andMoot Court Board, and his B.A. from Fordham University.
He is admitted topractice law in the states of New York and New Jersey as well as in the federalcourts of those states. Charlene Brownlee Charlene Brownlee is an attorney and Certified Information Privacy Professional. She was formerly a partner in the law firm of Davis Wright Tremaine LLP in Seattle, Washington, where her practice focused on privacy, data security, e-discovery and information management. Ms. Brownlee assists clients in identifying, evaluating and managing risks associated with privacy and information security practices, and conducts privacy and data protection assessments and information security policy audits. She also advises clients on and drafts and negotiates contractual agreements concerning technology acquisition, data uses, security and confidentiality, and develops records management programs, including policies, procedures, and retention schedules and training modules. She participates in the Sedona Conference, is a member of the e-Discovery Advisory Group of the Association of Records Managers and Administrators, Inc. (ARMA) and the International Association of Privacy Professionals.
She has lectured and published widely in the areas of records and information management and e-discovery, technology, and Internet law. Ms. Brownlee received her LLB in 1991 from the University of Manitoba, Canada, and is admitted to practice in Alberta, Canada and the state of Texas.