Edward Weiss, Attorney

Mr. Weiss advises clients in a wide range of commercial matters, including the development, protection and commercial exploitation of computer and information technology, intellectual property, corporate structure and governance, strategic corporate initiatives and transactions, government contracts, international law and general business matters.

For nearly two decades, he served variously as General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Vice President of publicly-traded, information technology companies.  As General Counsel for Group 1 Software (Nasdaq - GSOF) for nearly 15 years, he managed all of the legal affairs of the company and its numerous domestic and foreign subsidiaries.  His responsibilities included routinely advising senior management and the board of directors; compliance with SEC, Nasdaq and Sarbanes-Oxley requirements; management of the company's portfolio of intellectual property rights (copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets and patents); management of the affairs of an aggressive corporate acquisition program and ultimately the merger of Group 1 Software into Pitney Bowes.  He has served as a member of the Senior Staff and Strategic Planning Committees of corporations.  And he has served as a trustee for 401(k) Plans and Executive Deferred Compensation Plans for corporations. 

Mr. Weiss is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia, and before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia and the United States Supreme Court.  He has assumed leadership positions in various Bar associations in the Washington metropolitan area.