Jack Russo, Silicon Valley Super Lawyer, Start-Up Mentor, Author, Podcaster & now we can add partner to “That’s Myrony” all thanks to Divine Design

Jack Russo & Alysha explain in this episode the incredibly myronic way they became business partners. Russo also shares his history of originally working with the law firm that turned Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak down which adds one last colorful story connected to Apple (Listen to Ep. 16-18 to hear the other ones). He later starts his own practice Computerlaw Group LLP in Palo Alto where he has been a mentor to many start-ups in their beginning phases.  Alysha describes Russo as a one of the most outside the box thinkers she has ever met and is excited to see how they bring myrony to the world so stay tuned!      About the Guest: Jack Russo is the founding partner in the Palo Alto law firms of Computerlaw Group LLP and of Russo & Hale LLP. The firms focus is in representing entrepreneurs and early and growth stage companies in the protection of their ideas, inventions, and businesses. The firm specializes in the areas of Internet, e-commerce, software and other intellectual property protection, infringement, and licensing. Mr. Russo originated some of the early thinking on IP protection of the “look and feel” of computer software and he has been involved in a number of software cases. His 1985 article, Copyright in the “Look and Feel” of Computer Software published in The Computer Lawyer pioneers the subject. Mr. Russo is a member of the State Bars of California, New York, and Washington, D.C. He holds his JD from UCLA School of Law as well as dual M.B.A. degrees from Columbia University and from UC Berkeley‟s Haas School of Business; he also holds a joint Bachelor‟s and Master‟s degree from City University of New York in Urban Administration and Computer & Information Science. Before becoming an attorney, Mr. Russo worked full-time as a computer programmer and software analyst in New York. Mr. Russo is a Judge Pro Temp for the Santa Clara Superior Court and an Arbitrator and a Mediator for the United States District Court for the Northern District of California as well as for the American Arbitration Association. He has an active alternative dispute resolution practice and has acted as a neutral in over 100 cases in many diverse intellectual property and business law cases in the federal and state civil litigation contexts. Mr. Russo is a frequent speaker and has presented often to the ABA, PLI, and Computer Law Association; he is Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Foundation for Creativity in Dispute Resolution, a non-profit organized to assist in the research and study of resolutions of complex multi-party disputes in the federal and state courts nationally as well as internationally. Mr. Russo has been repeatedly named as a SuperLawyer by that prestigious organization (www.superlawyers.com). More information about Mr. Russo and his firm can be found at www.computerlaw.com.You can also hear Jack Russo’s The Valley Current Podcast at Apple Podcast or www.computerlaw.com/news/video-podcasts-and-webinars Contact Jack Russo: [email protected]/in/jackrussoAbout the Host: Alysha Myronuk is the creator of the concept myrony (my+irony) which are the crazy coincidences that happen in life we can’t explain…it’s also another word for sign/synchronicity. Myrony is slightly different because it’s synchronicity in motion since it’s up to us to pay attention to the coincidences or signs but also “listen” to the intuitive pull we...