Ralph Marion Tener

Ralph M. Tener heads McCandlish & Lillard's Information Technology Group. He has practiced computer and intellectual property law for more than fifteen years, working with software and Internet companies from start-up through venture capital investment to sale or merger. He works with information technology and other companies on trademark, copyright, and trade secret protection; software and technology licensing; start-up and venture capital financing; agreements and relationships with developers, resellers, and strategic partners; stock option and other incentive compensation plans; employment and non-competition agreements; online policies, agreements, and terms of service; and corporate matters.

• Computer Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions

California

Since 1978

District of Columbia

Since 1985

Virginia

Since 1985

Principal

McCandlish & Lillard P.C.

Current

Michigan State University

B.A.

Activities: Phi Beta Kappa

University of Virginia School of Law

J.D.

Activities: Raven Society

Virginia State Bar

Member

Current

Computer Law Association

Member

Current

Fairfax and American Bar Associations

Founding Memer and Chairman, Computer Law Section

1986 - 1996

D.C. Computer Law Forum

Director

1989 - 1995

D.C. Computer Law Forum

President

1994 - 1994

Assistant Instructor, Computer and Intellectual Property Law, University of Virginia Continuing Education Center, 1999-2000

Author: "Who Owns the Hyperbot? Applied Intellectual Property Rights," Acquisition Issues, April 1992

Guest Lecturer, Copyright Protection of Computer Software, University of Virginia Continuing Education Center, 1991-1998

Lecturer: Software Licensing, National Contract Management Association, 2000-2001; Computer Law, Continuing Legal Education, Fairfax Bar Association, 1987-1988

Listed in: "The Legal Elite," Information Technology and Business Law, Virginia Business, December 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006