Partners
Andrew C. DeVore

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Andrew DeVore is a founding partner of DeVore & DeMarco LLP, a boutique firm specializing in emerging issues in e-commerce, protecting intellectual property assets, and litigating complex intellectual property disputes. Mr. DeVore’s practice focuses on effectively managing the risks associated with e-commerce, including the protection of intellectual property, information privacy and security, anti-piracy investigations and enforcement, electronic marketing, adware, spyware, and other on-line threats.

Mr. DeVore is a seasoned litigator who has successfully handled numerous media and new technology disputes, jury trials, appeals, and internal and governmental investigations. Mr. DeVore co-founded the Computer Hacking and Intellectual Property unit in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, where as an Assistant U.S. Attorney he conducted and oversaw the investigation and prosecution of sophisticated Internet and computer crimes such as hacking, theft of trade secrets, digital piracy, and various forms of on-line fraud.

Mr. DeVore is an Adjunct Professor at Columbia Law School, where he teaches the Internet and Computer Crimes seminar. He also speaks regularly regarding emerging issues in e-commerce and Internet law and regulation, and has provided expert commentary in national and international media including Fox News, the Wall Street Journal, and the BBC.

Mr. DeVore was a Partner at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, before founding DeVore & DeMarco, LLP. He previously practiced at Parcher, Hayes & Snyder, one of the leading boutique intellectual property litigation firms in the country, and practiced at Debevoise & Plimpton in the intellectual property and white-collar crime groups before joining the U.S. Attorney's Office. Mr. DeVore served as a Law Clerk to the Honorable Thomas C. Platt, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York.

Prior to attending law school, Mr. DeVore was a Legislative Assistant to United States Senator Brock Adams, responsible for energy and defense issues. He is actively involved in the affairs of his community, speaks conversational Spanish, and is an avid skier and decent guitar player.

• Conducted full-scale consumer information privacy and security assessment for major magazine publisher and electronic media company.

• Counseled major telecommunications provider on the legal, policy, and consumer privacy implications of software tools designed to review and analyze system-wide Internet communications for purposes of customer and network protection.

• Represents non-profit corporation to ensure across-the-board protection of its intellectual property assets, including prosecuting actions to take down infringing websites, conducting consumer information privacy and security assessment and developing and implementing related policies, and securing trademark and copyright registrations.

• In Re Sony BMG Copy Protection Litigation. Represented software development company in federal and state consumer class actions and Attorneys General investigations relating to copy protection software, electronic security, and consumer notice and consent.

• Slim CD, Inc. v. Heartland Payment Systems, Inc. Represented developer of secure Internet gateway for processing credit card transaction data in litigation regarding allegations of spyware.

• CBS Radio, Inc. v. Howard Stern, et al. Defended Howard Stern in case alleging breach of contract and violations of payola laws in connection with Howard Stern's move to Sirius Satellite Radio. Reached confidential settlement before trial.

• New York Daily News "Scratch n' Match" Consumer Actions. Represented promotions company D.L. Blair in thirty-five individual and consumer class actions in state and federal courts in New York and New Jersey. Developed overall case strategy and won dismissal of every case prior to commencement of discovery.

• State of New York v. Intermix Media, Inc. Defended Intermix Media in investigation and civil action filed by New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer alleging that Intermix engaged in the distribution of "spyware" applications without adequate consumer notice and consent. Reached settlement before trial.

• David Reuben et al. v. Time, Inc. et. al. Defended Time, Inc. and Fortune magazine in a libel action filed in London alleging that an article describing the plaintiffs' business activities in the Russian aluminum market in the early 1990s defamed the plaintiffs by associating them with criminal activity. Directed an international investigation to substantiate truth of the article, prepared the case for trial, and ultimately secured a favorable settlement after commencing formal discovery in the U.S. in furtherance of trial preparation.

• Prosecution and Defense of Stock Option Backdating Cases, Andrew C. DeVore and Steven F. Reich, ALM Business Crimes Bulletin, Vol. 15, No. 2, October 2007.