Jerl B. Leutz, founder
Jerl Leutz is the founder of Articura Legal and has practiced law since 2007. In the past, Mr. Leutz worked in another challenging capacity, as a civil litigator. Being a litigator allowed Jerl to hone his analytical skills, and he simultaneously built a new skillset as a consultant for online businesses, new technology ventures, and burgeoning new industries. Over time, Mr. Leutz's practice has evolved into the provision of counseling and business services to companies and entrepreneurs in the industries of new technology, new industries and skilled trades. From those experiences, Mr. Leutz has developed a keen understanding of the special needs of revolutionary entrepreneurs and business owners in today's rapidly changing marketplace.
Mr. Leutz’s services now include general counsel and transaction services, consulting on a wide array of governance and compliance issues, as well as helping business owners develop effective policies, practices and procedures. He also advises clients on how to minimize risk of exposure to consumer claims, noncompliance actions, fraud, information security and reputation harm. Mr. Leutz has extensive domain name experience, including portfolio management, acquisition strategies, disputes, and proceedings in numerous international tribunals. He regularly advises clients on other commercial matters, such as affiliate policing, open licensing schemes, “sponsored-link” advertising, user privacy matters and law enforcement inquiries. Mr. Leutz has successfully recovered scores of virtual assets, including domain names, abusive and impersonating user content, and social media networking accounts. With this expertise, Mr. Leutz helps his clients minimize risk and abuse in the online marketplace, many of which navigate in uncharted waters.
His intellectual property experience also includes trade secret security consultation, copyright and trademark prosecution, and brand strategy and protection.
Additionally, Mr. Leutz has worked with payment card processing companies at all levels of the processing chain, from ISOs to processors. Today, Mr. Leutz works to minimize his clients' exposure to risk by guiding them through the development of best practices for their internal, B2B, and consumer-facing activities.
Mr. Leutz has overseen a variety of creative online brand protection schemes for growing, well-known online companies, such as Skype, BitTorrent, Sharman Networks, Joost, Rdio, Vdio, LiveJournal, Riot Games and others. He has also served as outside general counsel for domain name registrars, registries, ISPs, and domain monetizing companies like Namecheap, XYZ.com, Domainname.com, OpenTLD, and Bodis. Further, Jerl continues to develop an area of practice in the sector of “disruptive” technology. Today, with this knowledge, Mr. Leutz carefully assists his clients in building the legal structures, deals and practices that further their goals while simultaneously overcoming obstacles in the marketplace.
Mr. Leutz is admitted to practice in both the State Courts of California and the Federal Courts of the Central, Southern and Northern Districts of the Ninth Circuit in California. He is fluent in Spanish.
Education
- Loyola Law School, J.D.
- University of Southern California, B.A., Biological Sciences
Professional Associations
- State Bar of California
Personal interests
- Foreign language study, independent film and music, the outdoors, travel, culinary arts, homebrewing, snowboarding, and old Datsuns.