Bio - Brian A. Ross
Brian Ross is a lawyer at a large media company. His practice focuses on digital media including social networking platforms, videogames, music, various websites and other valuable intellectual property. Before going in-house, he spent years fighting for copyright owners against the original Napster, Grokster, Kazaa and other content pirates foreign and domestic. He stopped trademark infringers, helped shut down clothing counterfeiters, immersed himself in agreements and fought commercial disputes. He also has experience in renewable energy and other entrepreneurial ventures.
He is a third-generation Los Angelino and a double Bruin, holding a UCLA Bachelor of Arts (1993) and UCLA law degree (1997). He forgives the USC Trojans for their sins.
He met his wife, herself an accomplished L.A. lawyer, on a blind date in 1995 and was immediately smitten. Together, they have a young daughter bursting with personality, identical twins on the way and a black pug named “Shadow.” He likes to stay physically active and mentally informed, he strives to keep his blood pressure down when talking politics, and he geeks out on fine wines and single malts. In 2006, Time Magazine voted him their annual Person of the Year, a humbling honor.