Law School
University of Southern California, LL.B., 1964
Law School Graduation Year
1964
College
University of Santa Clara, B.Sc., 1961
Memberships
State Bar of California; Computer Law Association (Member, Board of Advisors, 1986—; Director, 1973-1986; President, 1981-1983); International Bar Association (Member, Steering Committee, 1998—; Co-Chairman, Committee R of Section on Business Law, 1994-1998; Vice Chairman, 1991-1994).
Biographical
Beta Gamma Sigma; Order of the Coif. Recipient: Delta Sigma Phi Scholarship Key for Highest Scholastic Average in School of Business; Law Alumni Award for Highest Academic Average in Graduating Class. Editor-in-Chief, Southern California Law Review, 1963-1964. Co-author: Bernacchi on Computer Law: A Guide to the Legal and Management Aspects of Computer Technology, Little Brown & Co., 1986; Data Processing Contracts and the Law, Little Brown & Co., 1974; Acquiring Software Companies, 1992 Nordic Yearbook of Law and Informatics; Distribution of Computer Software in Non-U.S. Countries: Five Important Concerns, 1987 Licensing Law Handbook, D.C. Toedt ed., 1987; A Structured Approach to Analyzing the Substantial Similarity of Computer Software in Copyright Infringement Cases, 20 Ariz. State Law Journal 625, Fall, 1988; Computer System Procurement, 30 Emory Law Journal 395, Spring, 1981; The Leasing of Hardware and Taxation of Computer Hardware and Software, Computers and the Law, 3d Edition, Section of Science and Technology, American Bar Association, R. Bigelow ed, 1981. Named One of the Three Top Partners Worldwide in the Area of Information Technology by Euromoney Legal Media Group in its publication The Best of the Best 2000. Listed in Euromoney's Expert Guide to the World's Leading Information Technology Advisers. Selected by Law Business Research Ltd. for inclusion in their publication: An International Who's Who of Internet and E-Commerce Lawyers, 1999. Member: Advisory Board, Arizona Law and Technology Institute, 1982-1986; Planning Committee, U.S.C. Computer Law Institute, 1980—; Advisory Board, Computer and Technology Law Journal, University of Santa Clara Law School, 1984-1990. Member, Board of Editors, Computer Law Strategist, 1986-1993.
Military
Captain, U.S. Army, 1964-1966