Marcus Peterson is an associate in the Trademark, Copyright, and Advertising practice group at Cooley LLP and serves as Vice Chair of the Copyright Interest Group. He offers clients a full-range trademark and copyright practice, including counseling, clearance, prosecution, enforcement, and litigation. Marcus also litigates in state and federal court in disputes regarding trademarks, copyrights, right of publicity, false advertising, Stored Communications Act, breach of contract, and wrongful termination; with successful resolution at the pleading stage, on summary judgment, and at trial.

John Wierzbicki is Programming Chair for the Copyright Interest Group, is the author of numerous legal works on California Law, and maintains a private art law practice.  A graduate of U.C. Berkeley, the University of Virginia, and Georgetown Law, John has worked for many years in the legal publishing industry as a writer, editor, and operations director. He also managed the author contracts and relationships group for a major legal publisher for nearly a decade. He is currently leading an oral history project about Bernie Witkin for the California Supreme Court Historical Society.