In Memory of Michael “Mickey” Krieger

It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Mickey Krieger, a beloved friend, brother, and intellectual giant, who left us on October 25, 2024, after a courageous battle with esophageal cancer. Mickey was a Los Angeles based attorney whose practice was devoted to high technology business issues, especially for software, multimedia and Internet-related development, acquisition, licensing, distribution and services. Internationally, in addition to transactions for private clients, he assisted in programs related to intellectual property for government entities including the U.S. Commerce Department and the Brazil/UN Software Export project. As a volunteer for CLA’s IP section, he was an active participant. He chaired the Computer Law subcommittee before it became the Technology, Internet andPrivacy Interest Group, he was a former executive committee member, and he was the former Editor-in-Chief of New Matter.

The following are some kind words from our IP section members:

“I knew Mickey for twenty years.  We first met as part of a panel for the State Bar IP Section’s “IP and the Internet” conference.  He became a mentor, a colleague at my firm and, more importantly, a long-time friend.  Mickey was a brilliant man who remained curious throughout his life – not even cancer could take that away.  He was a very wealthy man if you measure that by their breadth of knowledge and thedevotion of his friends.  I will always remember him by his favorite Mickey Mouse tie which he often used as a segway to charm new friends.  He will be missed.” – Bennet Kelley

“Mickey was always eager to jump into a conversation on any topic with us, in person or by email—especially about what he was currently reading and researching—and he knew so much about so many things.  As others have said, he was always kind and funny and quirky, in a good way.  And let’s not forget that he had theforesight to register the domain name ipsection.org, which I see is still in use andre-directing to our Section web page.” – Chris Kopitzke

“Two of the things I liked most about Mickey were his kindness and his realness.  He was always himself and didn’t put on a fake sense of himself.  That is increasingly rare to find a mind like his with an approachability and kindness to match.” – Matt Powelson

“Like many computer scientists and engineers, Mickey was a night owl and would usually arrive  at least half an hour late to our Executive Committee meetings. No matter what we were discussing, though, as soon as he walked in the door, thediscussions would stop, and we would all shout “Mickey” to welcome him, like Norm walking in to Cheers. It was just impossible not to like him and he will be deeply missed.” – Barbara Friedman