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Ian A. Rambarran works with the firm's corporate clients, focusing primarily on business, intellectual property and construction issues.

Ian is no stranger to the technology industry. He has worked with several Fortune 500 technology firms, especially in the context of government contract disputes at the state and federal level. He has also worked on complex matters involving state and federal appeals, writs of mandamus, and whistle-blower (qui tam) lawsuits.

Ian has also litigated copyright, trademark, counterfeit, patent, domain name, internet defamation, and electronic contracts disputes. Ian has been cited by the United Nations, federal court, and other law reviews for his authorship in the evolving area of e-commerce. One of Ian's articles was cited by Rutger's Computer and Technology Law Journal as one of the most timely articles on computers, technology, and the law. Ian has also been featured in the Sacramento Lawyer for intellectual property issues as well.

Ian frequently counsels and represents clients in business and tort disputes. Ian has defended clients as lead counsel in high exposure, multi-million dollar cases involving injury claims. He has also handled high-dollar lawsuits involving workmanship issues on multi-unit complexes, as well as product liability cases for international and domestic manufacturers. Ian represents developers, general contractors and subcontractors in a multitude of trades from the ground up, and manages Klinedinst PC's Construction Team for Northern California.

Ian was born in Guyana, South America, and educated in both England and United States. He received his undergraduate degree in International Relations from Florida International University, after which he worked as an intern for Florida State Senator Walter "Skip" Campbell. Ian earned his J.D. from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, where the faculty awarded him the Outstanding Scholastic Achievement Award for his division.

Professional And Community Affiliations

• Sacramento County Bar Association - Intellectual Property Section, Board Member (2007)
• The State Bar of California
• American Inns of Court, Anthony Kennedy Chapter
• McGeorge School of Law, Minority Bar Mixer, Organizer (2002-2006)

Publications and Interviews

• "An Introduction to Construction Defect Litigation," Sacramento Lawyer, Organizer (July, 2009)
• "Diversity in Hiring and Retention Issue," Sacramento Lawyer, Co-Organizer (March/April, 2008)
• "Intellectual Property Issue," Sacramento Lawyer, Organizer (May/June, 2007)
• “Are Browse-Wrap Agreements All They Are Wrapped Up to Be?,” Tulane Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property, Co-Author, 173 (2007) [Download PDF Abstract]
• “First, It Was the DaVinci Code, But Your Work Product & the Attorney Client Privilege Could Be Next… Electronic Documents Can Reveal Their Secrets,” Sacramento Lawyer, (May/June, 2007)
• "Sacramento's Diversity Fellowship Program," Sacramento Lawyer, Co-Author (September, 2006)
• "Confidentiality in the Wireless Office," California Lawyer, Co-Author (August, 2004)
• "Web Site Operators Must Prepare to Follow Privacy Act," Daily Journal - Los Angeles and San Francisco (June 25, 2004)
• "I Accept, But Do They? The Need for Electronic Signature Legislation on Mainland China," 15 Transnational Law. 405 (2002)

Recognition and Awards

• Recognized as a Rising Star in Northern California Super Lawyers®, published by Law & Politics Magazine (2009)
• Sam Gordon Endowment Fund Scholarship
• Transnational Lawyer Scholarship
• Philomenia Scalora Scholarships
• Chief Articles Editor, The Transnational Lawyer, 2002-2003

Speaking Engagements

• "California Construction Defect Law Update," MC Consultants Sacramento Construction Defect Law Seminar, Panelist, April 2010
• "Navigating the Hazards of Cyberspace," Sacramento County Bar Association, Co-Organizer, January, 2009
• "The Business End of Patents," Sacramento County Bar Association, Co-Organizer, November, 2007
• "Do's and Don'ts of Interviewing," University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, Guest Lecturer, September, 2006
• "Unfair Business Practices on the Internet," University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, Guest Lecturer, Fall, 2004

Sacramento, California

IRambarran@
KlinedinstLaw.com

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Practice Areas

Business

Construction

Intellectual Property

Internet Law

Professional Liability

Real Estate

Restaurant/Hospitality

Retail and Premises Liability

Sports and Entertainment

Admitted to Bar

California (2003)

U.S. Court of Federal Claims (2005)

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California (2005)

U.S. District Court, Northern District of California (2005)

Education

Florida International University (B.A., 1998)

University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law (J.D., 2003)