Christopher Wolf
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Christopher Wolf is an American attorney who is well known for representing Joseph Wilson and his wife Valerie Plame Wilson during the CIA leak grand jury investigation. Wolf is a partner with the law firm Proskauer Rose LLP in Washington, D.C. For his firm, he handles cases involving electronic privacy, internet and computer security, as well as more traditional law cases.
Education
Wolf received an undergraduate degree from Bowdoin College in 1976, and graduated from Washington & Lee University School of Law in 1980. He was a member of the Washington & Lee Law Review, 1979. Wolf clerked with the Hon. Aubrey E. Robinson, Jr., United States District Court, District of Columbia, 1980-1982.Interests
Wolf is chairman of the Anti-Defamation League's National Committee on the Internet. Wolf was the first president of Responsible Electronic Communication Alliance (RECA), an organization started to promote professional standards for online communication and marketing. He is a member of Hands Off, the Internet coalition which lobbies against regulation of high-speed Net access.An expert on Internet privacy and security, Wolf speaks regularly at international conferences and represents clients in high profile cases. He spoke at a Stanford Law School Symposium: Securing Privacy in the Internet Age on March 13, 2004. Wolf addressed a session on "The Nature and Extent Between Racist, Xenophobic and anti-Semitic Propaganda on the Internet and Hate Crimes." in Paris, France June 16, 2004.
Involvement with CIA leak grand jury investigation
Valerie Plame, a covert CIA agent, was outed by syndicated columnist Robert Novak. Novak mentioned Plame in a column refuting an opinion piece written by Wilson. Wolf, who lives next door to and is friends with the Wilson family, did not know Valerie Wilson was an CIA agent until it was revealed by Novak. Wolf defended the Wilsons in opinion pieces in the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and USA Today.Electronic privacy, computer security, and other internet cases
- Represented Raymen and Hansen, plaintiffs in a four-count lawsuit that halted the distribution of an advertisement and alleged that the use of the couple’s image without permission constituted an invasion of privacy, was libelous, violated their right of publicity and constituted an intentional infliction of emotional distress. This ad had an unauthorized use of the couples wedding picture, and was widely distributed on the internet. Richard M. Raymen and Steven P. Hansen, Plaintiffs v. United Seniors Association, Inc. d/b/a USA Next and Mark Montini, Defendants.
- Challenged the U.S. Navy in federal court under the Electronic Communications Privacy Act for their improper contact with America Online, McVeigh v. Cohen 1998.
- Represented The Washington Post in a challenge to a reporters' use of the Internet, winning a summary judgment.
- Represented the recording industry in the first successful lawsuits against online piracy.
- Litigated domain name disputes, jurisdictional issues and the limits to online and e-mail marketing.
- Trademark law challenge to the use of Google "adwords" for marketing purposes.
See also
External links
Opinion Pieces
- [Wolf, Christopher A Hollow Defense of Journalistic Integrity] in Wall Street Journal March 13, 2004.
- [Wolf, Christopher Plame Investigation Is Not a 'Game'] in Washington Post January 18, 2005.
- [Wolf, Christopher A neighbor's view of Valerie Wilson's 'outing'] in USA Today July 24, 2005.
- [Wolf, Christopher Racists, Bigots and the Law on the internet''] GigaLaw.com site July 2000.
- [The Evolving Test for Jurisdiction Interactive Use v. Passive Use] Wolf, Christopher FindLaw in 1999.
- [Middle Spectrum: Neither Interactive nor Passive] Wolf, Christopher FindLaw in 1999.
Miscellaneous
- [Proskauer Rose LLP]
- [The Other White House Spy Scandal: The Case of Muhammad Naeem Noor Khan (petition)]
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