Kollin J. Zimmermann is an associate in the Los Angeles office
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Kollin J. Zimmermann is an associate in the Los Angeles office
Kollin J. Zimmermann 515 South Flower Street, Suite 1100 Los Angeles, CA 90071 Direct: (213) 312-2066 Office: (213) 312-2000 Fax: (213) 312-2001 Email: [email protected] Web: www.rmkb.com Kollin J. Zimmermann is an associate in the Los Angeles office. Kollin received his Bachelor of Science in Economics from Auburn University in 2006. He received his Juris Doctor from the University of San Diego School of Law in 2010. A native of New Orleans, Kollin worked for the Jefferson Parish Economic Development Program (“JEDCO”) before attending law school. At JEDCO, he administered a state and federal cooperative government relief program designed to aid the economic recovery of New Orleans from the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. While attending the University of San Diego School of Law, Kollin was an avid participant in legal advocacy competitions and courses. As a member of USD’s National Moot Court Team, he competed in the Capital University National Moot Court Tournament, where he was a quarter-finalist and won an award for writing the second best brief. He also competed in the Jessup International Law Moot Court Intramural Tournament, where he won first place overall and received an award for writing a top-four brief. Upon graduation, Kollin received the Virginia C. Nelson Graduation Award for being the outstanding student in advanced advocacy courses. Kollin was also a member of the Intellectual Property Law Association and the runner-up in the ASCAP Nathan Burkan Memorial National Copyright Competition for his article: “Actual Transfer” vs. “Making Available”: A Critical Analysis of The Exclusive Right to Distribute Copyrighted Works. In addition, he worked for USD’s Academic Support Program as a Teaching Assistant for Professor Steven D. Smith’s Constitutional Law course. Finally, Kollin worked as a judicial extern for The Honorable Peter C. Lewis of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. Mr. Zimmermann's practice includes a broad range of business, intellectual property, and civil rights litigation, with a primary focus on the interconnection between intellectual property rights and the internet. Having published several articles in this area, Kollin received a Burton Award for Distinguished Legal Writing in 2013, which was given to the 30 best law firm writers among the nation’s top 1,000 most prestigious and largest law firms. Kollin has experience litigating matters involving Copyright, Trademark, Patent, Trade Secret, Fraud, Antitrust, and First Amendment issues. He also has experience negotiating and drafting licensing and other business agreements. Kollin has been a guest lecturer for UCLA’s Business Planning course, and he prides himself on providing effective and cost-efficient advice to his clients. Kollin is admitted to practice law in all California State Courts and the Federal Courts for the Central, Southern, Northern, and Eastern Districts of California. He is a member of the © 2013 Ropers Majeski Kohn Bentley PC. All rights reserved. Intellectual Property Section of the State Bar of California and the Beverly Hills Bar Association. Practice Areas Business And Commercial Litigation Class Action/Complex Litigation Intellectual Property Civil Rights Appellate Education Auburn University, 2006 B.S. University of San Diego School of Law, 2010 J.D. Court Admissions California USDC: Central District of California USDC: Eastern District of California USDC: Northern District of California USDC: Southern District of California Memberships & Associations Beverly Hills Bar Association State Bar of California Publications Author, A Critical Analysis of the Competing Bases of Liability For Peer-to-peer File Sharing, Bloomberg BNA, Antitrust & Trade Regulation Report, 6/15/2012 Author, The Debate Over Liability for Peer-to-Peer File Sharing, The Daily Journal , 4/18/2012 Author, "Actual Transfer" vs. "Making Available:" A Critical Analysis of the Exclusive Right to Distribute Copyrighted Works (Part II), New Matter, Volume 37, Number 1, 2/27/2012 Author, The Debate over the Protect-IP Act and SOPA, American Bar Association: The Section of Intellectual Property Litigation, 1/11/2012 Author, "Actual Transfer" vs. "Making Available:" A Critical Analysis of the Exclusive Right to Distribute Copyrighted Works, New Matter, Volume 6, Number 3, 10/14/2011 News Amazon Not Required To Remove InStyler Fakes: Judge, Law 360, 7/20/2011 © 2013 Ropers Majeski Kohn Bentley PC. All rights reserved.