With more than a decade of experience as a business attorney –- from representing start-ups to publicly traded companies –– Micah develops comprehensive intellectual property strategies to protect clients’ innovation and brands. He offers IP counseling in all aspects of litigation, transactions, and compliance, ensuring IP owners maintain and enforce their rights. Banks, financial service providers, and other firms rely on him for privacy and data security compliance.
Micah J. Fincher
Privacy, Security, and Data Governance
The rules governing customer privacy and breach notification requirements are constantly evolving. As a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US), Micah helps clients comply with legal requirements and meet deadlines. He develops incident response plans, information security policies, privacy notices, data subject rights compliance programs, and other data governance documentation. He has led and supported clients through numerous data breach investigations, ransomware attacks, and other computer security and cyber incidents. Micah specializes in serving clients in highly regulated industries, such as financial institutions, law firms, and healthcare providers. For more information, see the experience tab, below.
Financial Institutions and Service Providers
Micah advises banks, credit card companies, payroll processors, fintech firms, and other financial service providers. Sensitive to their unique regulatory position, he helps clients better identify, manage, and minimize risks from core vendors and other high risk third party service providers. With a focus on protecting confidential information, customer privacy, and data security, he drives complex negotiations to completion under strict deadlines while advocating for the interests of both his clients and their customers.
Intellectual Property Litigation
At trial and on appeal, Micah protects clients' intellectual property rights and defends those accused of infringement. His comfort and skill in the courtroom help judges and juries understand complex legal and factual issues, with experience litigating matters ranging from pharmaceuticals and oil field tools to water purification equipment and office furniture. He has handled complex patent, trade secret, trademark, and copyright cases in state and federal courts, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, and Section 337 investigations before the International Trade Commission. He is registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Protecting Brands and Innovation
Micah develops global brand protection strategies, including portfolio acquisition and maintenance, licensing, and enforcement. His brand protection practice includes counseling clients on matters involving domain name squatting, online infringement and on social media, and other unfair competition. Micah also has practical experience with a wide variety of technology areas, helping clients guard their designs, software, and other innovation with comprehensive trade secret and patent protection advice.