Ari Goldberger

Biography: Ari Goldberger

Ari Goldberger has practiced law since 1992 after graduating with Honors from Rutgers Law Camden, where he was also a member of the Law Journal. After law school, Ari was a litigator with the Philadelphia law firm of Pepper Hamilton LLP for five years.

In 1994, Ari came up with a concept to create an online Internet law firm which he called ESQwire, and registered the domain name ESQwire.com. In one of the earliest domain name disputes, the Hearst Corporation, publisher of Esquire magazine sued Ari in federal court. Ultimately the case settled, with Ari retaining the domain name, the ESQwire.com case received substantial coverage on the Internet.

In 1997, Ari was hired by New York Internet start-up Mail.com, Inc. as Vice President of Business Development, also charged with handling all legal issues concerning Mail.com’s domain names. Ari was responsible for Mail.com’s purchasing of domain names, including: Paris.com, England.com, Britain.com, and Japan.com. While at Mail.com, Ari continued to operate ESQwire, through which he represents clients in connection with domain name transactions and disputes.

Today, ESQwire has become a leader in Domain Law. Ari has handled hundreds of domain name transactions and has litigated domain name disputes in Federal courts and under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (the “UDRP”).

Background & Qualifications

Below is an overview of Ari’s background and qualifications.

Education

• Law School – Rutgers, NJ, 1992
• Undergraduate – Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania, 1983

Bar Admissions

• New Jersey
• Pennsylvania
• United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
• United States District Court for New Jersey
• United States District Court for the Southern District of New York

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