Stephen A. Kroft

Background

Kroft, Stephen A. was born on January 18, 1944 in Los Angeles, California, United States.

Education

Bachelor of Arts in Economics, University of California, Berkeley, 1965; Bachelor of Laws, Stanford University, 1968.

Career

Worked at McDermott, Will & Emery (Los Angeles, California) specializing in General Practice (including Corporate, Employee Benefits, Estate Planning, Health, Litigation and Tax Law). Admitted to the bar, 1969, California. Phi Beta Kappa. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers.

Member, California Academy of Appellate Lawyers. Member, Ninth Circuit Advisory Rules Committee, 1992-1995. Guest Lecturer, Copyright Law, Stanford Law School, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 and 1993.

Board of Trustees (1985-1991), (President (1995-1996), Los Angeles Copyright Society. Lawyer Delegate 1987-1990 and Co-Chair, Central District Delegation, 1989-1990, Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference. Panelist: PLI How to Handle Basic Copyright and Trademark Problems, 1991, 1992 and 1993.

American Bar Association National Institute on Appellate Advocacy, 1988. Continuing Education of the Bar's Federal Practice Institute, Appellate Advocacy Panel, 1987-1997. Author: Copyright Litigation Overview, How to Handle Basic Copyright & Trademark Problems (Practicing Law Institute 1991, 1992 and 1993).

Member: Los Angeles County and American Bar Assns. The State Bar of California. McDermott, Will & Emery is an international law firm founded in 1934.

Originally a Chicago tax law practice, the firm has established a full-service presence in seven domestic and three international offices with more than 600 attorneys. Clients include large corporations and individuals as well as small and medium-sized businesses. The firm represents a wide range of industrial, financial and commercial enterprises, both publicly and privately held.

Firm attorneys represent clients in every state as well as numerous foreign jurisdictions.

Achievements

• Bar: California 1969, United States District Court (central district) California 1969, United States Court Appeals (9th circuit) 1970, Supreme Court of the United States Court 1982.

Membership

Member, California Academy of Appellate Lawyers. Member, Ninth Circuit Advisory Rules Committee, 1992-1995. Guest Lecturer, Copyright Law, Stanford Law School, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 and 1993.

Board of Trustees (1985-1991), (President (1995-1996), Los Angeles Copyright Society. Lawyer Delegate 1987-1990 and Co-Chair, Central District Delegation, 1989-1990, Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers.

Member, California Academy of Appellate Lawyers. Member, Ninth Circuit Advisory Rules Committee, 1992-1995. Guest Lecturer, Copyright Law, Stanford Law School, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 and 1993.

Board of Trustees (1985-1991), (President (1995-1996), Los Angeles Copyright Society. Lawyer Delegate 1987-1990 and Co-Chair, Central District Delegation, 1989-1990, Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference.