Background
Sapronov, Walter was born on November 10, 1947 in Kempton, West Germany.
Sapronov, Walter was born on November 10, 1947 in Kempton, West Germany.
Ohio State University (Bachelor of Arts, 1969). University of Iowa (Master of Arts, 1972). Woodrow Wilson College of Law (Juris Doctor, 1982).
Spoken languages: Russian.
Worked at Gerry, Friend & Sapronov, Limited Liability Partnership (Atlanta, Georgia) specializing in Transactions, Litigation, Regulation and Registered Lobbying regarding Computer, Telecommunications and Intellectual Property Matters, Transactions in Commercial Real Estate and Construction, Estate Planning, Mergers and Acquisitions. Admitted to the bar, 1983, Georgia. 1986, Georgia Supreme Court and United States.
District Court, Northern District of Georgia.
Publications: "Telecommunications Reform Legislation in Georgia," Georgia. Bar Journal, Volume 2, Number.
2, October 1996 (Company-Author). TELECOMMUNICATIONS and the LAW, Computer Science Press, Incorporated., 1988.
"Regulation of Enhanced Services," Computer Lawyer January 1992 (Company-Author).
"Regulatory and Antitrust Constraints on Structuring Distribution Agreements with Bell Operating Companies," Telematics, September, 1987. "Software Protection and Pricing in a Lan Environment," Jurimetrics, American Bar Association Journal of Law, Science and Technology, Volume 26, Number. 2, Winter, 1986 (Company-Author).
Adjunct Professor, Telecommunications Law and Policy, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1989-1991.
Member: State Bar of Georgia (Chairman, 1992-1993. Computer Law Section).
American Bar Association (Company-Chair, Communications Law Division. Section of Science and Technology).
The Firm represents numerous telecommunications providers, wireless companies, large corporate users, equipment and software suppliers, and others in a wide variety of transactions pertaining to communications and information technology, including carrier-to-user service agreements, custom tariffs, carrier-to-carrier interconnection agreements, systems integration and outsourcing agreements, credit agreements and secured transactions, venture capital financing, and software license and development agreements.
The Firm has an extensive telecommunications regulatory compliance practice, with experience before the Federal Communication Commission and all fifty state public service commissions. The Firm has extensive litigation experience in intellectual property, computer law and telecommunications law before Federal and State Courts and regulatory agencies.
Member: State Bar of Georgia (Chairman, 1992-1993. Computer Law Section). American Bar Association (Company-Chair, Communications Law Division.
Section of Science and Technology).