Erik Swen Syverson

Erik S. Syverson, a partner at Miller Barondess, LLP, is a trial lawyer focused on handling Internet and e-commerce related issues. Mr. Syverson is one of America's leading Internet law attorneys. He has experience litigating ground-breaking Internet law, intellectual property and business law cases in California and throughout the world, including in Brazil, Singapore, Great Britain, Mexico and India. 

Focused on Internet Law Litigation

Attorney Syverson has handled dozens of Internet-based disputes on behalf of his global clients. Internet marketing and advertising litigation have become a key focus for Mr. Syverson. He frequently counsels clients relating to pay per click internet advertising on such platforms as Google AdWords. 

He also handles Internet marketing disputes relating to click fraud, fraudulent credit card information and keyword trademark infringement. Mr. Syverson is highly knowledgeable on advertising techniques based on cost per acquisition pricing and underlining issues of click fraud. He served as the lead counsel on several large E-commerce class actions for victims of click fraud and other unfair E-commerce business practices. 

As technology and the Internet continue to play a vital role in commerce, Mr. Syverson's practice has grown to meet new legal challenges. He has been involved in multiple copyright infringement cases related to websites and posting infringing content online. Additionally, he has handled high-profile royalty allocation cases involving the exploitation of various legendary musical works. Mr. Syverson also represents companies prosecuting and defending trademark infringement claims including cybersquatting cases and domain name controversies. He has experience both defending and prosecuting intellectual property cases in state and federal court.

Handling Commercial- and Consumer-based Disputes

In addition to Internet-based litigation, Mr. Syverson has handled a full range of commercial- and consumer-based disputes in federal and state courts. He recently obtained a multi-million dollar trial verdict in a case involving outdoor advertising industry. With millions of dollars at stake, attorney Syverson defended his client's right to maintain billboards along Interstate 405 in Southern California.

His practice includes a wide range of areas, including:

Represented Cases

Mr. Syverson has handled complex cases in state and federal court, including:

Allen Lund Company, Inc. v. AT&T, Inc. et al.:, In U.S. District Court, attorney Syverson handled a consumer class action lawsuit against several long distance telephone carriers relating to overcharges and deceptive billing. Case No. CV-05-4588.

Superior Property of Carson, LLC v. Viacom Outdoor, Inc.: Mr. Syverson acted as lead trial counsel defending an outdoor advertising company in a multimillion-dollar dispute relating to billboard rights along Interstate 405 in Los Angeles County before the Hon. James R. Dunn. After a 14-day trial, the judgment was rendered in favor of Mr. Syverson's client including an award of all the defendants' attorneys' fees and expenses. Additionally, the judgment was upheld before the California Court of Appeal. Mr. Syverson prepared and successfully argued the appeal on behalf of his client. Case No. BC 319241.

Long v. Travel Syndicate, Inc., et al., L.A.S.C.: Mr. Syverson served as lead trial counsel defending Travel Syndicate, Inc. He prevailed in a high six-figure lawsuit relating to the enforceability of certain commercial paper and security interests. Mr. Syverson successfully obtained an award for Travel Syndicate's attorneys' fees and expenses. Case No. GC 038695.

Girls Gone Wild Litigation, L.A.S.C.: Attorney Syverson defended Girls Gone Wild founder Joseph Francis before the Hon. William F. Highberger in a class action consumer action lawsuit related to the marketing and sale of the defendants' DVD's through internet marketing and television infomercial sales. Case No. BC296675.

The Orchard Enterprises, Inc. v. Tufamerica, Inc.: In U.S. District Court, Mr. Syverson served as lead counsel defending Tufamerica, Inc. in a complex Internet digital music distribution and advertising case. Both parties alleged multi-million dollar claims for breach of contract and fraud. The dispute involved more than 20,000 musical tracks including artists such as Ray Charles and Queen Latifah. The distribution of musical occurred exclusively on the internet. This is one of the first cases to test the digital monetization of musical tracks for advertising and marketing purposes rather than direct consumer-based distribution of digital files. Case No. CV-00553.

Whyte Plumbing, Inc. v. Eweb Nation, et al., L.A.S.C.: Mr. Syverson represented the plaintiff in a multimillion dollar dispute over the rights to and ownership of over six proprietary plumbing and plumbing products websites and domain names. The parties reached a confidential settlement. Case No. BC393965.

Denenberg v. Ruder, U.S.: In U.S. District Court, attorney Syverson served as the lead trial counsel for a Los Angeles-based plastic surgeon in an Internet advertising and intellectual property dispute with a Nebraska-based plastic surgeon. The case settled on confidential terms prior to trial in Omaha, Nebraska. Case No. 8:05cv215.

Traffic Marketplace, Inc. v. Dermaplus, Inc.: Mr. Syverson served as lead trial counsel in a dispute with one of the largest internet-affiliate marketing portal companies in Traffic Marketplace. The case related to click fraud generated within Dermaplus' Internet marketing campaigns. Additionally, the case involved disputes over the accuracy of cost per acquisition charges in an Internet continuity program offered for Dermaplus.  The case settled on confidential terms prior to trial. Case No. BC402004.