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Samuel C. Straight

Mr. Straight is a shareholder at Ray Quinney & Nebeker in the Firm's litigation section. He focuses on intellectual property litigation, advising clients in patent, trademark, and copyright matters. He assists high-technology and other companies in the protection and enforcement of their intellectual property rights. Mr. Straight also represents clients in a wide variety of other commercial litigation, including securities, shareholder derivative, and appellate litigation matters. He also has extensive experience with litigation involving the direct selling industry.

Mr. Straight also advises clients regarding compliance with federal and state economic regulations, including Federal Trade Commission regulations, and export control and economics sanctions regulations. In addition, Mr. Straight is a registered lobbyist in Utah and has represented clients in matters before a variety of legislative bodies and administrative agencies.

Mr. Straight is the Hiring Partner and chair of the Firm's Recruiting Committee.

Mr. Straight was recognized in Chambers USA in Intellectual Property Law, and maintains an “AV” rating with Martindale-Hubbell, which is the highest rating awarded to attorneys for professional competence and ethics. He has also been selected for inclusion in Mountain States Super Lawyers in the category of Intellectual Property Litigation and Business Litigation. Mr. Straight has been included on the list of The Best Lawyers in America in Intellectual Property Law and has also been voted by his peers throughout the state as one of Utah’s “Legal Elite” in the categories of Business Litigation, Intellectual Property, and Government Law (as published in Utah Business Magazine).

  Samuel C. Straight

RECENT NEWS

RQ&N Attorneys Among Top 5% in Utah
Jun 21, 2010 - Ray Quinney & Nebeker is pleased to announce that twenty-nine attorneys have been selected as 2010 Mountain States Super Lawyers and Rising Stars. Only the top five percent of attorneys in each state are honored as Super Lawyers in this annual list, and Rising Star selection is limited to just 2.5 percent of eligible attorneys.
RQ&N Receives High Marks From Chambers USA
Jun 11, 2010 - Fifteen Ray Quinney & Nebeker attorneys receive notable rankings in the 2010 Chambers USA Guide. RQ&N is also ranked as a leading Utah law firm in the area of Labor & Employment.
Fifty-four RQ&N Attorneys are Legal Elite
Jan 21, 2010 - RQ&N has had a strong presence on Utah Business Magazine’s annual list of Utah’s most “elite” attorneys since the list was first published in 2004.


EDUCATION

Duke University
, J.D., L.L.M. in transnational and comparative law, 1996
  • cum laude

Georgetown University
, B.S.F.S., International Affairs, 1991
  • cum laude


PRIOR PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • Associate, Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, Washington, D.C., September 1997 - March 1999
  • Clerkship, Hon. Stephen H. Anderson, U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit, September 1996-August 1997


ADMITTED TO PRACTICE

  • Utah State Bar, 1996
  • District of Columbia Bar, 1998
  • U. S. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, District of Utah
  • Court of International Trade


PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

  • GATT & NAFTA: Marrying Effective Dispute Settlement and Sovereignty of the Fifty States, 45 DUKE LAW JOURNAL 216 (1995)


PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC ACTIVITIES

  • Member, Board of Directors, The Leonardo (February 2010-present)
  • Adjunct Professor of Business Law, Westminster College (2009-present)
  • Chair, Intellectual Property Section, Utah State Bar (2006-2007)
  • Member, Salt Lake City Community Development Advisory Board (2001-2006)

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