LLANJ Board of Delegates

Luis Diaz, Esq.

Luis J. Diaz has over 20 years of extensive experience in a wide range of complex matters including intellectual property law, technology related joint ventures and strategic alliances, mergers and acquisitions, sales and marketing, and government relations. Mr. Diaz provides legal and business counsel to business units in the United States and abroad on commercial and intellectual property matters and is experienced with diversified industries in both private and publicly traded companies.

Prior to joining Gibbons, Mr. Diaz helped launch Aztec Equity Partners, an equity fund focused on green development, where he still serves in an advisory capacity. He was also an Executive Vice President and Senior Counsel with IDT Corporation (NYSE:IDT). He founded the intellectual property group at IDT. Mr. Diaz managed and oversaw a staff of six IP professionals on a wide range of matters worldwide, including without limitation, software and technology licensing, patent litigation, patent procurement and portfolio development strategies, trademark prosecution, patent clearance studies, and technology-related mergers and acquisitions, especially in telecommunications-related fields. Mr. Diaz also served on the Technology Committee to the IDT Board of Directors. He was also an advisor to the government relations team.

Presently, Mr. Diaz is a Director and Chief Diversity Officer for Gibbons, P.C., an AMLAW 200 law firm and practices in the fields of intellectual property, government relations and cross-border transactions.