About
Marc van Niekerk is Special Counsel with Silicon Valley Law Group’s Business Litigation and Intellectual Property & Employment Group. Over the path of his profession, Marc has attempted greater than 50 cases to verdict and also has vast mediation revel in. His exercise makes a speciality of business litigation, with special emphasis in the areas of intellectual property disputes, commercial enterprise torts and industrial contract disputes. During his more than 25 years in practice, Marc has counselled and represented customers in a big selection of industrial disputes consisting of, inter alia, employee solicitation and exchange mystery misappropriation, commercial enterprise disputes, consisting of breach of agreement, unfair opposition and breach of fiduciary obligation, trademark infringement and U.C.C troubles. In addition, Marc has been worried in numerous unique litigation and/or audit committee investigations for each public and privately held groups.
Marc has additionally served on the Santa Clara Bar Association Judiciary Committee, which is charged with evaluating applicants being taken into consideration by way of the governor for appointment to the Santa Clara County Superior Court and the Sixth District Court of Appeal.
Prior to joining Silicon Valley Law Group, Marc was Special Counsel at Bergeson, LLP in San Jose, an partner with Cooley Godward LLP in Palo Alto, and an associate with Abe Swersky & Associates in Cape Town, South Africa.
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Location
Legal Issues
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Intellectual Property
- Trademarks
- Trademark Litigation, Trademark Registration
Costs
Certificates
Languages
- English
Accepted Jurisdictions





Experience
- Special Counsel
Silicon Valley Law Group - Special Counsel
Bergeson, LLP
1999 - Lawyer
Cooley Godward Kronish LLP
1998 - Lawyer
Abe Swersky & Associates
1990
Educations

Graduation year: 1998

Graduation year: 1996

Graduation year: 1989

Graduation year: 1987