Mitchell L. Stoltz joined Constantine Cannon as an attorney in September 2006. Mr. Stoltz concentrates his practice on telecommunications, intellectual property, and antitrust.

Mr. Stoltz brings his extensive experience working with Internet technologies to bear in his work for Constantine Cannon. Since joining the Firm in the fall of 2006, he has worked to develop legal strategy and argument in cases involving novel questions of copyright law, including the groundbreaking case of Lexmark International, Inc. v. Static Control Components, Inc. He has also pursued discovery and motion practice in two complex antitrust lawsuits, and in a merger investigation by the Department of Justice.

Mr. Stoltz also has a background in advocating for clients in the legislative and administrative arenas. On behalf of several industry coalitions, he has worked to educate Congress and the public about sound copyright policy, cable device regulation, and issues surrounding the digital television transition. He has co-authored testimony for Congressional hearings and assisted in negotiations with policymakers at the FCC and the Department of Commerce. In September 2007, he spoke at the Federal Communications Bar Association on competition in cable devices.

Prior to his career in law, Mr. Stoltz was Chief Security Engineer for Netscape Communications Corporation's Internet browser division from 2000 to 2003. At Netscape, he formulated security and privacy policies, coordinated the company’s response to security vulnerabilities, led education programs for engineers, and managed a group of security researchers located on three continents.

Mr. Stoltz graduated with honors from Boston University School of Law in May 2006, where he served as Articles Editor for the Boston University Law Review. He is admitted to practice in New York and the District of Columbia; U.S. District Court, District of Columbia; U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

Publications: Note, The Penguin Paradox: How the Scope of Derivative Works in Copyright Affects the Effectiveness of the GNU GPL, 85 B.U. L. Rev. 1439 (2005).