Gabriel Ramsey is a strategist, advisor and operator working at the intersection of technology, entertainment and media. Over a career spanning more than two decades at two global firms, he led complex, high-stakes projects involving intellectual property, cybersecurity, policy and commercial disputes for some of the largest technology and entertainment companies in the world.
He is a resourceful and creative leader with deep experience in business strategy, business development, policy and complex problem solving. He has led teams of professionals through demanding projects, taken initiative on ambiguous problems, and focused on pragmatic solutions rather than posture.
He has worked across nearly every function inside both startups and mature companies, including executive leadership, engineering, content, product, sales, legal, policy, finance and HR. He has engaged with management teams and boards on sensitive matters, facilitated fundraising activity, and handled operational risk management and compliance projects.
He is a seasoned operator with a bias toward action, a strong communicator, and someone who has served as a trusted advisor in sensitive negotiations and disputes.
Partner in the San Francisco office and a member of the firm's Litigation, Intellectual Property, and Privacy & Cybersecurity groups. His work centered on complex litigation involving technology, intellectual property and cybersecurity, including investigations and enforcement actions concerning cybercrime, trade secret misappropriation, fraud, data breaches and brand abuse.
Partner in the Silicon Valley office, member of the Intellectual Property group, and co-leader of the firm's Cybersecurity & Data Privacy Group.
Began his career in complex commercial and technology litigation.
His work covered computer software and hardware, internet and networking technologies, video games, cloud computing, new media and entertainment content. It regularly extended beyond the courtroom into engagement with United States and foreign government agencies on behalf of clients.
Clients he represented included Microsoft, McAfee, EMC, NVIDIA, NCSoft, Facebook, Perfect World Entertainment, Namco Bandai Games, CNET Networks, eHarmony, Audible Magic, Fox Broadcasting, Universal Studios and The Walt Disney Company.
Representing Microsoft, Ramsey took down Necurs, one of the largest spam botnets in operation. He used a novel theory of trademark infringement and worked with numerous foreign partners to gain control of more than six million of the botnet's internet addresses. The Daily Journal cited the effort in naming him a Top Intellectual Property Lawyer in 2022.
Ramsey was lead counsel for ROSS Intelligence in a federal copyright and antitrust dispute with Thomson Reuters and Westlaw over access to legal research data. The Daily Journal described it as a David versus Goliath legal battle.
Across a decade of work with Microsoft's Digital Crimes Unit and other technology companies, Ramsey helped build the practice of using civil litigation and equitable remedies to dismantle criminal infrastructure, an approach he later wrote about for Lawfare.
Partnership formation and growth strategy across sectors.
Positioning and go-to-market for technology and media businesses.
Negotiation, organization and execution of multi-party deals.
Response and coordination for high-stakes, time-sensitive events.
Engagement with United States and foreign government agencies.
Operational risk programs and internal controls.
Message design and stakeholder communication under pressure.
Deep sector experience across technology, entertainment and media.
Gabriel Ramsey is a strategist, advisor and operator working in technology, entertainment and media. Over more than two decades at two global firms, he led complex, high-stakes projects involving intellectual property, cybersecurity, policy and commercial disputes for many of the largest technology and entertainment companies in the world.
Gabriel Ramsey is known for pioneering the use of civil litigation and equitable remedies to disrupt cybercrime. Representing Microsoft, he led the takedown of the Necurs botnet, one of the largest spam botnets ever operated, using a novel theory of trademark infringement to seize control of more than six million internet addresses.
Gabriel Ramsey was a partner at Crowell & Moring LLP in San Francisco from 2017 to 2023, working across litigation, intellectual property, and privacy and cybersecurity. Earlier, he was a partner at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP from 2001 to 2017, where he co-led the Cybersecurity & Data Privacy Group. He began his career at Howrey LLP.
Gabriel Ramsey focuses on business strategy, operations, business development, complex transactions, crisis management, communications, and policy development and advocacy. His sector depth spans technology, entertainment and media, with additional experience in risk management, compliance, and sensitive negotiations at the leadership and board level.
Gabriel Ramsey holds a J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, earned in 2000. He also holds a B.A., awarded cum laude, from the University of Massachusetts. His academic background supports a career spent on complex problem solving at the intersection of law, technology and policy.
Gabriel Ramsey has written for Lawfare on cybercrime disruption through civil litigation and equitable remedies. The essay draws on more than a decade of his work with Microsoft's Digital Crimes Unit and other technology companies, describing how civil process can be used to dismantle criminal infrastructure operating across international borders.
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