July 26-27, 1999
Montreal, Canada

Speaker Biography

Thomas C. Bell

Partner
Seattle Office, Perkins Coie LLP

1201 Third Avenue, 40th Floor	Phone: (206) 583-8845
Seattle, WA 98101-3099	Fax: (206) 583-8500
Web site: www.perkinscoie.com	E-mail: bellt@perkinscoie.com

Areas of Emphasis

• Internet and electronic commerce
• Partnerships, limited liability companies and corporations
• Business transactions
• General counsel to privately held businesses

Representative Clients

• General counsel and business counsel to variety of privately held businesses, including an industry root certificate authority, internet search engine and internet advertising agency
• Counsel to national retailer in launch of major on-line ecommerce project
• E-commerce counsel to on-line retailer of computer products

Speeches and Publications

• Speech, "Bringing a Business On-Line," University of Washington Law School (1998)
• Speech, "Revenue Based Internet Linking Agreements," University of Washington Law School (1997)
• Speech, "A Business Lawyer's Perspective on the Internet," Washington State Bar Association, Business Section Midyear Meeting (1996)
• Speech, "REITs: Resurgence of a Real Estate Investment Vehicle," for the Belden°Club°(1993)
• Author, "RTC Gives a Great Opportunity for Japanese Investor," Gekkan Kaigai Chuzai (September/October 1992)

Education

• Brigham Young University, B.A. (International Relations), 1984
• Brigham Young University, M.A. (International and Area Studies), 1986
• Columbia University Law School, J.D., 1988
  Note and Comment Editor, Columbia Journal of Transnational Law, 1987-88

Admitted to Practice

• Washington