Luis J. Diaz

Biography

Mr. Diaz has over 20 years of 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. He focuses his practice on advice and transactions relating to technology, e-commerce, privacy and data security, and cloud computing. Mr. Diaz represents foreign corporations from Spain, Central America, and South America in the United States. Prior to joining Gibbons, he founded the intellectual property group at IDT Corporation (NYSE:IDT) and served as Executive Vice President and Senior Counsel with the company.

Diversity and Inclusion

Creating the Gibbons supplier diversity program - “GDI-123” - a first for the legal industry. The program engages clients and provides women- and minority-owned businesses with procurement and other strategic business opportunities, while also conducting education sessions to assist our suppliers in the certification process.

Earning recognition for the firm’s diversity program including being named one of the Top 100 Law Firms for Diversity, Top 100 Law Firms for Women, and Top 50 Law Firms for Associates by MultiCultural Law; ranking #132 on The American Lawyer’s 2014 “Diversity Scorecard,” and receiving a Profiles in Diversity Journal “Excellence in Innovation” award for the firm’s “GDI-123” program.

As Chief Diversity Officer at Gibbons, and President & CEO of the United States Hispanic Advocacy Association (USHAA), Mr. Diaz rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange to kick off USHAA’s economic summit “Ringing in the New Era of Economic Opportunity: U.S. Fortune 500 Meets Hispanic Fortune 500.”

Led the firm in its participation in the USHAA Bravo Awards Luncheon, which focused on the current state of diversity efforts throughout corporate America, and featured Mr. Diaz ending the program by ringing the NASDAQ closing bell.

Intellectual Property

Prior to joining Gibbons, Mr. Diaz was 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.

Professional 

• International Association of Privacy Professionals
• Seton Hall Leadership Development Council

Executive Member

• American Intellectual Property Law Association
• American Bar Association
• New Jersey State Bar Association

Chair, Diversity Committee, Strategic Planning Committee

• Arizona Bar Association
• New Jersey Hispanic Bar Association

Judicial and Prosecutorial Appointments Committee

• Leadership New Jersey

Director & Vice Chairman, Board of Trustees

• Saint Francis College 

Trustee & Chairman, Strategic Planning Committee

• Rutgers University, President’s Office

LAC Member on Diversity Issues

• Commerce and Industry Association of New Jersey

B2B Member

• State of New Jersey DCA 
• Research and Development Advisor, Center for Hispanic Policy
• Advanced-Tec Materials Corporation

Advisor