Mr. Regehr came to TechLaw Ventures from the law firm of Parsons Behle & Latimer where he was a shareholder and member of the firm’s Technology and Intellectual Property Law Group, and head of its Trademark Department. Prior to PB&L, he was also a shareholder in the law firm of Van Cott, Bagley, Cornwall & McCarthy where he served in the firm’s Technology and Intellectual Property Section. In Toronto, Canada, prior to admission to the Law Society of Upper Canada (the Ontario bar association), Preston articled with the Legal Department of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and with Blake Cassels & Graydon.

• TechLaw Ventures, PLLC, founder and Manager, since Jan. 2006, Lindon, Utah.
• Parsons Behle & Latimer, shareholder, 1998 – Jan. 2006; Salt Lake City, Utah.
• Van Cott, Bagley, Cornwall & McCarthy, shareholder, 1990 – 1998, Salt Lake City, Utah.
• Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Legal Department, 1988 – 1989, Toronto, Canada.

Education:

• Osgoode Hall Law School, Toronto (LL.B., 1986)
• Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario (M.B.A. in marketing and international business, 1988)
• University of Lethbridge, Alberta (undergrad)

Related Skills and Activities:

• Pro bono counsel: American Association of Avalanche Professionals, Witnesses Productions LLC; and other non-profit and educational concerns.
• Chartered Financial Analyst, Level I, 1988.

Bar Admissions:

• Utah State Bar, 1992
• New York State Bar, 1988
• Law Society of Upper Canada (Ontario Bar), 1988

Selected Presentations and Publications:
        Presentations:

• “Trademark and Copyright Protection,” May 2005, Lecture, Executive MBA Program, School of Business, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.
• “Intellectual Property Law and Protection,” March 2005, Lecture, School of Business, Westminster College, Salt Lake Community College, Salt Lake City, Utah.
• “Trademark and Copyright Protection,” May 2005, Lecture, Executive MBA Program, School of Business, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.
• “Trends Internet and Technology Law,” October 2004, School of Business Undergraduate Entrepreneurial Program, BYU, Provo, Utah.
• “Trademark and Copyright Protection,” May 2004, Lecture, Executive MBA Program, School of Business, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.
• “Copyright Issues in the Media,” August 2003, Salt Lake Community College, Salt Lake City, Utah.
• “Intellectual Property, Confidential Information and Trade Secrets,” April 2002, 14th Annual Employment Law Seminar, Salt Lake City, Utah.
• “Trademarks, Copyrights and Trade Secrets,” November 1996, Utah State Bar and Legal Assistants of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.
• “Doing Business in a Global Market Place,” June 1995, Forum for Emerging Businesses, Salt Lake City, Utah.
• “Trademarks and Copyright Law for Graphic Designers,” November 1994, Salt Lake City Chapter, American Institute of Graphic Designers, Salt Lake City, Utah.
• “Copyright Protection of Computer Databases,” March 1993, lecture, J. Ruben Clark Law School, BYU, Provo, Utah.
• “Legal Issues In Cross-border Trade and Investment,” at “Strengthening the Economic Linkages between Canada and the U.S. West: Trade, Investment and Tourism,” June 1992, Salt Lake City, Utah.
• “Expanding Company Horizons to International Markets,” April 1992 “Alliance With Industry,” BYU, Provo, Utah.

Publications:

• Author: “Business Name Similarity,” in Legal Matters, Oct. 2005, The Enterprise.
• Author: “The Federal Do Not Call Registry and Telemarketing,” in Legal Matters, Oct. 2005, The Enterprise.
• Author: “Utah Limited Liability Company: Forms and Practice Manual,” 1997, Data Trace Legal Publishers, publication is updated on an ongoing basis (2nd edition, 2008).
• Author: “United States Trademark and Service Mark Registration, Vol. VIII,” No. 2, July 1996, Lex Mundi World Reports.