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| full name = Geoff Brigham
| full name = Geoff Brigham
| image name = Geoff Brigham 08 - Wikimania 2011.jpg
| image name = Geoff_Brigham.jpg
| hover text = Geoff Brigham, General Counsel (Legal and Community Advocacy Department)
| hover text = Geoff Brigham, General Counsel (Legal and Community Advocacy Department)
| job title = General Counsel
| job title = General Counsel
| organization = Wikimedia Foundation
| organization = Wikimedia Foundation
| short quote = ''"Our volunteer community of editors, photographers, writers, and other contributors is amazing in their commitment to free knowledge! The world will thank them and their creations for generations to come."''
| short quote = ''"Our community is awesome!"''
| about me = I joined the Wikimedia Foundation in February 2011 as General Counsel, after 25 years of practicing law in the United States and Europe.
| about me = I joined the Wikimedia Foundation in February 2011 as General Counsel, after 25 years of practicing law in the United States and Europe.


Before the Wikimedia Foundation, I was a Deputy General Counsel and Vice-President at eBay, overseeing its legal issues both in the United States and internationally, with a global team of more than 80 lawyers and legal specialists. I had overall responsibility for legal matters arising in the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia, and Australia. I have served as a federal prosecutor in Miami, investigating and litigating white-collar and other criminal cases, and was appointed as a liaison between the U.S. Department of Justice ([[w:Janet Reno|Janet Reno]]) and the French Ministry of Justice ([[w:Élisabeth Guigou|Élisabeth Guigou]]) with offices in the U.S. Embassy in Paris and the French Ministry of Justice.
Before the Wikimedia Foundation, I was a Deputy General Counsel and Vice-President at eBay, overseeing its legal issues both in the United States and internationally, with a global team of more than 80 lawyers and legal specialists. I had overall responsibility for legal matters arising in the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia, and Australia. I have served as a federal prosecutor in Miami, investigating and litigating white-collar and other criminal cases, and was appointed as a liaison between the U.S. Department of Justice ([[w:Janet Reno|Janet Reno]]) and the French Ministry of Justice ([[w:Elisabeth Guigou|Élisabeth Guigou]]) with offices in the U.S. Embassy in Paris and the French Ministry of Justice.


I served as an appellate attorney for the Department of Justice, arguing before the federal courts of appeals throughout the U.S., and I have worked at a [[w:Finley, Kumble, Wagner, Underberg, Manley, Myerson & Casey|large law firm]] in Washington, D.C. after serving as a [[w:Law clerk#Federal clerkships|federal law clerk]] in the [[w:United States District Court for the District of Columbia|United States District Court for the District of Columbia]]. I graduated from [[w:Georgetown University Law Center|Georgetown University Law Center]] with my [[w:Juris Doctor|Juris Doctor]] in law. Previously, I studied music at the [[w:Peabody Institute|Peabody Conservatory of Music]], French and Political Science at [[w:Indiana University Bloomington|Indiana University (Bloomington)]], and French and international law at the [[w:University of Strasbourg|University of Strasbourg]], France. In 2001, I was appointed as a chevalier in the French [[w:Ordre national du Mérite|Ordre national du Mérite]].
I served as an appellate attorney for the Department of Justice, arguing before the federal courts of appeals throughout the U.S., and I have worked at a [[w:Finley, Kumble, Wagner, Underberg, Manley, Myerson & Casey|large law firm]] in Washington, D.C. after serving as a [[w:Law clerk#Federal clerkships|federal law clerk]] in the [[w:United States District Court for the District of Columbia|United States District Court for the District of Columbia]]. I graduated from [[w:Georgetown University Law Center|Georgetown University Law Center]] with my [[w:Juris Doctor|Juris Doctor]] in law. Previously, I studied music at the [[w:Peabody Institute|Peabody Conservatory of Music]], French and Political Science at [[w:Indiana University Bloomington|Indiana University (Bloomington)]], and French and international law at the [[w:University of Strasbourg|University of Strasbourg]], France. In 2001, I was appointed as a chevalier in the French [[w:Order national du Merite|Ordre national du Mérite]].


I am a California Registered In-House Counsel with my bar license from the District of Columbia Bar.
I am a California Registered In-House Counsel with my bar license from the District of Columbia Bar.


| about my work =
| about my work =
I lead an incredibly talented [[Staff and contractors#Legal and Community Advocacy|team of lawyers and community advocates]] at the Foundation. We oversee all legal matters for the Foundation and focus on key initiatives to help support the community consistent with our Foundation goals and values. We deal with a wide range of issues and projects, including policy drafting, trademark and copyright law, international law, employment law, litigation, fundraising and grant law, domestic and international contracts, privacy law, ethics, internet law, and non-profit corporate governance. We are also charged with carrying forward the Foundation’s goals of advocating for the community in new ways, including fighting for content online, facilitating community discussions about critical WMF initiatives that affect the community, better supporting Wikimedia administrators and functionaries, and providing information about legal and legislative issues that impact online content. For legal ethical reasons we can only represent the Wikimedia Foundation and cannot be the lawyers for the community or chapters, though we often provide strong support to the community in many ways consistent with the the Foundation goals. You can read more about our initiatives [[m:Legal and Community Advocacy/LCA Announcement|here]] and [[m:User:Geoffbrigham/Strategy|here]].
I am fortunate to lead a talented [[wmf:Staff_and_contractors#Legal_and_Community_Advocacy|team of lawyers, legal specialists, and community advocates]] at the Foundation. We oversee all legal matters for the Foundation and focus on key initiatives to help support the community consistent with our Foundation goals and values. We deal with a wide range of issues and projects, including policy drafting, trademark and copyright law, international law, employment law, litigation, fundraising and grant law, domestic and international contracts, privacy law, ethics, internet law, and non-profit corporate governance. We are also charged with carrying forward the Foundation’s goals of advocating for the community in new ways, including fighting for content online, facilitating community discussions about critical WMF initiatives that affect the community, better supporting Wikimedia administrators and functionaries, and providing information about legal and legislative issues that impact online content.
For legal ethical reasons I (as well as the rest of the legal team) can only represent the Wikimedia Foundation and cannot be the attorney for the community or chapters, though the legal team often provides strong support to the community in many ways consistent with Wikimedia Foundation goals.<!-- {{legal staff boilerplate}} -->

| disclaimer = {{legal staff disclaimer}}
|disclaimer =
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| contact me =
| contact me =
* E-mail: gbrigham{{@}}wikimedia.org
* E-mail: gbrigham{{@}}wikimedia.org
* Telephone: +1 415 839 6885
* Telephone: +1 415 839 6885
* Address: 149 New Montgomery Street, 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105
* Address: 149 New Montgomery Street, 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105
* On Meta-Wiki as [[m:User:Geoffbrigham|Geoffbrigham]]
* On the English Wikipedia as [[w:en:User:Geoffbrigham|Geoffbrigham]]
* [http://www.linkedin.com/pub/geoffrey-brigham/15/69b/956 LinkedIn profile]
* [http://www.linkedin.com/pub/geoffrey-brigham/15/69b/956 LinkedIn profile]
* Website: wikimediafoundation.org
* Website: wikimediafoundation.org
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Latest revision as of 05:54, 16 March 2024


Geoff Brigham
Geoff Brigham, General Counsel (Legal and Community Advocacy Department)
Geoff Brigham
General Counsel, Wikimedia Foundation
"Our volunteer community of editors, photographers, writers, and other contributors is amazing in their commitment to free knowledge! The world will thank them and their creations for generations to come."

About me

I joined the Wikimedia Foundation in February 2011 as General Counsel, after 25 years of practicing law in the United States and Europe.

Before the Wikimedia Foundation, I was a Deputy General Counsel and Vice-President at eBay, overseeing its legal issues both in the United States and internationally, with a global team of more than 80 lawyers and legal specialists. I had overall responsibility for legal matters arising in the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia, and Australia. I have served as a federal prosecutor in Miami, investigating and litigating white-collar and other criminal cases, and was appointed as a liaison between the U.S. Department of Justice (Janet Reno) and the French Ministry of Justice (Élisabeth Guigou) with offices in the U.S. Embassy in Paris and the French Ministry of Justice.

I served as an appellate attorney for the Department of Justice, arguing before the federal courts of appeals throughout the U.S., and I have worked at a large law firm in Washington, D.C. after serving as a federal law clerk in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. I graduated from Georgetown University Law Center with my Juris Doctor in law. Previously, I studied music at the Peabody Conservatory of Music, French and Political Science at Indiana University (Bloomington), and French and international law at the University of Strasbourg, France. In 2001, I was appointed as a chevalier in the French Ordre national du Mérite.

I am a California Registered In-House Counsel with my bar license from the District of Columbia Bar.

My work

I am fortunate to lead a talented team of lawyers, legal specialists, and community advocates at the Foundation. We oversee all legal matters for the Foundation and focus on key initiatives to help support the community consistent with our Foundation goals and values. We deal with a wide range of issues and projects, including policy drafting, trademark and copyright law, international law, employment law, litigation, fundraising and grant law, domestic and international contracts, privacy law, ethics, internet law, and non-profit corporate governance. We are also charged with carrying forward the Foundation’s goals of advocating for the community in new ways, including fighting for content online, facilitating community discussions about critical WMF initiatives that affect the community, better supporting Wikimedia administrators and functionaries, and providing information about legal and legislative issues that impact online content.

For legal ethical reasons I (as well as the rest of the legal team) can only represent the Wikimedia Foundation and cannot be the attorney for the community or chapters, though the legal team often provides strong support to the community in many ways consistent with Wikimedia Foundation goals.

Disclaimer:
I work for or provide services to the Wikimedia Foundation, and this is the account I try to use for edits or statements I make in that role. However, the Foundation does not vet all my activity, so edits, statements, or other contributions made by this account may not reflect the views of the Foundation. The legal team can only represent the Wikimedia Foundation on legal matters, so we are unable to give legal advice to others, including community members, editors, or contributors. Communications with members of the legal team are not consultations and do not create any confidential relationship.

Contact me

  • E-mail: gbrigham@wikimedia.org
  • Telephone: +1 415 839 6885
  • Address: 149 New Montgomery Street, 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105
  • LinkedIn profile
  • Website: wikimediafoundation.org