Bar/Professional Activity: Mr. Lindsey has been active for a number of years in various Bar organizations, having served on the ABA Standing Committee on Continuing Legal Education, the ABA Standing Committee on Technology and Information Systems, as chair of the Franchise Law Committee of the California State Bar Business Law Section and chair of the Franchise and Dealership Committee of the ABA Antitrust Law Section.  He currently serves as Director of the International Franchise and Distribution Division of the ABA Forum on Franchising, Chair of the Computer Industry & Internet Committee of the ABA Section of Antitrust Law, member of the Executive Committee of the USC Intellectual Property Institute and member of the Executive Committee of the Antitrust and Trade Regulation Section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association.

Pro bono/Community Service: Active in civic affairs as well, Mr. Lindsey is a former trustee of the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History and currently serves as a past president and member of the Museum's Alliance Board .

Scholarly Lectures and Writings: Co-editor-in-chief of International Franchise Sales Laws (ABA 2006) and the treatise State Antitrust Law and Statutes (ABA 2d ed. 1999).  A co-author of Antitrust Handbook for Franchise and Distribution Practitioners (ABA 2008), The Intellectual Property Handbook: A Practical Guide for Franchise, Business and IP Counsel (ABA 2005), Annual Franchise and Distribution Law Developments 2003 (ABA 2003) and International Sales Transaction Checklist (IBA 2003).  Lectures have included "New Media Threats - Responding To Cyber-Attacks," 31st Annual American Bar Association Forum on Franchising (2008), "Intellectual Property Issues in Corporate Transactions," Los Angeles County Bar Association Business & Corporations Law Section (2008), "Franchising In China: How to Do It Under the New Regulations," American Bar Association Teleseminar (2008), "Whose Data Is It? Competition, Privacy and Consumer Protection Perspectives in Electronic Data Markets," American Bar Association Section of Antitrust Law Spring Meeting (2008), "Competition Law Issues in International Franchising," International Bar Association Annual Conference (2007), "A Brave New World: Consumer Protection Enforcement and Private Litigation In The Coming Tech-ade," Los Angeles County Bar Association (2007), "A Practical Guide to Franchising and Antitrust," 29th Annual American Bar Association Forum on Franchising (2006), "What Every Corporate Lawyer Should Know Regarding Intellectual Property Law," Los Angeles County Bar Association Business & Corporations Law Section (2006), "Uses of Technology in Franchising," International Franchise Association - International Bar Association Joint Conference (2006), "Verifying the Strength of Your Business Partner," Law Seminars International Program on Mastering Complex IP Licensing (2006), "Global Data Privacy: What Do You Need to Do to Comply with Global Legislation?," Net Focus North America (2006)  

Educational Background: B.S. (1973) summa cum laude, Texas A&M University; J.D. (1976), Stanford Law School