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Omer Salik

VP, Legal
Activision

Omer has a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Arizona and a JD from the University of Arizona. After graduating law school, Omer was an attorney at the law firms of Jones Day and Hennigan Bennett & Dorman, focusing on intellectual property licensing and litigation matters. In 2011, Omer joined Activision Blizzard's legal team, continuing his focus on intellectual property and litigation matters. In that time, his role has expanded to encompass the management of Activision Blizzard’s global intellectual property portfolio and North American litigation and regulatory matters.

Omer is a named inventor on several issued and pending patent applications. He is a 2021 Nominee for the Los Angeles Business Journal Leader in Law due to his multiple successes in various litigation matters in 2021 for Activision Blizzard. Omer's pro bono work includes successfully defending tenants from wrongful evictions and obtaining a reversal on appeal for a home buyer defrauded during the 2008 financial crisis.

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