Full Name
John A. Bonello, Esq.
Job Title
Partner
Company
Reston Law Group, LLP
Speaker Bio
Mr. Bonello counsels businesses on a range of matters including intellectual property protection, information technology law, software licensing, technology transfers, privacy and security issues, business disputes, contract issues, employment issues, and complex commercial transactions.

Mr. Bonello also represents clients before federal district courts throughout the country and the Court of Federal Claims, as well as courts of appeal and numerous state courts. During his many years of practicing law, Mr. Bonello has been involved in multiple trials, hearings, and oral arguments. Mr. Bonello has argued appeals before the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Mr. Bonello has also represented clients before a number of arbitration forums, including the American Arbitration Association, the International Center for Dispute Resolution, JAMS, and the International Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Bonello has litigated and arbitrated matters involving myriad issues including trade secret misappropriation, non-compete and non-solicitation issues, copyright and trademark infringement, contract disputes, fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, and prime contractor/subcontractor disputes.

Mr. Bonello has the unique experience of also serving as a panel member for the American Arbitration Association and the International Center for Dispute Resolution, where he has been selected to serve as an arbitrator in over 100 arbitrations.

Mr. Bonello is a member of the Virginia Bar Association’s Intellectual Property and Information Technology Section and the Artificial Intelligence Task Force. Mr. Bonello previously served as a member of the Information Technology Association of America’s Application Service Provider Committee where he spearheaded the preparation of the ITAA’s “ASP Service Level Agreement Guidelines” and co-chaired a committee that prepared the ITAA’s “ASP Service Level Agreement Guidelines for the Health Care Sector.” Mr. Bonello has been a frequent speaker on information technology law issues. Mr. Bonello served on the Virginia Joint Commission on Technology and Science, Advisory Committee on Privacy.

Mr. Bonello received his B.A. degree from the University of Notre Dame and his J.D. degree from the Columbus School of Law, Catholic University of America, where he served on the editorial staff of the Catholic University of America Law Review.
John A. Bonello, Esq.