Leslie E. Fourton graduated from Columbia University in New York City with a B.A. cum laude in the Humanities. Mr. Fourton then went on to earn his Juris Doctorate (JD) and Master Studies of Environmental Law and Public Policy degree(s) (MELP) with distinction at the Vermont Law School, in South Royalton, Vermont. Leslie is a member of the State Bar of New York, State Bar of Texas, District of Columbia, United States District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of the State of New York, United States District Court in the District of Columbia, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and Supreme Court of the United States. He also belongs to the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, the New York State Trial Lawyers Association, the New York County Bar, the New York State and the American Bar Associations.
Ilya Fayerman graduated from Pace University School of Law. He began his legal career as a summer intern at Fulbright & Jaworski in Hong Kong. He also studied law in Japan at Temple University School of Law. Before becoming an attorney, Ilya was a senior software engineer at Thomson Reuters where he worked on developing decision support tools and integration services or portfolio managers, investment bankers, and research analysts. Ilya is licensed to practice law in New York State. He consults law firms on electronic discovery matters ranging from data processing to data analysis. His practice areas include general business and civil litigation. He is a founder of www.seoatlaw.com that provides search engine optimization for law firms and legal professionals. He also is a co-founder of www.mma-lawyers.com that participates in sanctioning and legalizing mixed martial arts (MMA) in the State of New York.