is a partner in the law firm of Klemchuk LLP, in Dallas, Texas. Mr. Chester is a technology and business attorney who solves legal challenges for innovation-based entrepreneurs and dynamic companies. His experience spans more than 20 years of business law (business formation, governance, business and technology transactions), intellectual property (IP) registration and enforcement, licensing agreements, ecommerce, international business transactions, import/export regulatory compliance, and trade agreements. Mr. Chester is also a recognized authority in assisting clients who are buying and selling technology businesses, global technology transactions, and providing strategic legal counsel for innovators and industry disruptors. Since 2001, he has served as an adjunct professor of law at Baylor Law School Law, the University of Dallas, and Texas A&M - Commerce. Starting in 2019, he began teaching entrepreneurial law at SMU's Cox School of Business. Mr. Chester has also published a legal textbook, Chester's Guide to International Business Law, and is author or co-author of numerous articles and chapters published in several industry books. He is the founder/chairman of the DFW-STCL Alumni Network (2008-present); former chair, International Committee, State Bar of Texas Intellectual Property Section (2013-2015); member of the State Bar of Texas; and a fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation (2009 - present). Mr. Chester earned his B.S. degree from Texas A&M University - Commerce, his J.D. degree from South Texas College of Law and his LL.M. degree in international economic law from the University of Houston School of Law.