Phil Lodico
Philip M. Lodico is one of the founding partners of FairWinds Partners, LLC, as well the Coalition Against Domain Name Abuse (CADNA) and DigitalDNA. Lodico is an expert on Internet strategy, with a focus on the domain name system, online customer behavior and consumer interactions. He is also the Vice President of CADNA.
Education
Lodico attended Hobart College, where he received a B.A. in Economics and Psychology in 2000. He achieved honors for his work in Consumer Choice Theory.
Professional career
FairWinds Partners
In 2006, Lodico co-founded FairWinds Partners, LLC, a domain name strategy consulting firm, along with Josh Bourne. He serves as managing partner for the company. In that capacity, Lodico uses his knowledge of domain names, online consumer behavior, online asset optimization and intellectual property enforcement to advise clients on strategies to increase revenue, streamline costs, improve domain protection and maximize their brand presence on the Internet. He also represents FairWinds in ICANN’s Business Constituency and served as a member of ICANN’s 2009 Nominating Committee.
CADNA
FairWinds, along with several leading brands, founded CADNA in 2007. As Vice President of the Coalition, Lodico leads members in addressing the growing problem of cybersquatting, the bad-faith registration of a domain name that includes or is confusingly similar to an existing trademark.
DigitalDNA
In 2009, Lodico launched DigitalDNA, a strategic and tactical advisory service regarding unbranded domains. The company serves as both a broker, connecting buyers of unbranded domains with sellers and assisting in the sale of those domains, and a partner to clients.
ICANN
Lodico has been involved with ICANN since 2006 as a member of the Business Constituency. He also served on ICANN's 2009 nominating committee.
In the media
On February 9-10, 2009, Lodico spoke at the International Trademark Association’s (INTA) Trademark Law and the Internet Forum in San Francisco, CA. In June 2009, he appeared as the featured speaker on the Trademark Track Panel at the Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association’s (LAIPLA) Spring Seminar, where he addressed various domain name issues including ICANN and the proposed introduction of new gTLDs. The Seminar took place on June 12-14 at the Lake Arrowhead Resort & Spa in Lake Arrowhead, CA.
As the vice president of CADNA, Lodico has appeared in the press multiple times. He has been quoted in the Bureau of National Affairs’ Electronic Commerce & Law Report, the New York Times, Detroit News and San Francisco’s KCBS.