Allison Brehm Email & Phone Number

Hoboken, Nj, Us

Lead commercial and IP counsel for Wiley’s Research and Learning businesses. Manage global team of attorneys, paralegals, and contracts specialists. Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders across the businesses and corporate functions to provide effective legal support. Core areas include IP rights and obligations for IP acquired and licensed by Wiley; strategic input on commercial products and services, development of new business models; establish contracting policies, deliver trainings, and negotiate and close complex contracts; resolve pre-litigation disputes; provide counsel on new regulations and policies, including open access, artificial intelligence, and privacy; M&A.Serve on Research & Learning Leadership Team, Legal & Government Partnerships and Public Policy Leadership Team, and Wiley Leadership Team.

Hoboken, New Jersey, United States

Lead counsel for Wiley's largest business - Research, which provides peer-reviewed scientific, technical, and medical (STM) publishing; content platforms; and related services to academic, corporate, and government customers, academic societies, and individual researchers. Managed global team; evaluated risk and resolved disputes; negotiated licensing, publishing, technology, and other products and services contracts (as well as material vendor contracts); collaborated with cross-functional teams to establish contracting policies and templates; advised on the impact of new regulations and policies covering open access, artificial intelligence, privacy, and other areas. Closed four acquisitions, including $298 million purchase of global publisher. Negotiated stock and asset purchase agreements, oversaw due diligence, and facilitated integration, workflows and best practices. Managed Technology, Trademarks & Domains, and Legal Ops legal functions. Served on the Leadership Teams for the Research business and Legal & Government Partnerships & Public Policy.

Hoboken, New Jersey

Supported Wiley's Technology, Global Sourcing, and Privacy teams. Negotiated material enterprise technology and vendor agreements; established new workflows, templates, and guidance to enable efficient contracting across multiple teams; advised leadership on mitigating risk when engaging vendors and resolved pre-litigation disputes; supported compliance with privacy regulations when GDPR, CCPA and other laws came into effect (prepared suite of templates and guidance and delivered trainings).

Hoboken, New Jersey

Managed all commercial litigation, including IP and general commercial disputes. Achieved positive outcomes through strategic litigation and commercial solutions.

Los Angeles

I was a partner in Kelley Drye & Warren LLP, and previously practiced at the Los Angeles firm White O’Connor Fink & Brenner LLP, which merged with Kelley Drye in 2011. My law firm experience enabled me to become a keen and practical problem-solver, helping clients protect their interests and achieve their business objectives. I litigated and counseled clients on a broad range of matters, from intellectual property and idea theft to right of publicity and defamation matters, from unfair competition and false advertising to employment matters, as well as complex contract and business tort disputes. My years of experience as a litigator in state and federal courts, dedication to understanding my clients’ businesses, and ability to work efficiently and act decisively, contributed to the victories I achieved both in and out of court.I served on Kelley Drye’s Pro Bono and Diversity Committees.

Los Angeles, California

I created and taught a survey course of the law of mass communications, with references to Internet, television, print and other forms of media. I focused on the First Amendment, prior restraints on expression, subsequent punishment of expression (e.g., civil liability for defamation, invasion of privacy, and copyright infringement, as well as criminal liability under the Espionage Act), newsgathering torts, shield law/reporter's privilege, and regulatory issues.

Los Angeles

Representing individual and corporate clients in the entertainment and technology industries, I advised and advocated for my clients in a variety of areas, including breach of contract, fraud, idea theft, copyright infringement, trademark infringement, right of publicity/misappropriation of likeness, defamation, and employment. Eight years after joining the firm as an associate, I was elected partner in 2010. The firm then merged with Kelley Drye & Warren LLP.

J.D.

Hastie Moot Court Competition - Champion & Best Oralist

B.A., Summa Cum Laude, World Literature, Spanish

Semester Abroad in Santiago, Chile