Senior Counsel
CurrentIn-house counsel to Macy's, Bloomingdale's and Bluemercury with a focus on intellectual property law and contracts.•Serve as a subject matter expert in IP for the company and provide counseling on all IP related matters (trademark, copyright, patent, and right of publicity), including trademark clearance and prosecution, product development, advertising review, social media use, photo use, and technology development.•Negotiate, structure and draft a broad range of commercial and IP… Show more In-house counsel to Macy's, Bloomingdale's and Bluemercury with a focus on intellectual property law and contracts.•Serve as a subject matter expert in IP for the company and provide counseling on all IP related matters (trademark, copyright, patent, and right of publicity), including trademark clearance and prosecution, product development, advertising review, social media use, photo use, and technology development.•Negotiate, structure and draft a broad range of commercial and IP contracts (e.g., marketing/advertising agency agreements, production, talent, photographer, product placement, venue, licensing, technology, NDAs, releases, vendor/supplier, sponsorship, purchasing, and partnerships).•Manage the Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s online brand protection program (a cross functional team that removes infringing content from all online and mobile platforms).•Oversee IP litigation and supervise outside counsel.•Counsel and train business teams across the company on IP, advertising, social media and antitrust/pricing trends and issues.•Serve as the lead attorney for the Macy's partnership marketing team.•Manage relationships with marketing and brand teams across the company.•Manage the trademark clearance request pipeline for the company. Show less
