• Manage worldwide trademark portfolios for clients ranging from individuals and start-up businesses to large international corporations; participate in client meetings and conference calls regarding their portfolios.• File and prosecute U.S. trademark applications; communicate with local counsel in various countries worldwide for the filing and prosecution of international trademarks; Knowledgeable of USPTO and court e-filing systems.• File applications through the Copyright Office; Assist in maintaining client’s existing copyright registrations. • Negotiate/prepare settlement, coexistence, or other agreements involving conflicting third-party marks.• Participate in various trademark proceedings before the TTAB and a federal court copyright infringement case. • Perform/analyze clearances searches to advise clients of a trademark’s availability prior to filing an application.• Draft cease and desist letters and other correspondence to enforce or defend a client’s intellectual property rights. • Conduct a vast amount of research and advise clients on various trademark and copyright issues. • Participate in client trademark portfolio trainings and presentations; draft legal articles for firm website.

• Conducted clearance searches, filed/prosecuted trademark applications, and enforced or defended client’s trademark rights; Participated in the litigation of patent, trademark, and copyright infringement cases; of particular note, drafted a Second Circuit appellate brief on a copyright matter and exclusively assisted firm partners in a patent infringement case that originated in the Southern District of Texas-Houston. • Conducted federal court appearances and appearances in both Civil and Supreme Courts; Participated in client meetings, intakes, mediations, arbitrations, and depositions; Contacted clients and opposing counsel as needed to forward the prosecution or defense of cases; Drafted legal documents, such as memos, complaints, litigation papers, appellate briefs, OSCs and DMCA take-down notices.• Corresponded with media companies, such as the Daily News and NY Post, regarding court complaints filed.• Assisted in the management, supervision, interviewing and hiring of firm interns and administrative staff.

Interpreter/Analyst June 2013–April 2015 • Interpreted and analyzed Riker’s & Manhattan Detention Center calls made by a main Defendant and alternative suspect in a high profile case; Participated in meetings and attended/observed court dates pertaining to the case. Legal Hiring Unit Assistant Feb. 2010–June 2013 • Maintained 2000+ applicant files for various positions in the office; corroborated with approximately 150 ADAs regarding interviews, events, and current court cases; assisted in office events and programs to promote diversity.

• Drafted summons and verified complaints, motion replies and notarized authorizations for clients’ medical and employment records; Conducted vast amounts of legal research. • Prepared paperwork and clients for depositions and mediations; Contacted hospitals, doctors, and clients’ places of employment to conduct factual investigation for clients’ cases.