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Legal Hackers is a global movement of lawyers, policymakers, technologists, and academics who explore and develop creative solutions to some of the most pressing issues at the intersection of law and technology.Co-founder of the original New York Legal Hackers.

Led Trademark and Commercial Agreement teams

* Sole attorney responsible for overseeing all commercial transactions and intellectual property protection on behalf of clients, as well as training associate attorneys and paralegals with regard to the same.* Addressed the daily commercial and intellectual property needs of a wide variety of start-up and mid-sized businesses, including emerging businesses in the cannabis, esports, data, behavioral marketing, and cryptocurrency/blockchain spaces. Worked with C-suite executives, general counsels, and sales team leads on a daily basis to assess liability and close deals as efficiently as possible.* Collaborated with corporate and securities law team to advise on intellectual property matters related to M&A and financing transactions.* Overhauled firm trademark practice and lead team in conducting trademark searches, prosecution, registration, licensing, monitoring, defense, and maintenance.

* Advised clients on corporate, copyright, trademark, privacy, advertising, and securities law.* Lead attorney in structuring, drafting, and negotiating a variety of agreements, including software development agreements, non-disclosure agreements, video production agreements, work-for-hire agreements, life story rights agreements, and terms of use and privacy policies for virtual reality, VPN, fantasy sports, and medical data applications.* Responsible attorney for trademark registration, prosecution, office action responses, and maintenance.

* Advised clients on corporate, copyright, and trademark law.* Drafted and reviewed agreements related to entity formation, employment and employee incentives, company financing, stock transactions, independent contractor agreements, event production, artist and venue management, e-commerce, and copyright and trademark licensing.* Protected and defended client intellectual property, including through copyright registration, trademark registration and prosecution, drafting cease and desist letters, and other methods of thwarting infringers.

* Advised clients on corporate, copyright, trademark, privacy, advertising, and securities law.* Analyzed and drafted contracts related to all aspects of a business’ legal needs, including business entity formation documents, private offering materials, independent contractor agreements, nondisclosure agreements, and website and mobile application terms of service and privacy policies.* Managed client trademark registrations and conducted trademark prosecution.* Researched and drafted briefs and memoranda relating to intellectual property and commercial litigation.* Prepared curriculum and visual aids for continuing legal education classes given by firm attorneys and produced articles for firm website, including overviews of the JOBS Act, data privacy and technology agreements, and recent litigation related to copyright, trademark, and Internet law.

* Reviewed and drafted contracts, including nondisclosure agreements, film production agreements, LLC operating agreements, and employment agreements.* Aided in litigation matters by researching legal questions related to corporate and trademark law. Drafted a successful brief in support of a motion to dismiss and to preclude in a film distribution contract dispute.* Produced content for firm blog. Articles included overviews and discussions of pending trademark and copyright infringement lawsuits against Yves Saint Laurent America and ReDigi, respectively; outlines of the elements of a data retention policy and cloud provider service level agreement; and summaries of the top ten laws any online service provider should know.

* Researched copyright law, contract law, civil procedure, and other legal topics related to potential and pending litigation for independent record label.* Extensively researched enforcement of copyrights in pre-1972 sound recordings, copyright termination rights, contract rescission, and legal issues related to cloud music services.* Drafted compulsory mechanical licenses and registered works with performing rights organizations.

Reviewed and summarized record label contracts for major record label and subsidiaries, including all-rights, profit-sharing, and licensing deals.