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Staten Island, Ny

Advise CEO and corporate leadership regarding organizational and structural configuration to support swiftly expanding business demand. Spearhead and develop internal measures and procedures to ensure business efficiency and client satisfaction. Collaborate with co-founders and leadership to develop appropriate licensing criteria and documents to protect the business’s intellectual property, as well as draft and execute other contracts with clients and vendors.

Hartford, Connecticut

Contributed to a dynamic team of attorneys representing intellectual property clients in contract, licensing, and ownership matters, patent prosecution, and patent, copyright and trademark related litigation. Participated heavily in ongoing multi-district patent litigation by drafting court documents including motion for summary judgment and trial briefs, collaborating with expert witnesses regarding their research and reports, overseeing electronic discovery procedures, and managing discovery disputes including a successful motion to compel defendants’ proper search and production of electronic discovery. Managed several suits for copyright infringement on behalf of client Broadcast Music Incorporated (BMI), with involvement initiating at filing the complaint and continuing through summary judgment, default judgment, or settlement.

Stratford, Connecticut

Reported to VP IP Counsel. Drafted IP clauses and rationale provided to customer in response to a complex invitation to tender from a foreign entity for a billion-dollar proposal, and collaborated with chief engineers regarding protection of the IP involved in the requested deliverables. Revised and negotiated various intellectual property agreements for the commercial division, including licensing and technical assistance agreements, software licensing agreements, transition agreements, and a joint test-flight agreement. Collaborated with inventors with regard to preparing patent applications and supervising outside counsel in the preparation and prosecution of patent applications, both domestic and foreign.

New York, Ny

Represented commercial litigation clients by drafting legal arguments in letters to the court and to opposing counsel, researching various commercial litigation issues, and drafting discovery requests to opposing parties. Prepared for trial by drafting motions in limine to exclude opposing party’s evidence and expert witnesses, analyzing client’s evidence, creating demonstrative exhibits, and outlining direct examinations of our client and expert witness.

Assisted Drinker Biddle with the defense in an environmental law case by reviewing corporate documents for relevance, privilege, and information about third party defendants during discovery.

Assisted Janssen-Ortho with patent litigation regarding a pharmaceutical patent by assessing the quality of document review for relevance and privilege in preparation for production.

Pursued remediation of local oil spills and water pollution by locating and negotiating with liable parties. Drafted complaints, orders on consent, and motions regarding each contaminated location.

Researched and reviewed recent changes in copyright law to update N.Y. Intellectual Property Handbook, a treatise on New York intellectual property law.

•Conducted client intake and initial interviews regarding family law issues such as domestic violence, child abuse and neglect, child support, immigration, divorce, custody, and paternity.

•Revised and edited appellate briefs on proper interpretation of an indemnity clause in a patent license. •Researched and drafted memoranda related to intellectual property issues including indefinite patent claims and the scope of approximations in patent claims •Researched and analyzed various other patent law issues, such as patent claim construction and material absence from file history. Assisted in drafting suggested jury instructions on “obviousness” of an invention. Investigated the scope of the prior art for on-line currency trading. •Analyzed In re Bilski and drafted client update on the law of business method patents •Participated in pro-bono representation of a person accused of being a juvenile delinquent and conducted an investigation of his academic history (charges dismissed). Interviewed pro-bono clients in connection with an eviction matter. •Drafted and filed motions to the court •Participated in training regarding representing victims of human trafficking•Prepared discovery materials by reviewing client documents for relevance and privilege and digesting deposition transcripts.•Attended court hearings

Drafted complaints, orders on consent, and motions. Researched law and facts regarding local oil spills, water pollution, and wetlands. Attended settlement discussions, conferences, and negotiations.

Supervised procedures and staff involved with scientific expert witnesses. Analyzed pharmacokinetic and other scientific studies written by expert witnessesDetermined relevance of scientific documents to current litigationInvestigated background information on potential expert witnessesPrepared expert witness pleadings for review by attorneysPrepared and sent reliance materials for review by expert witnesses

Evaluated the accuracy of medical information cited in legal argumentsAggressively investigated upcoming studies of cancer, cardiology, and addictionCollaborated with analysts and attorneys to determine scope of research neededDetermined which new research was applicable to client interests

Juris Doctor (J.D.), Cum Laude

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Biology, With Honors, Magna Cum Laude