New York, New York, United States
An accomplished attorney with years of experience handling all aspects of trademark, copyright, trade secrets, internet and advertising claims. Extensive experience counseling clients on regulatory and other industry specific issues in the beverage alcohol, food and dietary supplements fields.
I have over 20 years of experience in handling all facets of intellectual property and licensing matters. I specialize in trademark and copyright counseling, litigation and counseling on regulatory and other issues in the beverage alcohol, dietary supplement and food industries. My practice is diversified and includes all aspects of a domestic and international trademark practice, including advising, searching the availability of marks, filing and prosecuting trademark applications, handling contested oppositions, cancellations and litigations, managing worldwide trademark portfolios, enforcing trademark rights, including gray market goods, anti-counterfeiting, and monitoring and preventing infringing third party trademarks, internet and related domain name use and advertising compliance. I also negotiate, draft and interpret license and other agreements, monitor licensee compliance and manage intellectual property due diligence in connection with corporate mergers and acquisitions. In the beverage alcohol, dietary supplement and food fields I counsel clients on a wide variety of issues including federal, state, local and international regulatory compliance, international and domestic distribution agreements, federal alcoholic beverage label approval and state brand registrations, advertising compliance, trade practices and customs and international trade matters.
Commercial and insurance litigation.