Nonprofit Journalism – AI Fact-Checking Platform
Advised on an internal AI-driven, fact-checking and content verification tool, including collaboration and grant terms. Counseled on data privacy, IP ownership, indemnification, and risk mitigation with guardrails for accuracy, sourcing, and downstream use. Briefed leadership on internal versus public deployment and governance to align roadmap with regulatory and resource constraints.
Legal Services Organization – Biometric/Confidential Intake and Research Tool
Assessed privacy, biometric, confidentiality, and ethics risks for an AI-enabled intake and research system handling privileged and PII/biometric data. Prepared an internal opinion addressing BIPA, CCPA, relevant professional rules, and litigation trends. Recommended practical compliance pathways tailored to a nonprofit environment.
Semiconductor Design Software – AI and Data Licensing Playbook
Reviewed software, content, and data licenses with AI-centric amendments and identified terms affecting internal use, promotion, model training, and outputs. Delivered cross-functional guidance to legal, product, engineering, marketing, and sales. Produced an actionable playbook on permissible use, vendor engagements, and IP risk controls.
Health Technology Startup – Blockchain-Enabled Pre-Launch Compliance
Evaluated white papers, investor materials, and product documentation for securities, privacy, and data security exposure. Drafted a memorandum mapping regulatory risks and recommended mitigation strategies for data handling and positioning. Aligned pre-launch communications and controls with applicable frameworks.
Multi-Industry Clients – Policy Suite and Platform Compliance
Drafted and updated privacy policies, terms of use, community guidelines, and platform-specific compliance strategies. Aligned documentation with prevailing privacy and platform standards, including app marketplace requirements. Supported product approvals and partner expectations across media, entertainment, education, and creative sectors.
Product Counseling – Privacy by Design and Algorithmic Accountability
Reviewed data flows, architecture, UI/UX, and technical specs to embed privacy by design and accountability in product lifecycles. Recommended security controls, governance and oversight measures, and user transparency features. Integrated complementary IP protection strategies to support product and brand goals.
Algorithmic Governance and Data Scraping – Regulatory and Litigation Risk
Advised on emerging AI governance obligations, scraping risk, and evolving privacy legislation and enforcement. Provided guidance on lawful data sourcing, model training rights, and internal versus external uses. Outlined practices to reduce regulatory and litigation exposure while enabling innovation.
Enforcement and Intermediary Issues – Multi-Platform Program
Managed DMCA Designated Agent functions, coordinated takedowns and responses, and processed GDPR requests. Advised on intermediary liability and reputational considerations across social, marketplace, and web infrastructure providers. Established practical protocols to address impersonation, counterfeiting, and deceptive content.
Multi-Forum IP Litigation – Federal/State, USPTO/TTAB, and Cross-Border
Represented clients in coordinated copyright and trademark disputes across civil actions and TTAB proceedings, including ownership/priority and counterfeiting issues. Secured procedural orders such as leave to add a lack of bona fide intent to use claim, continuations of suspension pending related litigation, and discovery relief. Managed complex discovery and multifunctional teams and advised on unsettled procedural/substantive questions to align trial strategy with business goals.
Reputation and Defamation Matters – Federal and State Courts
Handled libel and related reputation claims, including conducting a solo deposition of a key defense witness that contributed to a prompt, favorable resolution. Led witness due diligence, preparation, and case strategy and drafted pleadings and procedural motions. Advised on risk and resolution pathways to calibrate litigation posture to communications and commercial considerations.
Trademark Appeals and Oral Argument – USPTO/TTAB
Managed briefing and strategy for a full TTAB appeal, including Office Action responses, reconsideration, and appellate submissions. Second-chaired in-person oral argument in Washington, DC, and prepared senior counsel newly assigned before hearing. Provided detailed strategy reports to guide stakeholder decision-making throughout the appeal.
USPTO/TTAB Contested Proceedings
Drafted and argued pleadings and motions in oppositions, cancellations, expungements, and related filings, from Notice through Answer and dispositive practice. Directed investigations, curated evidence, and aligned record-building with trial themes. Integrated legal research and procedural tactics to preserve leverage in parallel forums.
Online Enforcement, Domains, and Platform Compliance
Advised on impersonation, infringement, counterfeiting, and squatting across domains and major platforms, coordinating takedowns and responses under the DMCA and analogous mechanisms. Prepared UDRP complaints, analyzed party submissions, and supported decision drafting to address abusive registrations. Established practical protocols spanning IP, content, and privacy (including GDPR/CCPA requests) to mitigate risk and protect brand value.
Foreign IP Litigation and Cross-Border Coordination
Supported enforcement and defense in local courts and agencies across Canada, Europe, the UK, and multiple regions in APAC, MEA, and Latin America. Coordinated with foreign counsel, analyzed translated records and local procedure, and prepared evidence packages tailored to jurisdictional standards. Developed global strategies that sequence filings and forums to maximize efficiency and outcomes.