McCabe, Monica

U.S. Copyright Office - Copyright Claims Board | Copyright Claims Officer

Monica P. McCabe is one of three new copyright claims officers on the newly established Copyright Claims Board (CCB) under the auspices of the Library of Congress.  Previously, Monica had chaired the intellectual property department at Phillips Nizer LLP since 2018.  She is a veteran copyright litigator with over three decades of experience, representing both users and copyright owners. She has served on numerous alternative dispute resolution panels, including the International Trademark Association, the Southern District of New York, and the New York State Supreme Court Commercial Division. She has handled a wide range of disputes in the alternative dispute resolution context, including as a special master.  McCabe holds a J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center, an M.A. from the University of Chicago, and a B.A. from Fordham University.  She was named to Crain’s Notable Women in Law in 2019 and 2020, and was awarded an Outstanding Leadership Award for her contributions to the ABA Intellectual Property Law Section in 2019.