10/30: CONCURRENT SESSION: Trademark-Brand Launches

Topics

Moderator

Ronald Chillemi, Leichtman Law PLLC, New York, NY

Speakers

Stephen Lee, Chief IP Counsel, Target, Minneapolis, MN
Jeanne Fromer, Professor, NYU School of Law, New York, NY
Barton Beebe, Professor, NYU School of Law, New York, NY
Josh Gerben, Gerben Law Firm, Washington, DC

Speakers

• Chillemi, Ronald

  Leichtman Law | Partner

  Ron, a partner at Leichtman Law, is a seasoned trial attorney. Ron’s practice is dedicated to representing corporations and individuals in complex litigation, particularly those involving government investigations and emerging eCommerce issues. With substantial experience as both a Federal prosecutor and senior State law enforcement official, he regularly defends his clients against investigations and actions commenced by the Department of Justice, the offices of States Attorneys General and professional licensing boards, and committees of the U.S. Congress. With his experience as a Senior Vice President of a Top 50 online retailer and as a litigator of high-stakes civil cases at large law firms in New York and Philadelphia, he regularly counsels businesses in managing disputes and risks, especially in intellectual property and eCommerce matters.
• Gerben, Josh

  Founder and Principal Member | Gerben Law Firm

  Josh Gerben is a trademark attorney and founder of Gerben Law Firm, PLLC. The law firm was created by Mr. Gerben to help small and large businesses alike have access to trademark lawyers who are affordable and responsive to their needs. Mr. Gerben represents a wide range of clients, ranging from small start-up businesses to large multinational corporations. Since beginning his practice, Mr. Gerben has represented clients in over 5,500 trademark matters.
• Beebe, Barton

  New York University School of Law | Professor of Intellectual Property Law

  Barton Beebe specializes in the doctrinal, empirical, and cultural analysis of intellectual property law. He has been the Anne Urowsky Visiting Professor of Law at Yale Law School, a Visiting Professor of Law at Stanford Law School, and a Visiting Research Fellow at Merton College, Oxford. 
• Fromer, Jeanne

  New York University School of Law | Professor of Law

  Professor Jeanne Fromer specializes in intellectual property, including copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret, and design protection laws. She is a faculty co-director of the Engelberg Center on Innovation Law & Policy. In 2011, Fromer was awarded the American Law Institute’s inaugural Young Scholars Medal for her scholarship in intellectual property. 
• Lee, Stephen

  Target | Chief IP Counsel

  Stephen Lee has been with Target for nearly 15 years, where his practice has covered the entire spectrum of I.P. matters, as he had been responsible for all trademark, copyright and patent work. Particularly rewarding is the fact that his team provides legal services and advice to practically every business team within Target and has touched almost every one of Target’s key strategic initiatives. He manages a team of 19 high-functioning I.P. professionals, and he has first-hand experience leading his team through the ups and downs of the retail landscape transformation.