Overview
Emily helps clients protect and leverage their valuable intellectual property assets.
Emily advises clients on intellectual property, entertainment, advertising, and corporate matters. Her practice encompasses the full spectrum of trademark and copyright matters, including prosecution, counseling, transactions, enforcement, and litigation.
She routinely oversees both domestic and international trademark portfolios, guiding clients through trademark selection, clearance, prosecution, registration and maintenance. Her responsibilities extend to working alongside foreign counsel for brand management, enforcement actions, and cross-border strategy.
Emily excels in drafting and negotiating a variety of commercial agreements on behalf of her clients, particularly within the fashion, beauty, lifestyle and luxury sectors. These agreements encompass licensing, collaborations and partnerships, talent endorsement deals and brand ambassador agreements, contracts concerning celebrity services for equity, asset purchase agreements, and more. She has played a pivotal role in offering guidance to fashion and beauty startups, as well as celebrity-branded product lines. Her industry expertise positions her as a strong advocate for creatives, both established and emerging talent, and her practice is often described as complementary to the services of agents, managers, publicists, and other talent advisors.
Additionally, Emily represents clients across trademark, copyright and anti-counterfeiting litigation, encompassing both state and federal courts. She also manages administrative proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, coordinates online enforcement actions, and resolves domain name disputes in line with ICANN's Uniform Dispute Resolution Procedure. Emily's achievements include obtaining preliminary injunctions for her clients and collaborating closely with U.S. Customs and Border Protection in coordinated anti-counterfeiting efforts.
Professional Activities
- International Trademark Association, Member
- Right of Publicity Committee, 2024
- Public Information Committee, 2022-2023
- North American Anti-Counterfeiting Committee, 2017-2021
- New York City Bar Association, Member
- Fashion Law Committee, 2014-2017
- Entertainment Law Committee, 2012-2013
News & Insights
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Speaking Engagements
Past Appearances
Legal Alerts
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Services
Admissions
- New York
- New Jersey
- U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
Education
- J.D., Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University, 2014
- B.A., Fordham University, 2011
Clerkships
- New York Supreme Court, the Hon. Laura Visitación-Lewis, Judicial Clerk and Court Attorney
Honors & Recognition
- Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch – Intellectual Property Law, 2021-present