Experience

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  Avon Products, Inc.

  • 777 Third Avenue, New York, NY

  • Chief Trademark & Copyright Counsel

    • 1996 - Apr 2015
    • 777 Third Avenue, New York, NY

    Senior global management responsibility for all aspects of trademarks, copyrights, unfair competition, litigation, domain names, acquisition and divestiture, licensing, internet and other intellectual property matters for this direct and retail selling consumer products company in the fields of c...

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  Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker

  • New York, NY

  • Of Counsel

    • 1995 - 1996
    • New York, NY

    Responsible for trademark and copyright counseling and litigation matters for such clients as The Trump Organization, Merrill Lynch, Alliance Capital, GAF, Expedite, Kellogg’s, the Estate of Bob Marley and Hotelvision, L.L.C.

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  Colgate Palmolive

  • 300 Park Avenue, New York, NY

  • Associate General Counsel, Chief Trademark & Copyright Counsel

    • 1990 - 1995
    • 300 Park Avenue, New York, NY

    Senior global management responsibility for all aspects of trademark, copyright, unfair competition and related matters for this consumer products company in the fields of oral care, personal care, detergents, household cleaning, bleach and pet foods. Manage a portfolio of over 30,000 active trad...

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  Nims, Howes, Collison & Isner

  • New York, NY

  • Partner

    • 1986 - 1990
    • New York, NY

    Handled all trademark and copyright counseling, licensing, litigation and related matters globally for personal clients Union Carbide, First Brands, Acustar subsidiary of Chrysler and all such U.S. matters for Cooper Canada Ltd. Also involved in litigation matters for Weight Watchers and Dow Chem...

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  Union Carbide Corporation

  • 270 Park Avenue, New York, NY

  • Chief Trademark & Copyright Counsel

    • 1980 - 1986
    • 270 Park Avenue, New York, NY

    Senior global management responsibility for all trademark, copyright, unfair competition, licensing, litigation and related matters for this then $10 Billion multinational in the fields of consumer products, industrial gases, carbon products, films & packaging, welding products, commodity che...

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  MasterCard

  • New York, NY

  • Associate General Counsel & Assistant Secretary

    • 1976 - 1980
    • New York, NY

    Senior Global responsibility for matters relating to Advertising & Marketing Department, intellectual Property, Office of the Secretary, Global Licensing, International and Security Departments, ERISA compliance and communications law matters; member of a small team establishing the MasterCar...

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  Citibank, NA

  • 399 Park Ave, New York, NY

  • Trust Officer

    • 1967 - 1976
    • 399 Park Ave, New York, NY

    Rotated through Personal Banking, Real Estate, Commercial Banking & Trust & Estate Group. Took Educational Leave to attend Law School.