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EDUCATION
New York University School of Law
J.D. Candidate 2014, Copyright, Free Speech & Privacy
Journal | Moot Court Board, Editor-in-Chief
Honors | Norman Ostrow Memorial Scholar
Involvement | Engelberg Center of Innovation Law and Policy
Fellow
Information Law Institute Privacy Research Group
Free Culture @ NYU Law Liaison
Mock Trial
New York UniversityB.A. 2011, Publishing, Copyright &
Technology, summa cum laude
Honors | Founders Day Scholar, Presidents Service Award
Mock Trial National Champion 2010
National Runners-Up 2011
Study Abroad | Writers in Paris with Jonathan Safran Foer,
2009
PROJECTSRedactive Poetry Project, Co-Founder
Best Law Review, Curator of popular parody Twitter
Oh Snapski, Editor of copyright, free speech, privacy issues
blog
RESEARCH
Effects of Criminalizing Trade Secret Misuse Under the CFAA
NYU Innovation Policy Colloquium, Spring 2013
Warrantless DNA Searches of Arrestees , Defendant Brief
Evans Moot Court Competition, Second Best Oralist, Fall 2012
Impact of FTC Endorsement Guides on Internet Tastemakers
Administrative Process Seminar, Fall 2012
DMCA 1201(a)(2) Nexus Requirements, Defendant Brief
Marden Moot Court Competition, Best Moot Court Oralist, Fall
2012
ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONEnjoy competitive karaoke and canning.
Grew up in Mesa, Arizona.
EXPERIENCE
COOLEY L.L.P | New York, New York
Summer Associate, Summer 2013
Will be working primarily with the Copyright, Trademarks and
Advertising and Litigation groups.
PROFESSOR JEANNE FROMER, NYU SCHOOL OF LAW | New York, New
York
Copyright Research Assistant, Spring 2012
Evaluate the creativity of subjects responses to basic keyword
prompts. Analyze the impact of
incentives on innovation. Conduct cross-disciplinary analysis of
substantial similarity incopyright and trademark judicial
opinions.
DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE L.L.P. | New York, New York
Litigation Summer Associate, Summer 2012
Drafted Rule 26(f) letter, Initial Disclosures, and analyzed
First Amendment precedent in pro
bono police photography case. Compiled Rule 56.1 chart for
Visual Artists Rights Act case
Researched points of law for amended complaint in hot news
misappropriation case. Wrote
memoranda on defamation, reporters privilege, privacy, and civil
procedure issues.
WIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION | New York, New York
Wikipedia Campus Ambassador, Summer 2011 - Present
Developed campaign to encourage law students and legal experts
to improve law articlesPresented best practices for Wikipedia use
in legal research to practitioners and students at
Wikipedia Day-NYU and Brooklyn Law School.
NATIONAL COALITION AGAINST CENSORSHIP | New York, New York
Communications & Research, Summer 2011 - Present
Created the Music Censorship Timeline. Educated the public about
First Amendment issues
affecting young adults, including overbroad safe search filters,
banning books, and punishing
off-campus expression.
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE | Previously worked on copyright,
subsidiary rights, editorial, and
copyright matters for Norton Publishing, Penguin Book Group, and
Melville House Publishing.
LECTURES
Wikipedia Workshop: Free Knowledge for a Free Culture | New York
Law School
Free Culture Conference, April 2013
Panelist, discussing the importance of improving the legal
information available on Wikipedia
Led Q&A about articles that could benefit from Free Culture
members editorial expertise.
Wikipedia Best Practices for Lawyers, Clerks and Students |
Brooklyn Law School
New York City Legal Hackathon, April 2012
Lecturer, explaining how Wikipedia articles can be used as a
jumping-off point for legal research
audited for reliability, and edited by novice Wikipedia users
with legal knowledge.
Wikipedia and Legal Education | NYU-Tisch Interactive
Telecommunications Program
Wikipedia Day NYC, January 2012
Panelist, analyzing how Wikipedia is treated by courts and used
as a legal resource and
advocating for the increased editorial presence of law students
and legal professionals.
Whose Words? Publishing & Intellectual Property | New York
Law School
Innovate/Activate Intellectual Property Conference, September
2011
Lecturer, addressing the history of the American publishing
industry and illustrating the
importance of public domain works in cultural innovation,
particularly in the publishing industry.
