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GARTENBERG GELFAND WASSON & SELDEN LLP
Associate Attorney
Confer with clients and provide general advice regarding international commercial transactions, business formation, corporate structure, employment, and trademarks. Draft corporate documents, contracts, and international trade agreements. Conduct trademark searches and applications.
Draft complaints, discovery, motions, and writs in business, IP, and securities cases. Confer with clients and provide advice regarding all phases of the litigation process.
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San Francisco, CA |
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10/05 - 10/07
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DILLINGHAM & MURPHY, LLP
Associate Attorney
Drafted complaints, answers, discovery, and motions in IP, business, and real estate cases. Argued discovery motions, ex parte applications, and attended case management conferences. Defended client depositions. Provided technical expertise regarding computer and electronic data in trade secret and employment cases.
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San Francisco, CA
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10/04 - 10/05
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FILICE BROWN EASSA & McLEOD LLP
Associate Attorney
Drafted answers, discovery, and pre-trial motions in environmental, toxic tort, and products liability cases. Conferred with clients and opposing counsel regarding discovery matters. Attended coordinated defense counsel conferences, hearings, and depositions.
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Oakland, CA
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8/03 - 12/03
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THE HONORABLE JOYCE L. KENNARD
ASSOCIATE JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT OF
CALIFORNIA
Extern Law Clerk
Drafted memoranda and preliminary opinions concerning petitions before the Court. Analyzed opinions circulated by other Justices. Prepared oral presentations for weekly staff meetings.
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San Francisco, CA
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6/03 - 8/03
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COTCHETT, PITRE, SIMON & McCARTHY
Summer Associate
Drafted complaints, mediation briefs, motion for class certification, and discovery in securities fraud, antitrust, unfair competition, and class action cases. Wrote article regarding corporate governance, antitrust, and unfair competition law.
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Burlingame, CA
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8/02 - 12/03
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PROFESSOR ROBIN C. FELDMAN
UC HASTINGS COLLEGE OF THE LAW
Research Assistant
Researched contemporary arguments in favor of compulsory licensing for intellectual property and patents.
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San Francisco, CA
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6/02 - 8/02
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THE HONORABLE PATRICIA V. TRUMBULL
CHIEF MAGISTRATE JUDGE,
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
Extern Law Clerk
Drafted bench memoranda and court orders. Conducted an in-camera review of privileged documents. Observed law and motion, criminal calendar, and settlement conferences.
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San Jose, CA
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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, HASTINGS COLLEGE OF THE LAW
J.D., 2004
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Articles Editor, Hastings Race & Poverty Law Journal, '02-04
- Moot Court Board, Snodgrass Competition Committee, '03-04
- Team Captain, Thomas Tang National Moot Court Competition, '03
- Moot Court Best Brief Award, Honorable Mention, Spring '02
- Head Teaching Assistant, Appellate Advocacy, Fall
'03; Moot Court, Spring '03
- Recipient, Percy E. Towne Scholarship,'03-04
- Recipient, Allen D. Wilson Memorial Scholarship, '02-03
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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY
B.A., Sociology with honors, 2000
- Nominee, Sociology Citation Award (Top Overall Student), '99-'00
- Dean's Honor Roll, College of Letters and Sciences, '00
- Honors Thesis, College Crusades for Christ: The Explosive Growth
of Asian American Young Adults in Christian
Churches
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Professional
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- Contributor, Limited Partnerships, Ch. 6, Selecting & Forming Business Entities, CEB '08
- Author, China Esquire: Chinese law, business, and society blog
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Activities
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- Judges Reception Committee, San
Francisco Barristers Club, '04-'07
- Co-Chair, Mentorship Committee, Asian American Bar
Association, '04-'08
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Interests
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- Acoustic guitar,
electric bass, professional audio equipment
- Graphic design, video editing, digital
photography
- Watching New York
Yankees baseball and playing sports.
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