Office Project
Resume:
Sonia F. Lakhany
**** *********** ****** *.*., Apt. 618
Washington, D.C. 20008
abmld4@r.postjobfree.com
Education
Emory University School of Law
Atlanta, GA
Juris Doctor May 2010
. Academic Average: B; Emory Law Merit Scholarship; Federal Circuit Bar
Association Merit Scholarship
. Editor-in-Chief, South Asian American Law Journal (first and only active
South Asian-based law journal); Vice-President, North American South
Asian Law Students Association; President, Emory South Asian Law
Students Association
. Relevant Coursework: Copyright; Intellectual Property; Intellectual
Property Deals and Transactions; Trademark
The George Washington University Law School
Washington, D.C.
Visiting Student, Intellectual Property Program
January - April 2010
. Fulfilled nearly all coursework required for L.L.M. in intellectual
property law as a J.D. Candidate
. Independently researched international copyright issues supervised by
Professor Michael Schlesinger
. Relevant Coursework: Advanced Trademark; Intellectual Property Drafting;
International Copyright; Federal Circuit
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
Bachelor of Arts in Communication, Minor in Business Administration
December 2006
. Academic Average: B+; Dean's List (Fall 2004, Fall 2006; Spring 2005);
Emma Bowen Merit Scholarship
. President, Annenberg Student Communication Association; President, Alpha
Gamma Alpha Sorority
Experience
American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) Copyright Committee
Nationwide
Case Summary Project Volunteer
May 2010 -
Present
. Summarize recent copyright cases for Committee's use to efficiently
reference new legal developments
United States Copyright Office, General Counsel
Washington, D.C.
Law Clerk
January - April 2010
. Researched anticircumvention and technology issues pertaining to 17
U.S.C. 1201
. Collaborated with supervising attorney to draft response to Second
Request for Reconsideration for registration denial
. Researched issues pertaining to agency law as relevant to Library of
Congress's role in legislative branch
. Assisted with responses to requests for information under Freedom of
Information Act (FOIA)
. Drafted memorandum regarding the applicability of the Paperwork
Reduction Act to United States Copyright Office
Briskin, Cross & Sanford, LLC
Alpharetta,
GA
Law Clerk
May 2008
- November 2009
. Assisted clients with trademark registration process and drafted Office
Action Responses to USPTO
. Drafted demand letter to domain name infringer asserting violation of
Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act
. Drafted licensing and settlement agreements for corporate clients
. Prepared complaints, answers, discovery requests, motions, and other
pleadings with minimal subsequent editing, such as letter brief
asserting res judicata and collateral estoppel which resulted in motion
in client's favor
Georgia Lawyers for the Arts
Atlanta, GA
Intern
August - November 2008
. Researched copyright, trademark, and licensing issues for rising artists
. Prepared research on reality television compensation which lead to
favorable outcome for client in salary negotiations
Additional Information
Television and Media Experience:
. Black Entertainment Television (BET): Talent Management Intern (June
2004, 2006)
. American Broadcasting Company (ABC): On-Air Promotions Intern (March -
July 2004)
Languages: Urdu and Hindi (fluent); Gujarati (conversational)
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