Jenna Leventoff

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BAR ADMISSIONS

Member of the New York State Bar, eligible to waive into the District of Columbia Bar

EDUCATION

Case Western Reserve University School of Law

Juris Doctor, cum laude, 3.587 GPA, Class Rank: 33/233, May 2013

Leadership: President, Student Public Interest Law Fellowship; 3L Senator, Student Bar Association; Lead Editor, Journal of Law, Technology and the Internet

Honors: Dean?s Honors List (Fall 2010, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013); CALI awards for the highest grades in Copyright, Criminal Procedure and Education Law

Activities: Death Penalty Laboratory; Participant, Tutoring Inner City High School Students

Case Western Reserve University

Bachelor of Arts, Political Science and English, 3.288 GPA, May 2010

Minors: Public Policy and Economics

Leadership: President, Case Democrats; Vice President of Activities, Case Cooperation Circle

Honors: Dean?s Honors List (Fall 2008, 2009); Dean?s High Honors List (Spring 2010)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

International Intellectual Property Institute Washington, D.C.

Manager and Legal Counsel Sept. 2013- Present

? Primarily responsible for executing all projects related to utilizing intellectual property for economic development

? Liaising with foreign and domestic government officials, consultants, and representatives of private enterprises and non-profits in the execution of projects

? Writing and editing press releases, grant proposals, legal documents, advocacy documents, educational materials, project summaries, and amicus briefs in support of petitions for certiorari in the cases Kirby v. Marvel and Peary v. DC Comics regarding copyright termination rights

? Monitoring and analyzing the impact of pending intellectual property legislation

? Attending and summarizing congressional hearings and coalition meetings related to intellectual property

? Lobbying Congressional staff to promote the ?American Royalties Too Act? which would allow artists to retain commission from the re-sale of their works

? Conducting legal and legislative research about intellectual property

? Planning and speaking at continuing legal education events and technical training workshops

? Maintaining organization?s web presence by writing content for organization?s website and social media pages

? Hiring and supervising interns

? Administrative work (coordinating meetings, maintaining organizational records, planning travel, monitoring funding opportunities, answering phones)

Milton A. Kramer Civil Litigation Clinic Cleveland, OH

Certified Legal Intern Aug. 2012 ? Dec. 2012

? Represented indigent clients, under supervision, in Federal and State court by conducting legal research and writing complains, motions and discovery requests

? Filed a ?1983 case alleging excessive use of force by a police officer which directly resulted in a favorable settlement for my client

American Civil Liberties Union, Washington Legislative Office Washington, D.C

Legislative Counsel Intern May 2012- Jul. 2012

? Researched and wrote memos summarizing and analyzing complex areas of privacy law

? Wrote easily digestible legislative documents to lobby for the use of warrants in location tracking

? Attended meetings with lawmakers in the legislative and executive branches about illegal government surveillance through the use of domestic drones

? Wrote blog posts for the general public about probable cause and social networking privacy

? Commented on FCC notice of proposed rulemaking about privacy in mobile phone applications

? Conducted research and drafted portion of boss?s Congressional Testimony about the Privacy Act

Berkman, Gordon, Murray and DeVan Cleveland, OH

Law Clerk May 2011- Apr. 2012

? Drafted court documents and legal issue memos about constitutional, civil and criminal law issues

? First Amendment topics included the right to speak in a public forum, obscenity, the right to spread illegally acquired information of public interest and the right for students to participate in extracurricular activities

Senator Sherrod Brown Washington, D.C

Press Intern Jul. 2009- Aug. 2009

? Wrote press releases and called reporters to inform the media about the Senator?s efforts

? Sent out daily e-mail compiling articles discussing topics of importance in Ohio

? Attended and summarized committee meetings and hearings

? Sorted and drafted responses to constituent correspondence

Eyeball Records Ridgewood, NJ

Legal and Press Intern June 2008-Aug. 2008

? Managed grassroots marketing campaign by using social media to tell 200+ volunteers how they could best promote their favorite bands

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