Mark D. Meredith
Barrington, RI **806
401-***-****(home)/516-***-****(cell)
acvn0y@r.postjobfree.com
EDUCATION
Columbia University School of Law New York, NY
J.D., 1996
Honors: Senior Editor and Treasurer of the Columbia Law Review
Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, Wertheimer Prize for Published Labor Law Note
University of London, University and Imperial Colleges (Rotary Scholarship) London, UK
M.Sc., history and philosophy of science (evolutionary biology), with distinction, 1989
Harvard University Cambridge, MA
A.B., biological anthropology, magna cum laude, 1986
Honors: John Harvard (1986) and Harvard College Scholarships (1983-1985)
Published senior thesis in the Journal of Human Biology
Activities: Hasty Pudding Theatricals, Din & Tonics, Glee Club, Rugby, Theater, Intramurals
EXPERIENCE
CaseSight, Inc. Boston, MA
General Counsel 2014-present
Chief legal officer at graphic design and animation technology company for litigation trial and court hearing presentations responsible for all in-house legal issues including employment matters, vendor agreement and contracts, corporate governance, intellectual property, litigation and sales & marketing. Also responsible for coordinating sales & marketing efforts as well as managing substantive presentations with outside counsel and in-house designers and engineers focusing on patent litigation.
Roger Williams University School of Law Bristol, RI
Adjunct Law Professor: New York Civil Procedure and Practice 2013-2015
Hinckley, Allen & Snyder LLP Providence, RI
Partner, Litigation Dept. 2007-2013
Principal litigator in a variety of commercial litigation matters including intellectual property, environmental law, health care, employment issues, and real estate law. Tried cases for preliminary injunctions, regulatory hearings, and corporate criminal case, including openings and closings, witness preparation, summary judgment and motion arguments. Helped secure favorable outcomes in reversal by the US Supreme Court of a criminal conviction of major utility under RCRA, a preliminary injunction hearing for trademark of a beverage manufacturer against one of the leading soft drink companies in the world, patent disputes involving social networking companies and heavy machinery, a contract dispute on behalf of one of the largest retail pharmacies in the United States, and a series of multi-million dollar civil actions related to an environmental spill.
Ropes and Gray LLP Boston, MA/New York, NY
Associate, Litigation/Labor & Employ. Dept. Sum. 1995, 1996-1999 (Boston); 2004-2007(NY)
Worked as associate trying cases in arbitration and administrative hearings, managing cases, conducting and first-chairing administrative trials, arbitrations, and multi-million dollar mediations, drafting memoranda and briefs, and taking and defending multiple depositions in a variety of commercial matters, including life science related patent and trademark disputes involving blood glucose monitors, razors, false advertising and claim substantiation controversies, employment disputes, wrongful termination claims, investment management disputes, internal investigations, Medicare fraud actions, and insurance cases.
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP New York, NY
Associate, Litigation Dept. 2000-2004
Worked as associate responsible for daily management of securities fraud cases, litigation on behalf of investment entities, patent and trademark matters concerning pig vaccine patents, razor patents, multi-district WARN Act class action suits, and contract dispute in multi-million dollar merger; took and defended multiple fact and expert depositions.
Judicial Clerkship, United States District Court Brooklyn, NY
Law Clerk, The Honorable Frederic Block, Eastern District of New York 1999-2000
Actor, Member of Actors’ Equity Association LA, CA and NY, NY
Musical theater, commercials and print work (National Tours, NY & LA) 1986-1988 and 1989-1993