Real Estate Management
Resume:
Wendy R. Leibowitz
Bethesda, MD 20814
Telephone: 202-***-****
E-mail: *********@*****.***
Journalist and editor specializing in reporting, analyzing and editing news and feature
articles on law, technology, real estate, intellectual property, education and social media,
with a consistently successful track record of delivering first-tier print and digital content.
Specific expertise includes analyzing court decisions and developments in Internet law,
technology, real estate, education and e-commerce.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
SENIOR BOOK EDITOR
Bloomberg BNA, 2006–present (http://www.bloomberg.com)
Edit books, treatises, portfolio manuscripts and their respective marketing materials;
interface regularly with authors, and shepherd almost two dozen texts from initial
proposals to final publication. Helped triple the number of intellectual property books the
company offers, and assisted in launching digital versions of all our texts. Over ten years
of experience in massaging clumsy prose into chapters that sing.
LEGAL REPORTER AND EDITOR
BNA’s Electronic Commerce & Law Report, 2004–2006 (acquired by Bloomberg News in
September 2011, http://www.bloomberg.com)
Reported and developed articles about the Internet and the law for businesses, the legal
professions, and academia. Solicited and edited articles from outside authors. Oversaw
growth in both print and electronic circulation. Increased cooperation and content-
sharing with other BNA publications. Daily beat ranged from covering Congressional
mark-ups of Internet-related bills to crafting expert analysis pieces forecasting the future
of spam, privacy and protection of medical data.
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Big Builder Magazine, Hanley Wood Publications, 2003–2004
(http://www.hanleywood.com)
Wrote and edited real estate issues from the perspectives of developers, consumers,
environmentalists, and political officials during the height of a real estate boom.
Investigated and covered both “spot” news items as well as lengthy features on company
management, water issues, media relations, and the stock market. Assisted in launching a
column on builders and charitable activities. Delved “into the weeds” to examine door
and window technology and their relationship to air conditioning and heating expenses,
and the cumulative toll on the environment. Flew for a bird’s-eye view of land issues,
permitting processes, and political fortunes of the home building industry.
EDITOR and REPORTER
E-Filing Report, 2000–2003
Reported and edited articles on court technologies and information management.
Gathered data, content and interviews in the new field of electronic filing. Educated
lawyers and court officials on the topic. Interviewed judges, clerks, litigants and their
clients in family law courts to the U.S. Supreme Court to determine how, or whether,
electronic filing of documents would assist them.
TECHNOLOGY REPORTER
Chronicle of Higher Education, 1999–2000
Covered technology issues as the Internet began to emerge in institutions of higher
education. Filed articles on copyright infringement, alumni relations, software problems,
laptops in the classroom, and the impact of computers on the quality of student writing.
SENIOR TECHNOLOGY COLUMNIST
Pro2Net.com, 2000
Filed daily pieces and a weekly column on legal technology for a start-up Web company
aimed at legal, medical, real estate, insurance and accounting professionals.
“Professionals to the Net” was an electronic gathering place for high-end discussions,
negotiations and referrals among credentialed, white-collar workers.
TECHNOLOGY REPORTER
The National Law Journal, 1996–1999 (http://www.nlj.com)
Founder of a weekly column, Lawyers and Technology, which analyzed both the impact
of technology on the law, as well as the effect of technology on the legal profession, in
this widely-read weekly newspaper covering the U.S. legal profession. Wrote and edited
a monthly newsletter dedicated to cyberlaw issues that became a sought-after piece of
real estate in the newspaper.
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
The American Lawyer Magazine, 1994–1996 (http://www.americanlawyer.com)
Solicited, drafted, and edited articles on management, technology, and business issues
relevant to large law firms. Launched and supervised separate supplements related to
technology and the courts and corporate legal departments. Managed the magazine’s
summer intern program, overseeing 10-12 enthusiastic, inexperienced college students.
ATTORNEY
Cowan, Liebowitz & Latman, 1992–1994
Researched and wrote memoranda of law and legal briefs on intellectual property issues.
Policed and protected trademarks and copyrights around the world. Drafted speeches and
articles for partners on a regular basis, for national and international audiences.
STAFF ATTORNEY
Legal Aid Society, Criminal Appeals Bureau, 1990–1992
JUDICIAL CLERK
Judge Irving R. Kaufman, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1990
EDUCATION
STANFORD UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL, J.D., 1990
Honors: Hilmer Oehlmann, Jr. Award for Legal Research and Writing
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM, M.Sc. in Journalism, 1987
Honors: John J. McCloy Reporting Fellowship
OBERLIN COLLEGE, B.A. History, 1982
Honors: Harry S Truman Scholarship for Public Service; Carl Dipman Journalism Award
for Graduate Study
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