Attorney

JOSH SHPAYHER

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LEGAL EXPERIENCE

Multiple Law Firms: Contract Attorney

July 2009 - Present

. Reviewed case file documents for relevance, privilege, confidentiality

and multiple issues for various law firms including: Sidley Austin,

Kirkland Ellis, Locke Lord among others. Cases included:

. Hatch-Waxman generic drug lawsuits.

. FTC investigations into possible monopolistic practices.

. SEC investigations of accounting firm procedures.

. DOJ lawsuits to prevent a Merger and Acquisition.

. Patent infringement, specifically in the area of smart phones.

. Internal corporate investigations to determine possible previous

wrongful activity.

Shpayher Bechhofer, LLP: Partner

June 2012 - 2013

. Advised clients on start up procedures and business formation.

. Prepared, filed, and awarded trademark applications.

SOCIAL MEDIA EXPERIENCE

The Washington Post: Contributing Blogger

April 2011 - June 2011

. Wrote a weekly column about the intersection of politics and social

media on Capitol Hill.

GovSM: Government and Social Media Wiki: Creator and Editor

August 2010 - Present

Created website that is used by government staffers, journalists and the

public to determine how effectively Senators and Representatives,

candidates, agencies, state and local officials use social media such as

Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.

Freelance Engagements

. Social Media Strategist: Worked with state and local government to

implement successful social media campaigns to grow and maintain

online constituents engaged.

. Media Pundit: Guest expert on The Morning Briefing with Tim Farley on

Sirius/XM radio to discuss the impact of social media on the 2012

elections and afterwards.

. Conference Speaker: Lectured to government staffers about maximizing

their use of social media.

POLITICAL EXPERIENCE

Honorable Representative Christopher Carney - Washington, DC: Intern

January 2009 - June 2009

. Assisted staff legislative correspondent to research questions sent in

by constituents and drafted responses.

. Attended policy briefings and wrote memos for legislative staff.

. Tracked stimulus spending on infrastructure and education.

Ballabon Group: Project Director October 2007 - May 2008

Oversaw creation of a non-profit umbrella organization that lobbied

Congress and the White House on foreign policy issues related to Israel.

Maintained contact with member organizations, PR firm, website designer.

Coordinated member organizations' projects to further lobbying and PR

goals.

EDUCATION

Brooklyn Law School, Brooklyn, NY Juris Doctor, June 2007

Yeshiva University, New York, NY Bachelor of Arts in Economics, January

2004

HOBBIES

Married with three boys.

Member of the Village of Skokie Beautification & Improvement Commission.

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