Freelance legal articles writer

GERGANA H. MITEVA

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EDUCATION

WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION (WIPO), Geneva, Switzerland

Master of Laws (LLM) in Intellectual Property, 2014

Honors: Cum Laude (highest academic honor attainable)

Thesis: Global Antitrust Trends in the Context of Refusal to License IPRs (expected publication July 2015)

NEW YORK LAW SCHOOL, New York, NY

Juris Doctor, 2009, Cum Laude

Rank: Top 13%

Honors: Articles Editor, New York Law School Law Review,

Public Service Certificate,

Dean's Scholarship (all years),

Dean’s List (Fall 2007, Fall 2008), Dean’s List: High Honors (Spring 2008, Spring 2009)

Activities: Moot Court (Fall 2008); ABA Student Division Liaison (2008 – 2009)

Professional Affiliations: American Bar Association; New York City Bar: Member of Women in the Courts

Task Force.

Bar Admission: New York State

SMITH COLLEGE, Northampton, MA

Bachelor of Arts, Computer Science; minor in Mathematics, 2004

Honors: Full academic scholarship, Dean's list (all years)

Activities: President, Bulgarian Club (2003 – 2004); Senator, Student Government Association (2002 – 2003)

PROFSSIONAL EXPERIENCE

MITEVA LAW, New York, NY

Legal Counsel, August 2012 – Present

Managing intellectual property portfolios for small to medium sized businesses. Legal services include

securing IP rights, devising IP protection and taxation strategies; drafting, reviewing, revising and negotiating

a wide range of commercial contracts including licensing, distribution, assets sales, employment, etc .

FRANKFURT KURNIT KLEIN & SELZ, New York, NY

Associate, January 2011 – August 2012

Handled intellectual property, business and commercial dispute matters, with focus on c opyright and

trademark related litigation; Researched and drafted legal memoranda and legal opinions; Contributed

to firm’s Blog http://www.mondaq.com/content/author.asp?article_id=142136&author_id=774202 .

NEW YORK STATE UNIFIED COURTS SYSTEM, New York, NY

Pro Bono Attorney, January 2010 – January 2011

Represented consumer debt defendants before the New York and Kings County civil courts; Assisted judges

during mortgage modification conferences on homes currently in foreclosure.

NEW YORK COUNTY LAWYERS’ ASSOCIATION, New York, NY

Editor and Legal Researcher, October 2009 – January 2010

Researched case law for a treatise on the new edition of the New York Rules of Professional Discipline;

Drafted and edited case summaries and rules commentary for the au thors of the treatise.

BALESTRIERE FARIELLO, New York, NY

Summer Associate, Summer 2008

Researched and drafted complaints, briefs, motions, trial and deposition scripts for consumer fraud cases;

Assisted with depositions, trial hearings, witness preparation and client interviews.

FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, New York, NY

Legal Intern, Spring 2008

Edited and updated SEC registration statements and client prospectuses. Compiled documentation and

prepared reports for ongoing SEC investigations and audits.

DEMAREST & ALMEIDA ADVOGADOS, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Summer Associate, Summer 2007

Drafted, edited and translated contracts and responses to client questions. Researched and wrote legal

memoranda on reinsurance market regulations in the United States, France and Ge rmany to assist a firm

partner in drafting regulations for the newly opened Brazilian reinsurance market.

CREDIT SUISSE, New York, NY

Technical Associate, July 2004 – August 2006

Developed financial compliance auditing and monitoring tools; implemented r eports and scripts for the

bank’s messaging and compliance technology infrastructure; prepared project proposals and

presentations.

ADDITIONAL SKILLS

Fluent in Bulgarian, highly proficient in Russian, Portuguese, Spanish, and French

In-depth knowledge of LexisNexis, Westlaw, web design, and computer programming

ACTIVITIES & COMMUNITY SERVICE

Field Researcher for Amend.org, managed and co -supervised a public health research project on child

road traffic safety in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (2010), and Accr a, Ghana (2009)

Advocate for the Domestic Violence Project: represented and counseled victims of domestic violence

before the Queens County Family Court, Jamaica, NY

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