Real Estate Health

DAVID A. MCGILL

*** ********* ******, ***. * New York, New York 10026 • 917-***-**** • **********@*****.*** PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

WEG & MYERS, P.C., New York, NY July 2013–Present

Associate Attorney

Manage caseload of general liability insurance and commercial litigation cases from inception to mediation, trial, and appeal. Scope of work includes the preparation of pleadings, responding to subpoenas and document requests, briefing and arguing of motions, drafting correspondence, and attendance at conferences in actions pending before state and federal courts. Second-chaired multiple trials which involved, inter alia, claims for breach of contract, bad faith, negligence, and fraud. Representative clients include department stores, real estate corporations, skin care and cosmetics companies, and an entertainment venue. HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS, New York, NY May 2012–July 2013 Rights Associate, Legal Department

Drafted and reviewed digital book template agreements and royalty amendments involving New York Times® best sellers. Negotiated deals with literary department executives from WME, IMG, Writers House, and Curtis Brown. Researched issues involving contract interpretation and utilized internal database to update findings. Contacted rights holders to execute licenses for copyright clearance purposes and to obtain requisite tax, estate, and/or trust documents. Advised internal professionals in an effort to assess and minimize legal risk. RHODE ISLAND SUPREME COURT LAW DEPARTMENT, Providence, RI August 2010–August 2011 Judicial Law Clerk

Maintained heavy docket of cases which required detailed review and analysis. Drafted decisions and composed memoranda which advised whether or not to grant litigants’ requested relief in administrative agency appeals and civil litigation matters involving breach of contract, declaratory judgments, collective bargaining/employment disputes, motions for injunctive relief, and confirmation of arbitration awards. SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT, New York, NY June 2009–August 2009 Summer Intern, Business & Legal Affairs Department Reviewed trademark registrations to assess whether or not another entity had priority in the same class as Sony Music’s intended use. Conducted research on intellectual property issues involving compulsory licensing, right of publicity, secondary copyright infringement, unfair competition, and contests/sweepstakes law. Composed DMCA takedown notices and cease and desist letters to protect Sony Music’s intellectual property rights. ALSTON & BIRD LLP, Charlotte, NC May 2007–August 2007 Summer Intellectual Property Patent Litigation Case Clerk Reviewed technical manuals and other documents to help prepare attorneys for Markman Hearings, FED. R. CIV. P. 30(b)(6) depositions, and in the compilation of infringement contention charts. Performed research using Patent Hunter to determine whether or not the invention at-issue had been described in prior art. EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND T.C. WILLIAMS SCHOOL OF LAW, Richmond, VA May 2010 Juris Doctor cum laude and Intellectual Property Certificate Publication: David A. McGill, New Year, New Catch-22: Why the RIAA’s Proposed Partnership with ISPs Will Not Significantly Decrease the Prevalence of P2P Music File Sharing, 29 LOY. L.A. ENT. L. REV. 353 (2009) BOCCONI UNIVERSITY (UNIVERSITÁ COMMERCIALE LUIGI BOCCONI), Milan, Italy Fall 2009 Foreign Exchange Student. Courses taken: Advanced Intellectual Property Law; Intellectual Property and Competition Law; and Management of Fashion and Luxury Companies THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, Washington, DC August 2006 Master of Public Health, Health Policy

FURMAN UNIVERSITY, Greenville, SC June 2004

Bachelor of Arts, Political Science

BAR ADMISSIONS

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (2015); U.S. District Courts for the SDNY (2011) and EDNY

(2014); New York State Bar (2011)

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