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LEGAL & GOVERNMENT

International Trade Specialist, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington D.C.; March 2008 – Feb. 2020

Assisted American companies overcome barriers to trade, coordinate interagency Middle East and North Africa policy, and represent the Department at interagency meetings at the State Department and White House. A primary responsibility was arranging for and serving as point-person for executive-level bilateral meetings to advance U.S. foreign policy and national security objectives.

Acting Senior Commercial Officer for Iraq and Qatar from March 2015 – January 2019 in the United States Embassy Baghdad and Doha. As senior officer, I managed office resources in Baghdad and Doha, managed a staff of local Iraqi and Qatari professionals, and managed Department of Commerce programs engaging both markets on international trade law and policy. This included assisting U.S. firms do business in the market and engage foreign government officials and private sector leaders to promote American interests.

Worked closely with senior political leaders to fulfill bilateral and international obligations and oversaw capacity building programs to encourage a legal and regulatory structure conducive to developing a predictable modern commercial environment. Issues addressed ranged from customs and trade to intellectual property protection and enforcement.

Iraq Investment & Reconstruction Task Force, 2008 - 2014; sought through working with the interagency to attract investment in the Iraqi private sector to advance stabilization objectives for Iraq and the region. I worked with both the central government of Iraq, the Kurdistan Regional Government, and the provincial governors.

Civilian Response Corp, Standby Status; U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Defense Department.

Ready to deploy to conflict zones to assist in cross-agency stability operations.

Trained in post-conflict and post-natural disaster stabilization techniques, including rule of law, governance, and economic stabilization.

Program Attorney, International Intellectual Property Institute, Washington D.C.; June 2006–March 2008

Directed international legal capacity building and rule of law programs:

Botswana: Innovation policy, international licensing and technology transfer

Namibia: Cultural property and traditional knowledge

ASEAN: Regional IP strategy and trade policy

Russia: WTO Accession and Anti-counterfeiting and piracy policy

Represented IIPI to Members of Congress, foreign government officials and business leaders

Planned and executed a budget for each project.

Attorney, Pro Bono, Public Interest Intellectual Property Advisors (PIPPA), Washington D.C.; June 2007

Pro bono legal advisor / researcher

Assisted IP-holder from less developed countries navigate the American intellectual property system. Attorney, US-Russia Experts’ Forum; U.S. Department of State; April 2007 - Nov 2007

Drafted and presented policy brief on anti-counterfeiting and piracy in Russian Federation in the WTO accession context. Resulting publication, 1 Intellectual Property: Copyright (Moscow, January 2008).

Addressed US and foreign trade policy officials, Russian IP lawyers and the respective private sectors during a speaking tour of Moscow and St. Petersburg. Legal Intern, International Intellectual Property Institute, Washington D.C.; April 2006–June 2006

Supported Botswana Music Industry and Cultural Industries Conference.

Researched formation of copyright collecting societies in developing countries.

Provided research and writing support for IIPI legal memoranda. Technology Law and Entrepreneurship Fellow, Eugene, Oregon and Richland, WA.; May 2003-Oct. 2004

Evaluated patent value and commercial potential, including market feasibility studies, and for Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and University of Oregon Office of Technology Transfer.

Analyzed patents for potential commercialization and product development investment including biotechnology, pharmaceuticals and information technology. K E V I N M . R E I C H E L T

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INVITED LECTURES AND MEDIA APPEARANCES

Panelist, St. Olaf College, Spring Forum 09; The Ethics of Post-Conflict Reconstruction: U.S. Obligations in Iraq Botswana National Radio; Technology Program, interview, IP and innovation policy Panelist, U.S. – Russia Joint Conference on the Rule of Law, St. Petersburg, Russia Guest Lecturer; St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia; International Intellectual Property Law Guest Lecturer; United States Patent and Trademark Office, Global IP Academy; Alexandria, Virginia SKILLS

Salesforce

Office 360

Office Suite

EDUCATION

J.D., University of Oregon School of Law, Eugene, Oregon LL.M., University College London, University of London, United Kingdom Public International Law,

IP Certificate; St. John’s College, Oxford; University of Illinois; University of Victoria, Victoria, BC International Intellectual Property Law

B.Sc. University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon

Biochemistry, Biology, Psychology

MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS

District of Columbia Bar, Active, 2006

American Society of International Law (ASIL), Member American Bar Association, International law Section; Intellectual Property Law Section; International Trade PUBLICATIONS

Kevin M. Reichelt and Vyacheslav Gavrilov, The Fight against Counterfeiting and Piracy: IP Enforcement in the Russian Federation; 1 Intellectual Property: Copyright (Moscow, January 2008) University Technology Transfer and National Innovation Policy: Success Stories from Brazil, Colombia and South Africa, IIPI (2007)

Avoiding Counterfeit Goods: A How-To Guide for Consumers; IIPI (2007) Alternative Dispute Resolution: Using Arbitration and Mediation to Resolve International Intellectual Property Disputes; IIPI (2007)

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