Ladas & Parry LLP, Digital Brands Practice - The Practice

SCOTT J. LEBSON, Associate Attorney in the Mergers, Acquisitions and Licensing Group of Ladas & Parry LLP. Mr. Lebson received his undergraduate degree from Villanova University and his J.D. from Hofstra University School of Law. Mr. Lebson specializes in commercial transactions involving the acquisition, divestiture, assignment and licensing of domain names, and is an active member of the Licensing Executives Society (United States and Canada). He has authored several articles on the commercial aspects of intellectual property, including his most recent article "Transfer of Intellectual Property upon Merger or Acquisition" featured in the recently released book in the John Wiley M&A Series, titled "Intellectual Property Assets in Mergers and Acquisitions". He is admitted to practice before the New York State Bar.

DENISE ROBERTSON-PAZ, is a paraprofessional and Digital Brands Coordinator for domain name registration and renewal. Ms. Robertson-Paz joined the New York Office in 1984 and has been a paralegal in the Trademark Department since 1989.

RITA AUGUSTO, is a paraprofessional and Manager of the Trademark Renewal Department. Ms. Augusto earned her B.A. from Queens College, New York and joined the New York office in 1976. She has extensive experience in renewals and maintenance of trademarks, worldwide and renewals of Top Level and Country Top Level domain names.

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DENNIS S. PRAHL, is a partner at Ladas & Parry LLP, resident in the New York office. He specializes in the areas of international trademark, copyright, right of publicity, domain names and unfair competition. He received his undergraduate degree from Northwestern College and his J.D. from New York Law School and holds a Diploma in Advanced International Legal Studies from the McGeorge School of Law. Mr. Prahl is a member of the New York Bar and is also a member of the Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriete Industrielle, the United States Group of AIPPI, and the New York County Lawyers' Association and its Committees on Foreign and International Law and on Intellectual Property. Mr. Prahl has authored and co-authored several publications, and has lectured widely, on the topics of trademarks, unfair competition, merchandising and domain name protection and enforcement.

MARY A. MOY, is a partner at Ladas & Parry LLP. Ms. Moy specializes in U.S. federal court litigation and has extensive experience directing trademark enforcement and anticounterfeiting programs for clients in various industries. Ms. Moy received her B.A. from Wellesley College and her J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, where she was Articles Editor of the University of Pennsylvania Journal of International Business Law. She is admitted to practice in New York and the District of Columbia, and previously served as Law Clerk to The Honorable Glenn E. Mencer of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Ms. Moy recently served as Associate Counsel - Trademarks and Copyrights for Bristol-Myers Squibb Company in New York.

ROBERT ALPERT, is a partner at Ladas & Parry LLP. He specializes in intellectual property dispute resolution and is resident in the New York office of Ladas & Parry LLP, where he is in charge of the Litigation Department. Mr. Alpert is admitted in numerous Federal Courts, including the United States Supreme Court, and has litigated in all areas of intellectual property law, including unfair competition, trademark, copyright and patent law as well as such related areas of the law such as the rights of publicity and privacy. He has litigated in state and federal courts throughout the United States as well as before various administrative agencies, including the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the International Trade Commission and ICANN. Mr. Alpert is a member of the American Bar Association and has written on trademarks, copyrights and patents for numerous intellectual property publications. He received his undergraduate degree from Yale College and his law degree from New York University School of Law. He also has been awarded a Masters of Fine Arts (Cinema) from Columbia University.