New York University

Brooklyn Law School

Owner at Gerard Law Firm and Brickwall Realty

New York, New York, United States

Gerard Law Firm and Brickwall Realty

Owner

Brickwall Realty is a full-service, boutique real estate agency serving New York City, powered by the experience and skill of a practicing real estate attorney.  Whether you are buying or selling a home, we can help you achieve your dreams.  With a deep network of agents, loan officers, mortgage brokers, title companies, property managers and other companies that support a real estate deal, we can assist you every step of the way, and make the process a stress-free and personal experience.

Brickwall Realty, LLC

Owner and Principal Broker

Legal practice focusing on real estate, business and individual services, intellectual property rights and enforcement, and litigation.

The Law Offices of David J. Gerard, PLLC

At Elston Gentlesk Law Studio LLC  (<a href="http://galepelstonpc.com">http://galepelstonpc.com</a>), I handle legal matters, both transactional and litigation-based, in practice areas such as real estate, IP, licensing, contracts, trust and estates, securities and both consumer and commercial debt collection.

Elston Gentlesk Law Studio LLC

Attorney

I handle work on a project basis, primarily legal research and strategy regarding trademark filings and disputes.

Zussman Law PLLC

Legal Clerk, Part-Time

Lion's Pride Management is an up and coming artist management company, based in Brooklyn.  We are made up of former musicians, who know the industry, and are committed to developing artists' careers from the ground up.  We specialize in Blues and Rock, and we have excellent connections to booking agents, recording studios, entertainment lawyers and concert venues, primarily in and around New York City but also throughout the United States and in Europe as well.  We are always interested in talking to artists about their career goals, and in developing new relationships in the industry.  My company email is <a href="mailto:dave@lionspride.com">dave@lionspride.com</a>, let's make great things happen together!

Lion's Pride Management

Drafted Complaints, Answers and motions for state and Federal litigation; drafted and negotiated entertainment licenses and contracts; registered trademarks and managed trademark portfolios; litigated landlord-tenant disputes; negotiated and reviewed commercial leases; counseled clients.

CZIK LAW PLLC

Legal Clerk

Developed trademarks for clients; drafted IP rights and transfer clauses for licensing, client and employee contracts; enforced Copyrights for clients and company; negotiated agreement with contract management software company.

Tipping Point Partners

Enforced trademark and patent rights for the company; performed trademark search and opinions; drafted and reviewed IP and social media rights and obligations for licensing contracts and celebrity endorsement contracts; drafted UDRP domain name seizure complaints.

Elizabeth Arden

Performed legal research and drafted memoranda for symposium paper on remedies to trademark bullying.

Research Assistant

Performed legal research and drafted judicial decisions on motions relating to a variety of civil litigation matters.

Kings County Supreme Court

I recently graduated Brooklyn Law School.  I achieved an IP specialization certificate, and won the CALI "Excellence for the Future" award for legal writing. Additionally, I competed in the trademark competition for the Moot Court Appellate Division, and I was the co-President of the IP Law Association in 2012.  I have also taken additional classes and internships to help develop experience in licensing and contracts, negotiation, litigation and business development.

Juris Doctor - IP Specialization

Assisted with trademark prosecution for more than 100 marks.  Assisted with trademark litigation including assistance with motions and discovery.  Oversaw prosecution for 2 multi-class trademark applications in 53 foreign countries and the United States.Provided litigation support for 24 attorneys including motion support, deposition assistance, trial and arbitration preparation, witness preparation, legal research, document confidentiality review, and discovery assistance.  Assisted with more than 60 motions, including drafting briefs, affidavits and declarations, and exhibit preparation.  Reviewed electronic discovery. Drafted letters and stipulations.  Supervised four junior paralegals.

Satterlee Stephens Burke & Burke LLP

Litigation Paralegal

Assisted with federal and state litigation.  Oversaw multi-party piracy and intellectual property litigation project involving over 500 actions.  Managed paper discovery in trade-secret action involving over 250,000 pages of document production.  Managed discovery in employment discrimination action involving over 25,000 documents and 40 depositions.  Drafted various legal pleadings.  Assisted in depositions, including witness preparation.  Reviewed documents for attorney-client privilege.

David Gerard