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Cowan, Liebowitz & Latman, PC Offices
114 WEST 47TH STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10036
NEW YORK
United States
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Ms Deborah Squiers
Work Department
IP Litigation. Copyright. Trademark.
Position
Partner and Head of the Firm’s Trademark Group. Debbie concentrates her practice on intellectual property with particular emphasis on trademark enforcement and litigation and trademark counseling and prosecution (US and worldwide). She counsels clients in the financial, entertainment, sports, beverage, food, and restaurant industries, among others.
Career
Admissions: New York, United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, and United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Recognitions. Consistently named in WTR 1000 – The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals, including in 2023 (“Deborah gets the highest rating we could give for an outside counsel…efficient and effective in managing our large trademark portfolio…is also cost-conscious and often comes up with cost-saving strategies for our filings.”); MIP IP Stars 2023 in New York as a Trademark Star; Super Lawyers New York 2022 for Intellectual Property and for Top Women Lawyers for Intellectual Property; Who’s Who Legal, Trademarks (2020 to present; Thought Leader 2023); Legal 500 2023 (“Deborah Squiers… applies longstanding experience to advising portfolio maintenance and complex overseas oppositions and cancellation proceedings”); and Expert Guides 2021 for Trademarks and Women in Business.
Memberships
Practising Law Institute Fundamentals of Trademark Law in the Global Marketplace (Chair 2017-present; Speaker 2015-present).
International Trademark Association, ADR Committee (Member 2018).
Fordham Fashion Law Clinic, Volunteer (2016-present).
Featured Volunteer, International Trademark Association Bulletin, August 1, 2012, (Vol. 67 No. 14).
International Trademark Association, Saul Lefkowitz Moot Court Competition Committee (Member 1998-present; Chair 2011-12; Vice-Chair, 2010-11).
Education
Fordham University School of Law (J.D. 1994); St. Lawrence University (B.A. 1984).
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Intellectual property > Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing)
The team at boutique New York firm Cowan, Liebowitz & Latman, PC brings strength to the registration, management, and enforcement of the international portfolios of household names multinationals such as Major League Baseball, J. Crew, and Sony Pictures Entertainment, across sectors ranging from sports, education, and entertainment to publishing, automotive, and financial services. The team is headed by Deborah Squiers, who applies longstanding experience to advising portfolio maintenance and complex overseas oppositions and cancellation proceedings. The practice is supported by trademark authority William Borchard and Joel Karni Schmidt, who specializes in assisting hotels and restaurants, video game and gaming technology companies, and counseling clients on the NFT space. Other key figures include Robert English, who represents clients in intellectual property-related transactional matters, including licensing and joint development agreements; Kieran Doyle, who manages matters in the footwear, food and medical marijuana spaces; sports and entertainment filing strategist Jeffrey Chery; and Joelle Milov, a specialist in domain name disputes who was appointed to partner in January 2023.