Ms Deborah Squiers > Cowan, Liebowitz & Latman, PC > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile
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)
Maintaining an active practice extending across sports, entertainment and technology sectors to name a few, ‘fantastically capable’ New York boutique firm Cowan, Liebowitz & Latman, PC is noted for its wide-ranging practice across trademark counseling, clearance, prosecution and enforcement across an international scale. The team also regularly handles social media issues, advertising matters and co-branding agreements. Practice head Deborah Squiers leverages her vast expertise in handling portfolio work as well as opposition and cancellation proceedings to assist household name brands, while Joel Karni Schmidt is geared to handle strategic work and prosecution and management matters for well-known brands and not-for-profit organizations. Mary Kevlin oversees domestic and international portfolios and international clearance and filing programs. Kieran Doyle is well positioned to handle sports, fashion and cannabis related mandates, and Robert English routinely represents a varied client roster, from start-ups and established companies, on a multitude of trademark enforcement and prosecution. Another recommended lawyer is Meichelle MacGregor, who demonstrates proficiencies across a diverse range of sectors, from fashion and jewelry to chemical and manufacturing industries. Reema Pangarkar is another key name to note in the practice.