Wolf, Rifkin, Shapiro, Schulman & Rabkin, LLP
Alexander M. Merino
Associate | Los Angeles
Alexander Merino is an associate in the litigation department of Wolf, Rifkin, Shapiro, Schulman & Rabkin, LLP. His practice concentrates on business litigation with a focus on real estate and entertainment law, as well as intellectual property issues, including copyright and trademark conflicts.
Practice Groups
Areas of Practice
Business Litigation
- Real estate conflicts and related financial matters
- Production, financing and distribution issues pertinent to the motion picture and television industries
- Copyright, trademarks, trade names, trade secrets and unfair competition disputes
Education
- Juris Doctor (2005), Hastings College of Law, San Francisco, California; President of the Hastings Intellectual Property Organization
- Bachelor of Science Degree in History and Political Science (2002), Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- London School of Economics and Political Science, International Relations Program (2001-2002), London, England
Memberships
- Member of the State Bar of California
- Member of the Los Angeles County Bar Association
Honors & Outside Activities
- Provided litigation support and educational research for established technology firms, start-up businesses, non-profit groups and government entities while working with the Electronic Frontier Foundation and the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard Law School
- Contributed to a series of online Internet Law education resources sponsored by Harvard and Stanford Law Schools
- Organized “Peer-to-Peer at the Supreme Court: the Grokster Case,” a presentation for the 2005 Bay Area Law School Technology Conference at Stanford Law School
- Presented “Haiti: Information and Communication Technologies for Development” (2004), Internet Law Conference, University of Ottawa, Canada