Raymond J. Dowd is a member of DBM's corporate, litigation and arbitration practice groups. He has broad commercial litigation experience in both federal and state courts, and has represented copyright, trademark and domain name owners and content providers in transactions and litigation of almost every type, representing both plaintiffs and defendants. He has conducted numerous bench and jury trials, and arbitrations, and has obtained, enforced, and collected numerous judgments. In addition, he has provided corporate and transactional representation for a number of entrepreneurial companies from the incorporation and startup phase through significant growth. Mr. Dowd regularly speaks to trade associations on copyright, trademark and litigation issues, and participates in organizing continuing legal education programs. Memberships and Affiliations: Copyright Society of the U.S.A.; New York State Bar Association; Commercial and Federal Litigation Section; Intellectual Property law Section; President, Southern District of New York State Chapter of the Federal Bar Association; New York County Lawyers' Association; Board of Directors (2003 - 2006); Co-Chair, Entertainment Media, Intellectual Property and Sports Law Section (2000 - 2003); Continuing Legal Education (2003 - ); Committee on Committees ( 2003 - ) Publications: Copyright Litigation Handbook, a 2006 Thomson West publication; Columnist, New York Law Journal Bar Admissions: New York (1993); U.S. District Court for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York (1994); Northern U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (1998);U.S. Supreme Court (2000); United States District Court for the Northern District of New York (2000); United States Tax Court (2007)
Education: Manhattan College (B.A. 1986); Fordham University School of Law (J.D. 1991) Languages: French, Italian. |