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  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
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Judith S. Roth

Of Counsel



In My Own Words

Schiff Hardin
Intellectual Property

Judith S. Roth's experience in protecting client intellectual property rights has included counseling and litigation of trademark, trade dress, copyright and trade secret issues.

She has represented clients both as plaintiffs and defendants. When litigation has been required, she has obtained temporary restraining orders and injunctions to halt infringements and unfair competition. She also has represented clients with respect to disputes arising from electronic media and communications, including intellectual property ownership and use, data privacy, defamation, social media use and restrictions and related jurisdictional issues.

She also has represented clients in the apparel and entertainment industries with respect to antitrust, civil rights, contract, defamation and insurance disputes.

Insurance

In the insurance area, Ms. Roth has handled a broad array of legal matters in federal and state courts and in arbitration. Her experience includes disputes involving coverage for:

  • Environmental
  • Asbestos and lead liabilities
  • Disaster-related claims under business interruption policies
  • Valuation issues with respect to property losses
  • Prosecution of broker negligence claims
  • Analysis of retrospective premium and fronting programs, and policy negotiation and claims-handling issues involving professional liability
  • Directors and officers insurance
Litigation

Ms. Roth also has litigated civil practice, confidentiality, contract, construction, employment, environmental, real estate and tort disputes. She also has conducted confidential internal investigations with respect to corporate governance issues.

Publications

Ms. Roth has written and lectured on topics in intellectual property, insurance and corporate governance. Recent publications include:

"Protect the Brand: Avoiding Online Reputational Damage," (co-author) IP Law 360 (Jan. 28, 2013)

"Fashion, colour and US trademarks," (co-author) North American Regional Forum News - Newsletter of the International Bar Association Legal Practice Division (September 2011)

"Reconciling Same-Sex Marriage and Copyright Law," (co-author) IP Law360 (August 22, 2011)

"Wait 'Til Next Year," (co-author) Bloomberg Law Reports — Intellectual Property (January 31, 2011)

"Finally, A Fair Shake For Fashion Design?" (co-author) Law360 (September 10, 2010)

"Fashion, Copyright, and the Proposed Design Piracy Prohibition Act," (co-author) IP Litigator (November/December 2009)

"OMG! Ur TM, © Being Infringed @Twitter!" (co-author) Law360 (July 22, 2009)

"Has New York Stretched its Long Arm Too Far?: Court of Appeals Eschews Comity Analysis in Case Involving Service in Brazil," (co-author) Bloomberg Law Reports — Litigation (January 12, 2009)

"Wanted, Dead Or Alive: Publicity Rights," (co-author) IP Law360 (November 14, 2008)

"Attorneys and Public Relations Consultants: Privileged or Perilous Communications?" (co-author) IBA Legal Practice Division Litigation Committee Newsletter (September 2008)

"'Jobe' Highlights Issues in Anticounterfeiting Statute," (co-author) New York Law Journal (August 15, 2008)

"Fashion and Copying: Imitation is Not the Sincerest Form of Flattery," (co-author) Convergence (July 2008)

Speeches and Presentations

"U.S. E-commerce Law for U.K. Companies," U.K. Trade & Investment (UKTI)/British Consulate in New York Webinar (March 15, 2012)

"Fashion Law Roundtable," (panelist) Fashion Law Week DC 2012, Washington, DC (February 28, 2012)

"Accessories Law 101: Copyright Protection for Fashion and Accessories Design," Accessories Council, New York, N.Y. (June 25, 2009)

"Copyright Protection and Fashion Design," Practising Law Institute, Advanced Seminar on Copyright Law 2009, New York, N.Y. (April 30, 2009)

"Developments in New York Practice," Marino Institute for Continuing Legal Education, New York, N.Y. (September 14, 2008)

"Ignore it at Your Peril: The New Lead Laws," program by Schiff Hardin, the Accessories Council, and the Fashion Jewelry Trade Association, New York, N.Y. (September 11, 2008)
 
 

Education

Columbia Law School(J.D., 1977)
Lawrence S. Greenbaum Prize
Harlan Fiske Stone Moot Court Competition
Cornell University(A.B., magna cum laude, 1974)

Teaching Appointments

Adjunct Professor, Fordham University School of Law
New York Practice

Professional Memberships

American Bar Association
New York City Bar Association
Copyright Society of the USA
National Association of Women Lawyers