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Alexander William Koff

Intellectual property Attorney at Baltimore, MD

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  • State Years
    Maryland - MD 17 years
    Dist. of Columbia - DC 26 years
    New York - NY 26 years
  • Licensed for 17 years
    State MD
    Acquired 2005
    Status
    Active No misconduct found
  • Licensed for 26 years
    State DC
    Acquired 1997
    Status
    Good Standing No misconduct found
  • Licensed for 26 years
    State NY
    Acquired 1997
    Status
    Currently Registered No misconduct found

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750 E. Pratt Street, Suite 900
Baltimore, MD, 21202-1636

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  • Free Consultation 30 minutes
  • Retainer Always
Payment methods
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Resume

AVVO RATING 8.7 (Excellent)

Work Experience

  • Partner and Chair of the Global Practice
  • Whiteford Taylor & Preston
  • 2006 - Present
  • Paul Hastings
  • 2002 - 2006
  • Legal Advisor - Resident in Vietnam
  • USAID Grantee
  • 2000 - 2000
  • Powell Goldstein
  • 1998 - 2002
  • Kaye Scholer
  • 1996 - 1998
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Education

  • University of Cambridge
  • M.Phil in International Relations
  • N/A
  • University of Michigan Law School
  • JD - Juris Doctor
  • N/A
  • University of Michigan
  • BA - Bachelor of Arts
  • N/A

Associations

  • U.S. Secretary of Commerce Appointment (term expires 12.31.2013)
  • District Export Council Member
  • 2009 - Present
  • Enoch Pratt Free Library (Baltimore) (Finance Committee)
  • Board of Directors
  • 2009 - Present
  • Wrangler’s Law Club (Baltimore)
  • Member
  • 2009 - Present
  • Maryland-Asia Environmental Partnership (MD-AEP)
  • Board of Advisors
  • 2008 - Present
  • CIEC at the George Washington University Law School
  • Non-Resident Research Associate
  • 2006 - Present
  • University of Baltimore Law School
  • Adjunct Professor
  • 2007 - 2008
  • United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (competitive selection process - served twice)
  • International Trade Expert
  • 2000 - 2000
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Honors and Awards

  • Named a "Rising Star"
  • Euromoney Legal Media Group Benchmark Litigation
  • 2009
  • AV Peer Review rating
  • Martindale-Hubbell
  • 2009
  • Named a "Rising Star"
  • Euromoney Legal Media Group Benchmark Litigation
  • 2008
  • Gold Award Recipient
  • U.S. Congressional Award (Public Law 96-114)
  • N/A
  • Silver Award Recipient
  • U.S. Congressional Award (Public Law 96-114
  • N/A
  • Eagle Scout
  • Boy Scouts of America
  • N/A
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Publications

  • The Legal Times
  • A Healing Justice (with Joseph Morales)
  • 2008
  • ASAE Newsletter
  • Business and Arbitration in China - Practical Guidance
  • 2007
  • The World Trade Organization: Legal, Economic and Political Analysis, ed. By P. Macrory et. al., vol. I (three volume reference work)
  • Implementation and Enforcement of Dispute Settlement Decisions pp. 1341-1371 (with Andrew Shoyer and Eric Solovy)
  • 2005
  • Legal Times Magazine
  • A Drinking Water Duel
  • 2004
  • Journal of Commerce
  • Auto Regimes Riding on Empty?
  • 1999
  • Berkeley Journal of International Law
  • All Fall Down: The Treaty Power in the Clinton Administration (with Phillip R. Trimble)
  • 1998
  • Michigan Journal of International Law
  • Policing Illicit U.S. Business Actions Overseas (reviewing Jeffrey P. Bialos et. al., The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (1997)) (with Paula Stern)
  • 1997
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Speaking Engagements

  • Towson University Lecture
  • Expanding Your Business Globally
  • 2009
  • Panel Discussion
  • Expanding Public Sector Business Globally
  • 2009
  • Invited Speaker
  • Managing Risk and Responding to Legal Issues Abroad: A Workshop for the Senior International Officer
  • 2009
  • Invited Speaker
  • Continuing Professional Development Programme: Intellectual Property in the Obama Years - How It May Affect Hong Kong and China (for 2.0 hours credit)
  • 2009
  • Invited Speaker
  • Workshop: U.S. Intellectual Property and Trade Policy: the Outlook for the Obama Years
  • 2009
  • Invited Speaker
  • Workshop: U.S. Trade Policy Under the Obama Administration - an overview and specific areas relevant to Hong Kong
  • 2009
  • Invited Speaker
  • Workshop: U.S. Trade Policy Under the Obama Administration - an overview and specific areas relevant to Shenzhen
  • 2009
  • Environmental Business Opportunities in Vietnam
  • Vietnam’s Accession into WTO and Environmental Implications for Industry
  • 2009
  • Moot Court Competition on WTO Law (EMC2)
  • Member, Judges' Panel, Regional Round-North America
  • 2008
  • Moderator
  • Live at the ITC: First Annual Forum on Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930
  • 2008
  • Moderator
  • Sierra Leone And Its Drive To Justice
  • 2008
  • Invited Speaker
  • U.S.-Vietnam Joint Commission Meeting on Scientific and Technological Cooperation
  • 2008
  • Invited Speaker
  • Export Basics: Regulations, Sanctions, Foreign Corrupt Practices
  • 2008
  • Invited Speaker
  • Checklist for International Business
  • 2008
  • Moderator - Spring Meeting
  • Improving IP Enforcement: the U.S. Government's Approach
  • 2007
  • IP Conference, Ocean Tomo's Fall Live IP Auction Summit
  • Integrating Your IP Strategy With Your Overall Business Strategy in China
  • 2007
  • Invited Speaker
  • Licensing, Litigating, and Adjudicating IP (in Seoul, Korea - with U.S. Judge Marilyn Hall Patel, Northern District of California)
  • 2007
  • Invited Speaker
  • TrendCasting: What Asian Biotech Trends Mean for U.S. Investors
  • 2007
  • Invited Speaker
  • WTO and International Legal Issues
  • 2006
  • Invited Speaker
  • Policy Roundtable for Uganda (in Munyonyo, Uganda for senior government officials)
  • 2006
  • eZ Publish Conference
  • The Legal Issues of Doing International Business (Skien, Norway)
  • 2006
  • Tillar House Lecture
  • Debunking the Anti-Environmental Myth of the NAFTA
  • 2005
  • Invited Speaker
  • Section 421 Overview: Presentation of the China-Specific Safeguard and Its Implementation (for visiting judges)
  • 2004
  • Invited Speaker
  • The Morning NAFTA - Examining the Environmental Implications of the NAFTA
  • 2004
  • Invited Speaker
  • Section 337 Investigations: Certain Coamoxiclav Products, Intellectual Property Law, Policy & Administration (in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi) (training for judges)
  • N/A
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Baltimore Intellectual property Lawyer Alexander William Koff
Alexander William Koff
Intellectual property Attorney
Baltimore, MD
Licensed for 26 years
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