G. Roxanne Elings
Partner
Chair, Practice Group DEI Committee (MEPTA); Chair, Pro Bono & Social Impact Committee
Roxanne Elings is recognized as one of the nation’s leading trademark and brand management attorneys. She has been lead counsel in more than 60 trials, substantive court hearings, and appellate arguments. Roxanne has been repeatedly at the forefront of creating legal precedent, including first to obtain orders using Rule 65 to address the challenges resulting from online IP theft, first to obtain an ex parte asset restraint order in a trademark counterfeiting matter, and first to obtain an order applying the concept of extraterritorial jurisdiction in cases arising under the Lanham Act.
Roxanne was acknowledged as one of "The 20 Most Influential Women in IP" by Law360, is regularly ranked as one of the "Top 250 Women in IP" by Managing Intellectual Property, and one of the top attorneys nationally in trademark prosecution, enforcement/litigation, and anti-counterfeiting by World Trademark Review. "A highly capable litigator with a substantial deal of legal knowledge, she has a way of getting to the heart of any problem." Her clients note that "there are very few practitioners out there with as deep an understanding of complex multijurisdictional trademark matters as her." Roxanne is also seen by clients as "extremely efficient, strategic, and responsive," and an "absolute pleasure to deal with."
She was the first to obtain orders that addressed the challenges resulting from online IP theft: The North Face Apparel Corp. and PRL USA Inc. v. Fujian Trading; Advanced Access Content System Licensing Administrator v. Feng Tao; and Twentieth Century Fox v. Wang Wei d/b/a DVDSea.com.
Admitted to Practice
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New York, 1987
Education
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J.D., Pace University, 1986
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B.F.A., Drake University, 1981
Memberships & Affiliations
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- Board of Directors, New York City Bar Fund
- International Anti-Counterfeiting Coalition
- North American Anti-Counterfeiting Committee, International Trademark Association
- Co-Chair, U.S. Federal and State Legislation Task Force
- Brand Enforcement Task Force, Outdoor Industry Association
- Brand Protection Committee, American Apparel and Footwear Association
- New York State Women's Bar Association
- Association of the Bar of the City of New York
Professional Recognition
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- Named as one of the "Best Lawyers in America" in Trademark Law by Best Lawyers, 2024-present
- Received the "Edward J. Davis Award for Diversity & Mentorship," Davis Wright Tremaine, 2023
- Named as one of the "20 Most Influential Women in IP Law," Law360, 2014
- Named as one of the "Best Lawyers in America" in Trademark Litigation by Woodward/White, 2006-present
- Named a "WTR Global Leader" by World Trademark Review, 2022
- Named to the "World Trademark Review WTR-1000 – The World's Leading Trademark Professionals," recognized nationally and in New York in trademark prosecution/strategy and litigation/enforcement and nationally in anti-counterfeiting, 2011-present
- Named to IP Stars's Top 250 Women in IP, 2013-2017
- Named as one of the "Top 50 Trademark Attorneys in the U.S." by CSC Trademark Insider, 2005-2006
- Listed, Marquis Who's Who in America
- Named to "The Legal 500 U.S. Edition," 2007, 2008
- Selected to "New York Super Lawyers" in Intellectual Property Litigation, Thomson Reuters, 2006-2012, 2014-2024
Background
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- Partner, Greenberg Traurig LLP, New York, N.Y., 2000-2012