Mavis K. Fowler-Williams

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Teaching

• Intellectual Property Drafting, Fordham University School of Law, 2011-present
• Negotiation Workshop, Columbia University School of Law, Sping 2011-present
• Intellectual Property Law and Entertainment Law, New York University, 1998-2000
• Profession of Law, Columbia University School of Law, 1998-1999

Experience

• Founder, Intellectual Property and Technology Law in the 21st Century, 2009-present
• Director of Business Affairs, CBS News, 2000-2008
• Senior Counsel, Nick at Nite/TV Land Legal and Business Affairs, 1997-1999
• General Attorney, Toys "R" Us, 1994-1997
• Partner, Anderson Kill Olick & Oshinsky, 1992-1994
• Partner & General Council of Metropolis Pictures, Fowler & Associates, 1991-1992
• Patent Attorney, Johnson & Johnson, 1989-1991
• Associate, Cooper & Dunham, 1987-1989

Education

• Columbia University School of Law, JD 1987
• Columbia University, BS 1983

Publications

• Copyright Law (1996)
• Patent Law (1996)
• Home Mortgage Law Primer (1996)
• Credit Cards & the Law (1995)
• National Bar Association (NBA) Intellectual Property Section Newsletter (co-editor and contributor, Oct., 1993; Editor and Contributor, Jan., 1994, June,  1994)
• "To Search or Not to Search", National Intellectual Property Law Association (NIPLA) NEWS (Spring/Summer, 1994) 

Affiliations

Admitted

• New York
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
• U.S. District Courts, SDNY and EDNY

Memberships & Activities

• CSUSA (2006-present)
• New York Chapter Planning Committee (2009-present)
• Corporate Counsel Women Of Color (CCWC) (2004-present)
• New York City Bar (1994-2000; 2009-present) 
• British Academy Of Film And Television Arts (BAFTA) (2009-2011)
• NYSBA (1984-1991; 2009-2011)
• Entertainment, Arts & Sports Law Section (2009-2011)
• Intellectual Property Law Section (2009-2011)
• Dispute Resolution Section, (2009-2011)
• New York Women in Film & Television (NYWIFT) (2005-2010)