Lori Schiffer

Associate

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

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eBay Inc. Tiffany & Co. v. eBay On July 14, 2008, Judge Richard J. Sullivan of the Southern District of New York rejected all of Tiffany's claims against eBay in a suit in which Tiffany had claimed that eBay was responsible for policing counterfeit merchandise offered on its auction site. This ruling is seen as establishing landmark precedent on secondary trademark liability for Internet intermediaries. Especially notable in light of a recent judgment against eBay in France in a similar action brought by the French high-end goods company LVMH, Judge Sullivan's opinion completely vindicates eBay's position, which is that in its role as an e-commerce transaction intermediary, eBay cannot validate the provenance or authenticity of merchandise offered on the site.

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American Capital Strategies Ltd. Sale of Exstream Software LLC Advising American Capital Strategies Ltd. in connection with the sale of Exstream Software LLC to Hewlett-Packard Co.

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Advent International Corp. Acquisition of Oxo GmbH Advised Advent International Corp. in connection with its acquisition of the Celanese Corporation's "Oxo" products and derivatives businesses.

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EMC Corporation Acquisition of Network Intelligence Corporation Represented EMC Corporation in the acquisition of Network Intelligence Corporation.

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eBay Inc. eBay Inc.; Robespierre, Inc. v. eBay Inc. et al., 1:05-CV-10484 (S.D.N.Y.) Successfully opposed preliminary injunction motion seeking to enjoin eBay from allowing third parties to sell Nanette Lepore merchandise through its website. more

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Reader's Digest Association, Inc. Acquisition of Allrecipes.com Represented Reader's Digest Association, Inc. in its acquisition of Allrecipes.com.

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CBS Corporation Division of Viacom into Two Public Companies Represented CBS in the division of Viacom Inc. into "New Viacom" and CBS Corporation. more

Harvard University

J.D.

2002

Brown University

B.S.

1999