Senior Counsel at Sunrider International
Greater Los Angeles Area
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- Senior Counsel at Sunrider International
- Past
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- Associate Attorney at Skousen & Skousen
- Associate Attorney at Achtel Law Firm
- Business Advisor/General Counsel at Patient's Pride, Inc.
- Attorney at David R. Preston & Associates
- Founder at Litigationloans.com (Sole Proprietorship)
- Startup Core Team Member at Communication Savings, Inc.
- Summer Legal Intern at Mandel et Bochuberg
- Computer Helpdesk Coordinator at Matthew Bender
- Education
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- University of San Diego School of Law
- SUNY Geneseo
- Lycée St. Pierre
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Owen Smigelski’s Summary
Senior in-house counsel with a multinational corporation, responsible for all IP matters of company.
Owen Smigelski’s Specialties:
Intellectual property (trademarks, copyrights and patents), Internet law, contracts, business law, and international law.
Owen Smigelski’s Experience
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Senior Counsel
Sunrider International
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Health, Wellness and Fitness industry)
June 2007 — Present (2 years 6 months)
Senior counsel for Intellectual Property, managing worldwide portfolio of trademarks, patents, and copyrights for herbal food supplement company.
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Associate Attorney
Skousen & Skousen
(Partnership; 1-10 employees; Law Practice industry)
April 2006 — June 2007 (1 year 3 months)
Full service law firm that serves Southern California with offices in Brentwood and San Bernardino.
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Associate Attorney
Achtel Law Firm
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Law Practice industry)
March 2005 — April 2006 (1 year 2 months)
Attorney with small growing practice in San Diego, focusing on business and estate planning.
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Business Advisor/General Counsel
Patient's Pride, Inc.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Medical Devices industry)
December 2003 — March 2005 (1 year 4 months)
Advisor to medical device startup founded by former peritoneal dialysis patient. Planned and implemented marketing strategy to publicize company's website and product that included: increasing rankings of company’s website through search engine optimization; drafting and distributing press releases; and creating informational website about inventor/founder for increased publicity.
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Attorney
David R. Preston & Associates
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Law Practice industry)
September 2001 — March 2005 (3 years 7 months)
Attorney in boutique biotech IP law firm. Prosecuted patents for business methods, computer software, and telecommunications. Prosecuted all firm trademark matters. Drafted IP-related contracts, including NDAs, licenses, assignments, etc. Responsible for all technology matters of firm: desktops, servers, telephony.
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Founder
Litigationloans.com (Sole Proprietorship)
(Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Legal Services industry)
June 2003 — July 2004 (1 year 2 months)
Founder of an online referral service for providing funding for contingent fee recovery lawsuits. Responsible for all aspects of building the venture, including development and construction of website, search engine submission and positioning, marketing, and business development.
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Startup Core Team Member
Communication Savings, Inc.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
May 2000 — June 2002 (2 years 2 months)
Essential member of startup team for Internet startup in communications industry, directly involved in all aspects of corporate development and growth. Responsible for vendor contract negotiations, including training and supervising 4 negotiators for over 300 vendor contracts. Also responsible for building and maintenance of all Internet servers (software and hardware).
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Summer Legal Intern
Mandel et Bochuberg
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Law Practice industry)
June 1999 — July 1999 (2 months)
Worked in a French international business law firm, focusing on intellectual property issues. Translated technology-related contracts (French to English), wrote client letters, researched and wrote for technology law book project, and composed questions for interrogation of witnesses in arbitration.
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Computer Helpdesk Coordinator
Matthew Bender
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Publishing industry)
June 1997 — August 1998 (1 year 3 months)
Answered and troubleshot computer related questions and problems for Matthew Bender and several sister companies. Led and participated in several company-wide projects, including systems upgrades and migrations, employee training, and a merger with another company.
Owen Smigelski’s Education
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University of San Diego School of Law
Juris Doctor , Law , August 1998 — May 2001
• Work study job as PC tech
• Ran 2000 Rock n' Roll Marathon with Team in Training, raised $1500 for the fight against leukemia
• I was president of Surf Law Society without actually knowing how to surf well (I'm a good party planner)- Activities and Societies:
- • San Diego International Law Journal (through write-on competition)
• International Business Internship, Paris, France
• Institute of International and Comparative Law, Barcelona, Spain
• Pro Bono Legal Advocates Mediation
• Student Bar Association Social Chair
• Member & President, Surf Law Society, Member and President
• International Law Society
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SUNY Geneseo
BA , Political Science , August 1993 — May 1997
• Minors in French and Economics
• Worked as Gopher server administrator
• Worked at computer desk & helpdesk manager
• Worked for telecommunications department (laying cable, phone troubleshooting, voiceamail programming)- Activities and Societies:
- • Club Rugby Team
• Model UN Club
• Model EU Club
• French Tutor
• Concert Commission (Head of Security and Vice Chair)
• Pi Sigma Alpha (Political Science Honor Society)
• Paper "Belgian Nationalism" published in Geneseo political science publication
• Paper "The First World War as Seen by Guillaume Apollinaire" (in French) presented at Geneseo Undergraduate Humanities Symposium
• Manager at all-night pizzeria
• Taught swim lessons to local children
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Lycée St. Pierre
NA , High school , August 1992 — June 1993
- Activities and Societies:
- One year as recipient of Rotary Youth Exchange Scholarship in Lille, France
Additional Information
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Owen Smigelski’s Interests:
Anything computer, Internet, technology, long distance running (including 3 marathons), avid reader (currently viking mythology and Robert Ludlum)
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ACCA - SoCal
Owen Smigelski’s Contact Settings
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