Julie Simeone is Counsel in the firm’s Litigation Department, where she focuses on intellectual property matters, including copyright law, patent litigation, and trademark and trade secrets litigation. Her practice also includes defending law firms and lawyers from claims of legal malpractice, fraud, and breach of fiduciary duty. Ms. Simeone has represented law firms, media companies, book publishers, software companies, and medical device companies—including at trials and hearings—in state and federal court. Her experience also extends to a wide variety of complex commercial disputes, including breach of contract cases, and false advertising and unfair competition litigation.

From 2016 to 2017, Ms. Simeone served as a law clerk to the Hon. Eric N. Vitaliano of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. She also co-edits the firm’s false advertising blog, Misbranded, and is a frequent contributor the firm’s New York Patent Decisions blog.

Bar Admissions

• U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
• U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York
• New York 

Education

• New York University School of Law (J.D., cum laude)
  • Notes Editor, New York University Law Review
  • Edmond Cahn Law Review Award
  • Ann Petluck Poses Memorial Prize for Clinical Work
  • Albert Podell Award for Oral Advocacy
  • Best Oral Advocate at the 42nd Annual Orison S. Marden Moot Court Competition
• Columbia University (M.A.)
• Boston University (B.A., magna cum laude)

HONORS:

• Outstanding Work and Dedicated Pro Bono Service to the New York County Lawyers Association (2018)

MEMBERSHIPS:

• Emerging Leaders, World Services Group
• New York County Lawyers’ Association, Interim Program Coordinator, Veterans Discharge Upgrade Project (2021)

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS:

• AI and the Workplace: What You Need to Know Now (May 9, 2024)
• Litigation Nuts & Bolts: Preliminary Injunctions and Temporary Restraining Orders (March 8, 2023)
• AI & IP: Developments In Copyright and Patent Law in the Age of Artificial Intelligence (September 22, 2022)
• Refresher on The Current Scope of Protections Under New York City and State Human Rights Laws, Employment Law & Employee Benefits CLE Series (October 12, 2021)
• Employment Agreement Best Practices, Employment Law & Employee Benefits CLE Series (October 15, 2020)
• Pay Equity Update, Employment Law & Employee Benefits CLE Series (October 10, 2019)
• Ethics in the Employment Law Context, Employment Law & Employee Benefits CLE Series (October 16, 2018)

• Co-Author, "Back Labels in False Ad Cases Get Some Clarity in 9th Circ.,"Law360 (April 11, 2024)
• Co-Author, "Second Circuit Revisits 'Mantikas' in 'Taste of Mexico' Case," New York Law Journal (July 13, 2023)
• Co-Author, "Upside For Advertisers After 2nd Circ. False Ad Suit Revival," Law360 (June 27, 2023)
• Contributor to How to Build a Nation in 15 Weeks
• Contributor to Misbranded: The Food/Drug/Cosmetic False Advertising Blog
• Contributor to New York Patents Decisions Blog
• Co-author, Licensee May Bring Infringement Suit, For Now, The Licensing Journal, Vol. 39, No. 10 (November/December 2019)
• Co-Author, Cybersecurity Governance: A Guide for Corporate Officers, Directors and General Counsel, Bloomberg Law’s Privacy & Data Security Practice Portfolio Series (May 2019)
• "Not So Legitimate: Why Courts Should Reject an Administrative Approach to the Routine Booking Exception," 89 N.Y.U. L. Rev. 1454 (2014)