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Richard Guerra

Member
Philadelphia Office

Tel: 267.414.1302
Fax: 215.567.2648
NGalli@feldmangale.com
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EDUCATION

  • JD, University of Pennsylvania Law School, 1992
  • BA, University of Pennsylvania, cum laude, 1989

COURT ADMISSIONS

  • Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
  • State of New Jersey
  • State of New York
  • United States Supreme Court
  • United States Courts of Appeals for the Third and Federal Circuits
  • United States District Courts for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the District of New Jersey, and the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York
  

Nicole D. Galli focuses her practice on complex commercial litigation, including intellectual property litigation, and intellectual property counseling. Ms. Galli has extensive bench trial, jury trial and arbitration experience in a variety of subject matters, including patent matters.  She practices before state and federal trial and appellate courts throughout the nation, administrative bodies (including the TTAB, the ITC and the FTC), and in various alternative dispute resolution forums, including international arbitration panels. Ms. Galli frequently litigates in jurisdictions employing local patent rules, including the Eastern District of Texas and the District of New Jersey.

Ms. Galli has litigated patent and patent licensing, trademark, copyright, trade secret, false advertising, consumer fraud, unfair competition, antitrust and general commercial matters and counsels clients in various aspects of intellectual property, including the emerging area of social media.  She has handled matters for clients in a variety of industries including medical devices, software, consumer electronics, automotive, energy, hospitality, food and beverage, construction and manufacturing.  Ms. Galli’s clients range from small start-up companies to the largest national and international companies. She has also represented a number of cultural institutions and other non-profits.

Ms. Galli is active in community, civic and professional activities and has been recognized for her achievements.  In 2003, she was named one of the Philadelphia Business Journal’s “40 Under 40”, received the Forum Award from the Forum of Executive Women and was named as one of the  “Lawyers on the Fast Track” in Pennsylvania by American Lawyer Media.  She has also been named a “Pennsylvania Super Lawyer” by Philadelphia Magazine every year since 2005.

Ms. Galli is a member of the board of directors and Second Vice President of Dance Affiliates, which co-presents the Dance Celebration series at the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg Center, as well as other dance programs in the region.  She also is a member of the Advisory Boards of The Career Wardrobe, a local nonprofit, and the Professional Women’s Roundtable, an innovative networking group Ms. Galli co-founded in 2002.  She is also a member of the Forum of Executive Women, where she serves on the Forum Award, Executives Suites and Public Sector Leadership Committees. Finally, Ms. Galli is a member of the Alliance of Women Entrepreneurs, where she serves on the Membership Committee.

Ms. Galli is an active member of the Philadelphia Bar Association where she is co-chair of the Association’s Intellectual Property Committee. She also is a member of the American Bar Association, where she chairs the CLE Teleconferences Committee of the Section of Intellectual Property Law. In addition, Ms. Galli is a member of and serves on several committees for the Federal Circuit Bar Association and is a member of the Justinian Society. Ms. Galli is also a frequent speaker and author on a variety of topics including patent litigation and trial techniques (including local patent rules), patent damages and social media.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • Member, Feldman Gale, P.A. (2010 to Present)
  • Partner, Of Counsel and Associate, Pepper Hamilton LLP (1996 to 2010)
  • Associate, Dewey Ballantine LLP (now known as Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP) (1992 to 1996

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND RECOGNITIONS

  • Philadelphia Business Journal “40 Under 40”, 2003
  • Forum of Executive Women, Forum Award, 2003
  • American Lawyer Media, “Lawyers on the Fast Track” in Pennsylvania, 2003
  • Philadelphia Magazine, “Pennsylvania Super Lawyer,” 2005 to present

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

  • American Bar Association
  • Philadelphia Bar Association
  • The Federal Circuit Bar Association
  • The Justinian Society
  • Forum of Executive Women
  • Alliance of Women Entrepreneurs
  • Professional Womens Roundtable

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS AND PUBLICATIONS

  • Presenter, “Women Lawyers & Social Media (Ethics, Privacy, and Social Media),” 3rd Annual Women in the Profession Committee of the Philadelphia Bar Association Summit, 2010.
  • Author, “Litigation Considerations Involving Social Media,” Pennsylvania Bar Association Quarterly Magazine, 2010.
  • Presenter and Author, “Social Media:  Key Legal Issues for Professionals,” CLE presented by Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, 2010.
  • Presenter, Social Media for Business People, Recipes for Success, 2010.
  • Presenter, “Recent Federal Court Decisions in IP Damages,” American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), 2010.
  • Presenter and Author, “Proving Your Damages - Mock Direct and Cross Examination of a Financial Expert in a Patent Infringement Trial,” 4th Annual Intellectual Property Law Institute, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 2010.
  • Course Planner, Presenter and Author, “Best Practices for Selecting, Retaining and Working with Experts in Patent Cases,” 25th Annual Intellectual Property Law Conference, ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law, 2010.
  • Presenter and Author, “Psychology and Technology for Commercial Litigators,” Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 2010.
  • Speaker, “Women in Business,” LaSalle University MBA Program, 2010.
  • Speaker, LaSalle’s Women’s MBA Panel, 2010.
  • Course Planner, Presenter and Author, “Facebook, Twitter & Blogging . . . Oh My Space!” Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 2009 and 2010.
  • Author, “Educating Judges on Claim Construction,” ABA Intellectual Property Litigation Newsletter, Fall 2009.
  • Co-Author, “Pro-IP Act Arms IP Owners with Enhanced Weapons Against Piracy, Counterfeiting,” Andrews Intellectual Property Litigation Reporter, 2009.
  • Course Planner and Presenter, “Gender and the Perception of Experts in IP Cases,” Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 2009.
  • Presenter and Author, “Primer on Local Patent Rules,” Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 2009.
  • Speaker, “FTC Hearings: The Evolving Intellectual Property Marketplace,” Intellectual Property Owners Association Damages and Injunctions Committee, 2009.

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