October 5: Gray Goods and Fake Goods 2010 - Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, New York

Barbara Kolsun

Barbara Kolsun is General Counsel of Stuart Weitzman, LLC, where she started the company's first in-house legal department. She has devoted significant time and effort to the protection of intellectual property, serving as Chairman of the Board of the International Anticounterfeiting Coalition (IACC). She has also spoken and published widely in the United States, Asia, and Europe on the topic of counterfeiting and trademark infringement. Ms. Kolsun received her J.D. from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in 1982.

Heather McDonald

Heather McDonald is a partner in Baker Hostetler's litigation group, specializing in intellectual property and anti-counterfeiting litigation. She has been actively involved in drafting and lobbying for new legislation in New York State that would significantly strengthen the penalties for those convicted of trafficking in counterfeit goods. Ms. McDonald is also the principal architect of a program that holds property owners liable for the illegal sale of counterfeit goods that take place on their premises if the owners know that illegal activity is ongoing and fail to take appropriate steps to remedy the situation.

Dawn Buonocore-Atlas

Dawn Buonocore-Atlas is the Vice President, Enforcement and Assistant General Counsel for Calvin Klein, Inc. She is responsible for the worldwide enforcement of intellectual property for Calvin Klein. Ms. Atlas was also Chair of the Board of Directors of the International Anti-Counterfeiting Coalition (IACC) from 2002 through 2006, and now serves on the Executive Committee and Board of Directors of the IACC. She is the Editor of the "Counterfeiting in the United States" treatise published by the IACC. Before joining Calvin Klein in 1999, Ms. Atlas was a Patent and Trademark Associate with Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto in New York.

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