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Mohammad-Ali Akbari
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? Experienced legal researcher with a demonstrated history of practicing civil and IP law. Skilled in contract and family law, copyright, trademark, privacy and personal data protection. Extensive research on GDPR and U.S. federal trademark and copyright law.
Education:
George Washington University, Law School Washington, D.C
LL.M., Intellectual Property Law (Awarded Full Scholarship) December 2018
? Member, Student Intellectual Property Law Association (SIPLA)
? Relevant Coursework: Legal Writing, Copyright, Trademark and Anti-Trust, Entertainment Law, and Enforcement of IP (ITC)
University of Turin, School of Law Turin, Italy
Research Assistant (Awarded Full Scholarship) January 2015
Tehran University, School of Law Tehran, Iran
M.A. (GPA: 3.7, ranked third in class) September 2013
? Member of Iranian Intellectual Property Law Association (Since 2010) ? Coursework in Patent Registration Law, Technology & Technical Knowledge of Transfer Law, E-Commerce Law, Competition Law, Computer and Software Law, Names and Geographical Indication Law
B.A., Judicial Law January 2010
? Coursework in Family Law, Civil Litigation, Criminal Law, Tort Law, Probate Law, Civil Procedure, Criminal Procedure, Administrative Law, and Legal Writing
Experience:
Law Clerk, Phyllis J. Outlaw and Associates (March 2019- June 2019) ? Conducting research involving civil litigation and legal research, discovery, evidence, procedure, and other subjects pertinent to litigation concerning allegations of contract, family and probate law practices
Research Assistant, Professor Ugo Pagallo (University of Turin; 1/2015- 6/2019)
? Investigating privacy challenges caused by collecting, using and sharing geolocation data
? Studying European and American law approaches for protection of personal location information, and how they can benefit from each other�s practical legal terms
Visiting Scholar, Moritz College of Law (Ohio State University; 4/2016-7/2017)
? Research project: The Approach of the U.S. Legal Regime to Protect Geolocation Data Privacy ? Coursework in Law of Cyberspace (Audit), Big Data (Audit), Privacy and Copyright (Audit)
Lectures and Symposia Attendance (Ohio State University; 4/2016 � 7/2017) ? �Data Points: Ideas on Data, Law and Society� presented by Peter Swire, Professor of Law and Ethics at the Georgia Institute of Technology (volunteer organizer)
Research Assistantship, Prof. Bagher Ansari (Tehran University; 9/2010- 9/2013)
? Research on Access to Personal Data, Statutory Damages in Copyright Law and the Conflict between Right to Food and IP Law
Internship, Attorney Gh. Akbari (Dogol Law Firm, Tehran, Iran, 9/2008 � 9/2010)
? Reviewed different Law contracts and managing case files
? Investigated Family, Probate and Tenant issues in preparing for trial
Research Assistant, Prof. Alizadeh (Tehran University, 9/2007 � 9/2008)
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? Research assistant on different aspects of Civil Law, including Contract Law, Family Law, Torts and Personal
Dispute settlement
Publications & Presentations:
? M. Akbari Shandiz, Ugo Pagallo, �How General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will affect U.S.
legal regime regarding protection of personal data?� (expected July 2019).
? M. Akbari Shandiz, Ugo Pagallo, �Technology, its notion, uses and effects of that on personal
geolocation data?� (expected September 2019).
? M. Akbari Shandiz, �what can 2014 U.S. Location Privacy Protection Act (LPPA) teaches to E.U.?�
PhD meeting on Geolocation Challenges to Privacy & Data Protection, Turin (October 2015- podium
presentation).
? M. Akbari Shandiz, B. Ansari, �Accessing to personal financial data�, Shahre Danesh Law Review
(Fall-2014).
? M. Akbari Shandiz, B. Ansari, �Right to image, concept, principles and different uses of it�, Shahid
Beheshti Law Review (Spring-2014).
Conferences:
? International Security + Privacy Forum, GW University, Washington D.C, 2/2018 (volunteer
organizer)
? Geolocation Challenges to Privacy & Data Protection, UNITO, Turin, 9/2015 (podium)
Languages & Interests:
? English (fluent), Comprehension of Italian and Arabic