Alison Stein 1999 Named Law Partner
Alison I. Stein, Hamden Hall Class of 1999, has been named a partner in Jenner & Block, a law firm of international reach with more than 500 lawyers. Alison is an intellectual property litigator in the firm's nationally recognized Content, Media & Entertainment practice group. Recognized as a "Rising Star" in IP Litigation by New York Super Lawyers, as well as a Top Women Lawyer in the New York Metro area, Alison’s practice focuses on matters involving content protection, copyright infringement, copyright terminations, trademark enforcement, trade secrets, unfair competition, defamation, privacy, licensing negotiations and contractual disputes. Alison represents a wide range of companies and individuals, including record labels, media organizations, publishing companies, performing rights organizations, television companies, technology companies, financial organizations, authors and individual artists. Her work involves litigation at the trial and appellate court levels, as well as intellectual property counseling.
Alison has also represented corporations and individuals in criminal and regulatory matters, including before the United States Department of Justice, the New York Attorney General’s Office, and the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. She advises clients on compliance issues, including ethics and anti-corruption matters.
Finally, Alison maintains an active pro bono practice, which has ranged from filing an amicus brief with the United States Supreme Court, to representing an individual inmate in a Section 1983 civil rights litigation, and representing artists in contract disputes.
Prior to joining Jenner & Block, Alison served as a law clerk to the Honorable Kent A. Jordan of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and the Honorable Kimba M. Wood of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. In 2004, prior to attending law school, Alison founded the Younger Women’s Task Force (YWTF), a national organization dedicated to providing younger women with a voice in the policy-making process. Currently, se serves on its advisory board as part of the American Association of University Women. Alison has published multiple articles about issues related to women and the workplace, and has worked internationally on women’s issues and other development issues in Haiti, Ghana, Tanzania, and Uganda. Alison graduated magna cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 2009. She earned her bachelor’s of arts, summa cum laude, from Penn in 2003. Alison and her husband, Tom Berenberg, live in Fairfield, Conn. They have two children, Charlie, 3, and Violet, 7 months old. Congratulations to Alison!
Prior to joining Jenner & Block, Alison served as a law clerk to the Honorable Kent A. Jordan of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and the Honorable Kimba M. Wood of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. In 2004, prior to attending law school, Alison founded the Younger Women’s Task Force (YWTF), a national organization dedicated to providing younger women with a voice in the policy-making process. Currently, se serves on its advisory board as part of the American Association of University Women. Alison has published multiple articles about issues related to women and the workplace, and has worked internationally on women’s issues and other development issues in Haiti, Ghana, Tanzania, and Uganda. Alison graduated magna cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 2009. She earned her bachelor’s of arts, summa cum laude, from Penn in 2003. Alison and her husband, Tom Berenberg, live in Fairfield, Conn. They have two children, Charlie, 3, and Violet, 7 months old. Congratulations to Alison!
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Phone: 203-752-2600
Fax: 203-752-2651
admissions@hamdenhall.org
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Hamden Hall Country Day School, located less than two miles from Yale University, is one of the best private schools in Connecticut to enroll elementary, middle, and high school students. Our nurturing and inclusive community provides a dynamic learning environment that promotes academic excellence by understanding each child and fostering their individual growth.
