Education | | J.D., summa cum laude, University of Nevada, William S. Boyd School of Law | | B.S., summa cum laude, University of Florida |
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Admitted | | Nevada | | U.S. District Court, District of Nevada |
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Distinctions | | Nevada Law Journal, University of Nevada, William S. Boyd School of Law |
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| Erin's practice focuses on all areas of intellectual property law, including the development, protection and enforcement of trademarks, copyrights and rights of publicity, both in the United States and internationally. She also serves on the firm’s Inclusiveness and Diversity Committee.
Erin advises clients in a wide variety of industries, including hospitality, gaming, fashion, entertainment, sports and recreation, and energy. She regularly prosecutes federal and international trademark applications, manages administrative proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, and recovers infringing Internet domain names through UDRP proceedings. Erin has also negotiated and drafted complex license, settlement and co-existence agreements, and provided intellectual property counsel in connection with major corporate transactions. In addition, she has assisted international recording artists in protecting and exploiting musical works and sound recordings through copyright registration, music publishing agreements, and record production and distribution agreements.
An advocate for animal rights, Erin works with several non-profit organizations devoted to animal rescue and rehabilitation, including Heaven Can Wait Animal Society and Angel City Pit Bulls. Prior to attending law school, Erin worked for Kirvin Doak Communications, the largest public relations firm in Las Vegas, where she assisted in developing and implementing public relations campaigns for some of the city's most high-profile brands including MGM Resorts International, Cirque du Soleil and the Nevada Cancer Institute. |
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Representative Matters | | Served as counsel to Treasure Island, LLC in connection with an amendment and restatement of its credit facility secured by the Treasure Island Hotel and Casino. | | Represented Barden Nevada Gaming, LLC in the $18,000,000 sale, representing 100% of the equity, of the Fitzgerald's Casino and Hotel in Las Vegas. | | Served as Nevada gaming, corporate, real estate and intellectual property counsel in connection with Station Casinos, Inc. and its operating subsidiaries' emergence from bankruptcy. Brownstein also handled the restructuring, including both asset and equity transfers and new organizational documents with the new owners, and new or amended credit facilities. | | Served as lead counsel to Treasure Island, LLC in connection with the refinancing of its existing credit facility. | | Represented a hotel property owner when an employee was wrongly accused of certain bad actions which were posted on an anonymous website. This accusation urged web users to boycott Brownstein's client's properties. The firm was successful in shutting down the defamatory website. | | view all >> |
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