Alison M. Haddock practices in the area of intellectual property law with an emphasis on patent litigation. Ms. Haddock litigates a range of intellectual property disputes, and has experience in trademark, copyright, and false advertising litigation and client counseling. Ms. Haddock has represented clients in matters relating to technologies such as wireless LAN systems and online paperless billing systems, and has represented global sports organizations and owners and advertisers of some of the world's most well-recognized brands.
Ms. Haddock also has experience in litigation matters involving white-collar criminal defense, SEC enforcement matters, breach of contract, misappropriation of trade secrets, right of privacy, and state consumer protection laws. In 2010, Ms. Haddock second-chaired a jury trial in the Southern District of New York that secured a $1.5 million dollar verdict for an airline fuel conservation consulting firm.
Ms. Haddock has an active pro bono practice, particularly in the area of voting rights law. She has coordinated an Ohio Call-In center for the nationwide Election Protection coalition in November 2008 and 2010 and worked with the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law to prepare a brief amicus curiae in the Crawford v. Marion County Election Board voting rights case before the United States Supreme Court.
Ms. Haddock is a 2005 graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law, where she was a semifinalist in the William Minor Lile Moot Court competition, a member of the Mock Trial team, and managing editor of the Virginia Law Weekly. Ms. Haddock received a bachelor of arts degree from Duke University, which she attended on a full tuition B.N. Duke scholarship. While an undergraduate, Ms. Haddock interned both for the Honorable Leslie Crocker Snyder in the New York County Supreme Court and for Richland County South Carolina's Public Defender's Office.
Areas of Practice
· Intellectual Property Litigation
- Patents
- False Advertising
- Trademarks
- Copyrights
- Unfair competition
Representative Matters
· Represented Fortune 100 computer networking company in an ongoing series of patent lawsuits related to 802.11 wireless LAN technology.
· Represented manufacturer of global home products in a Lanham Act false-advertising litigation challenging a competitor's claims about their cat-litter products.
· Represented manufacturer of global home products in a Lanham Act false-advertising litigation challenging a competitor's claims about insect-repellent clothing.
· Represented major vacuum cleaner manufacturer in false advertising litigation challenging competitor's HEPA advertising claims.
· Represented class plaintiffs in copyright-infringement litigation against YouTube involving interpretation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act's (DMCA) safe-harbor provisions.
· Represented a major sports association in a suit involving antitrust and breach-of-fiduciary-duty claims.
· Represented a major beverage company in a nationwide class action asserting false advertising and state consumer protection law claims. Obtained dismissal of suit.
· Represented officers and directors in U.S. Securities sand Exchange Commission (SEC) enforcement proceedings and related matters.
Experience
· Duane Morris LLP
- Associate, 2011-present
· Proskauer Rose LLP
- Associate, 2005-2011
Honors and Awards
· Recipient of Proskauer Rose LLP's Pro Bono Golden Gavel Award, 2008
· Recipient of Duke University's B.N. Duke Scholarship