William R. Ognibene

Associate

William Ognibene joined Ropes & Gray's corporate department in 2019.

While in law school, Will was a Block International Business Law Fellow, president of the Art Law Association, and student attorney in Brooklyn Law’s IP clinic, where he assisted Brooklyn start-up ventures with their incorporation materials and intellectual property management. While working in the clinic, Will helped develop creative IP solutions for student game developers, news aggregators, and blockchain entrepreneurs.

Will also served as Notes Editor for the Brooklyn Law Review, which published his note, “Lost to the Ages: International Patrimony and the Problem Faced by Foreign States in Establishing Ownership of Looted Antiquities.”

Publications

Publications

Co-author, “Legal Pitfalls of ‘Influencer’ Marketing During the Pandemic,” Bloomberg Law (July 27, 2020)

Education

JD, Brooklyn Law School, 2019; Notes Editor, Brooklyn Law Review
BA (History), Suffolk University, 2014

News

In Bloomberg Law, New York Attorneys Examine Legal Pitfalls of Social Media Influencer Marketing During COVID-19 Pandemic

With customers at home during the coronavirus pandemic, advertisers are increasingly using social media “influencers” to engage consumers. In a Bloomberg Law article, IP transactions counsel Michael Kurzer, IP transactions associate Merissa Pico and corporate associate William ...

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