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Making Her Mark

Local trademark attorney woos Israeli clientele.

Robert A. Sklar

Editor

T

he continuing downslide in Israel's
economy in 2002 following the
September 2000 breakout of the
Palestinian reign of terror spurred Robyn
Lederman to return to Oakland County,
where she grew up and where her parents
and two of her siblings still live.
She also found a golden opportunity to
build on her professional expertise as a
trademark attorney specializing in clear-
ing, prosecuting and enforcing trademark
portfolios.
Lederman earned a bachelor's degree
from Michigan State University in 1982
and a law degree from Yeshiva University
in New York in 1985. She worked in com-
mercial litigation for the New York firm
of Shea & Gould before moving to Israel

in 1995 to begin her married life with
Israeli Shlomi Hamer.
In Israel, Lederman worked as trade-
mark counsel for an international law
firm. She represented high tech, bio tech,
start-up and publicly traded companies
with worldwide trademark accounts.
Her international experience gives her
an insider's view of how U.S. and foreign
trademark prosecution affects U.S.-based
businesses globally.
"Addressing the marketing and legal
needs of a business is critical in order
to establish and implement a company-
wide trademark use and registration
policy," Lederman said.
Returning to Michigan five years
ago, Lederman worked at another local
Intellectual Property (IP) firm for three
years before joining the Troy office of
Connecticut-based Cantor Colburn in

Robyn Lederman with her husband,

Shlomi, and their three kids: Noa, 7; Eli, 9;

and Dean, 11.

2005. Her Cantor Colburn assignment:
to service her Israeli clients and target
well-funded, high tech start-ups in Israel.
The move was ripe as Israel had begun a
high-tech economic rebound. Israel has
the highest concentration of high tech
firms outside California's Silicon Valley.
"My Cantor Colburn work has included
a trip to Israel in January," Lederman
said. "It also has included several meet-
ings with Israeli IP counsel from law
firms and companies on this side of the
ocean, most recently in Chicago in May"

Name: Robyn Lederman
Age: 47
Home: West Bloomfield
Family: husband Shlomi Hamer, a mas-
sage therapist and physical therapy
technician; 3 kids, ages 7 11, all born
in Israel and now attending West
Bloomfield schools.
Synagogue: The Shul, West Bloomfield
Affiliations: International Trademark
Association; New York and Michigan
bars.
Professional: Cantor Colbum LLP
Address: 201 W. Big Beaver Road,
Suite 1101, Troy
Phone: (248) 524-2300

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