BIOGRAPHY: Jay Cohen is a nationally recognized trial lawyer and corporate counselor, particularly with regard to his comprehensive expertise in media, antitrust, securities, intellectual property
BIOGRAPHY: Cynthia Arato is an experienced litigator with a practice focusing on intellectual property, media and entertainment, and commercial litigation. Cynthia has successfully represented major
BIOGRAPHY: Michael E. Salzman serves as Hughes Hubbard’s general counsel. In addition, Michael is active in the firm’s antitrust, art law, and copyright practices. In
Donna is an Executive Director at Ernst & Young, LLP in the Forensics and Integrity Services practice. A certified International Compliance and Ethics Professional and
BIOGRAPHY: Peter R. Stern maintains a general practice and has been involved with legal matters in many areas, including corporate, estate, trust and foundation matters.
Katie Wagner is the Executive Director of Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts (VLA), which provides legal and education services to the New York arts community.
Ross is the Legal Services Coordinator at VLA. In his role, Ross serves as the point-of-contact for all inquiries from clients and volunteer attorneys. Prior
Dr. Hilary Whitham Sánchez is Director of Development, managing VLA’s dedicated community of supporters. An art historian, she has more than fifteen years of experience
As Director of Operations, Sasha manages finances and operations for the organization. Prior to joining VLA, she served as a program manager at the Texas
Monica is the Marketing & Communications Manager at VLA, where she effectively manages the logistics and publication of VLA education courses and actively engages with
Julia Pettis joined VLA in March 2025. Since then, she has taken on responsibilities primarily focused on fostering strong connections between VLA, its clients, and
Tyra Beck is currently serving as a Legal Fellow at VLA through the Winston & Strawn LLP Pro Bono Fellowship Program. Tyra has B.S. in Business Administration
Tatsuya Adachi handles cases involving copyright, trademark, unfair competition, patent, trade secret, breach of contract, and business torts. He also handles IP licensing and transactional
Natalie Affinito is an associate in the Intellectual Property & Technology Transactions Group at Paul, Weiss. She focuses her practice on IP transactions, licensing and
Mana Ameri is an associate in Hughes Hubbard’s New York office in the Litigation department. She focuses her practice on complex commercial litigation, along with
