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<!DOCTYPE html>
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<title>Aaron Wright</title>
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<h1>Aaron Wright</h1>
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<p>Aaron Wright is an expert in corporate and intellectual property law, with extensive experience in Internet and new technology issues. He co-founded wiki-based website ArmchairGM, which was sold to Wikia, Inc., the 17the largest website in the world. At Wikia, he handled a range of legal issues for a rapidly growing start-up, developed and implemented a number of key product features (including the development of an open source search engine), and negotiated several business development deals with leading media companies.
After Wikia, Wright clerked for the Honorable William J. Martini of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey and worked as an associate at several prominent New York law firms, including Patterson Belknap and Jenner & Block. He received his J.D. cum laude from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, where he served as the editor-in-chief of the Cardozo Law Review.</p>
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<p><t>Assistant Clinical Professor of Law & Director of the Cardozo Tech Startup Clinic</t><br/>
<strong><a href="http://www.cardozo.yu.edu/">Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University</a></strong><br/>
<i>New York, NY</i>
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<p><more>Member of the full-time faculty at Cardozo Law School. Inaugural Professor of the school’s Tech Startup Clinic. Counsel startups on wide variety of issues, including company formation, seed financing, employment issues, and intellectual property and regulatory questions.</more></p>
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<p><sm>JUNE 2014 - CURRENT</sm></p>
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<p><t>Senior Associate</t><br/>
<strong><a href="https://jenner.com/">Jenner & Block</a></strong><br/>
<i>New York, NY</i>
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<p><more>Advised high-profile clients on a variety of cutting-edge intellectual property matters concerning the internet and 3D printing. Advised major internet company on trademark related matters, including new search engine products and new content websites. Successfully represented major hip-hop stars, including Jay-Z and Dr. Dre, in copyright disputes. Drafted terms of service, DMCA policies, and privacy policies for open source mapping startup and local news company.</more></p>
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<p><sm>FEBRUARY 2013 – JUNE 2014</sm></p>
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<p><t>Senior Associate</t><br/>
<strong><a href="http://www.pbwt.com/">Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP</a></strong><br/>
<i>New York, NY</i>
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<p><more>Represented clients on variety of intellectual property matters, including a multi-billion dollar licensing dispute. Represented clients in nine figure litigations against major investment banks for the sponsorship of securitizations containing toxic residential mortgage backed securities. Gained extensive trial, appellate, and other litigation experience, as well as managed multiple case teams through all phases of disputes: conducted direct examinations at trial; handled oral arguments; performed depositions; drafted appellate brief for New Jersey Supreme Court; drafted pre- and post-trial briefs; assisted with opening and closing statements; prepared correspondence with court and adversaries; negotiated stipulations, including settlement agreements; drafted expert reports, complaints, answers, document requests, interrogatories, requests for admission, corporate representative notices, as well as associated responses.</more></p>
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<p><sm>OCTOBER 2009 – FEBRUARY 2013</sm></p>
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<p><t>Law Clerk</t><br/>
<strong><a href="http://www.njd.uscourts.gov/content/william-j-martini">Hon. William J. Martini, U.S. District Judge</a></strong><br/>
<i>D.N.J, Newark, NJ</i>
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<p><more>Drafted opinions for dispositive motions. Prepared for trials, hearings, and conferences. Communicated with attorneys regarding case management. Managed judicial interns.</more></p>
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<p><sm>AUGUST 2008 – SEPTEMBER 2009</sm></p>
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<p><t>General Counsel and Vice President of Product and Business Development</t><br/>
<strong><a href="http://www.wikia.com">Wikia, Inc.</a></strong><br/>
<i>New York, NY</i>
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<p><more>Built and sold internet company (ArmchairGM, LLC) in a multi-million dollar deal to Wikia, Inc., one of the largest websites in the United States (according to Quantcast), started by Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales. After joining Wikia, managed the New York office. Programmed and implemented product ideas, and was a key member of a team that built an open source search engine. Negotiated several business development deals with leading media companies. Handled a range of legal issues: drafted responses to DMCA takedown notices; drafted copyright and privacy policies; reviewed contracts, licensing agreements, and employment contracts.</more></p>
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<p><sm>DECEMBER 2006 – AUGUST 2008</sm></p>
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<p><t>Associate &<br> Summer Associate</t><br/>
<strong><a href="http://www.jonesday.com/">Jones Day</a></strong><br/>
<i>New York, NY</i>
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<p><more> Represented leading technology companies in a variety of litigations. Researched and drafted memoranda on several white collar matters. Prepared affidavits and assisted with deposition preparation. Managed staff attorneys.</more></p>
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<p><sm>SEPTEMBER 2005 – DECEMBER 2006 <br> MAY 2004 – AUGUST 2004</sm></p>
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<p><t>Juris Doctor, <em>cum laude</em></t><br/>
<strong><a href="http://www.cardozo.yu.edu/">Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law</a></strong><br/>
<i>New York, NY</i>
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<li><strong>Editor in Chief,</strong> <em>Cardozo Law Review</em></li>
<li><strong>Honors:</strong> Order of the Coif, Jacob Burns Medal, Dean’s Merit Scholarship</li>
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<p><sm>JUNE 2005</sm><br/>
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<p><t>Bachelor of Arts in History and Economics, <em>magna cum laude,</em></t><br/>
<strong><a href="http://www.tufts.edu/">Tufts University</a></strong><br/>
<i>Medford, MA</i>
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<li><strong>Honors:</strong> Dean’s List, Golden Key International Honor Society</li>
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<p><sm>MAY 2002</sm><br/>
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<p><t><span class="book">Blockchain and the Law</span></t><br/>
with Primavera DiFilippi<br>
<i>Harvard University Press</i>
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<p><sm><em>forthcoming</em> 2016</sm></p>
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<p><t><a href="http://www.cardozolawreview.com/volume-26-issue-5.html">Rendered Impracticable: Behavioral Economics and the Impracticability Doctrine,</a></t><br/>
<i>26 CARDOZO L. REV. 2183</i>
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<p><sm>2005</sm></p>
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<p><t>Co-Founder/Director</t><br/>
<strong><a href="http://ccrg.org/">Cryptocurrency Research Group</a></strong><br/>
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<p><more>A non-profit cross-disciplinary research organization promoting scientific research in the field of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology.</more></p>
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<p><sm>AUGUST 2014 – PRESENT </sm></p>
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<p><t>Fellow</t><br/>
<strong><a href="https://coincenter.org/">Coincenter</a></strong><br/>
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<p><more>A non-profit research and advocacy center focused on the public policy issues facing cryptocurrency technologies such as Bitcoin.</more></p>
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<p><sm>DECEMBER 2014 – PRESENT </sm></p>
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<p><t>Member of the Editorial Board</t><br/>
<strong><a href="http://ledger.pitt.edu/ojs/index.php/ledger">Ledger: The Journal of Cryptocurrency Research</a></strong><br/>
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<p><more>A new journal focused on cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology.</more></p>
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<p><sm>JANUARY 2015 – PRESENT </sm></p>
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<p><t>Invited Participant</t><br/>
<strong>Challenges and Opportunities of Cryptoequity</strong><br/>
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<p><more>MIT Media Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA</more></p>
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<p><sm>JANUARY 2015</sm></p>
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<p><t>Invited Participant and Workshop Leader</t><br/>
<strong>Cryptoequity and the Law</strong><br/>
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<p><more>Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA.</more></p>
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<p><sm>JANUARY 16-18 2015</sm></p>
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<p><t>Presentation on Cryptolaw</t><br/>
<strong>Cryptoeconomicon Workshop</strong><br/>
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<p><more>Mountain View, CA.</more></p>
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<p><sm>JANUARY 26-29 2015</sm></p>
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<p><t>Panelist</t><br/>
<strong>Big Data, Changing Norms, Open Opportunities</strong><br/>
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<p><more>Freedom to Connect Conference New York, NY.</more></p>
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<p><sm>MARCH 2 2015</sm></p>
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<p><t>Invited Panelist and Participant</t><br/>
<strong>Blockchain Workshop</strong><br/>
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<p><more>Stanford University Palo Alto, CA.</more></p>
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<p><sm>MARCH 22-24 2015</sm></p>
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<p><t>Invited Panelist</t><br/>
<strong>New Breakthroughs in Computational Law</strong><br/>
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<p><more>CodeX FutureLaw 2015 Conference at Stanford University Law School, Palo Alto, CA.</more></p>
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<p><sm>APRIL 30 2015</sm></p>
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<p><t>Experienced programmer</t><br/>
<strong>proficiency in scripting languages and database design</strong><br/>
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<p><more>
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<li>Javacript</li>
<li>PHP</li>
<li>HTML</li>
<li>CSS</li>
<li>SQL</li>
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<p><t>Email</t><br/>
<a href="mailto:aaron.wright@yu.edu">aaron.wright@yu.edu</a> <br/>
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<p><t>Address</t><br/>
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University <br>
55 5th Ave<br/>
New York 10003 <br/>
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<p><t>Phone</t><br/>
(212) 790-0420 <br/>
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