Rothwell Figg is pleased to announce that effective October 1, 2020, Jennifer Maisel ("Jen") will be promoted to firm partnership.
“Jen is an amazingly talented attorney, and throughout her different roles at the firm - as a summer associate and associate – she has proven herself to be an asset to clients and colleagues,” stated E. Anthony Figg, member and co-founder. “On behalf of the firm, I congratulate Jen as she takes on her new role as a partner, and I look forward to continuing to watch her evolve as a collaborative team member and trusted advisor to clients.”
“I am proud to call Jen a colleague, and now a partner,” said Steven Lieberman, a firm partner. “I work closely with Jennifer on a variety of matters, and clients are consistently impressed with her. She a strategic thinking lawyer who can handle any question or issue that arises, and she’s extremely deserving of this promotion.”
An emerging thought leader on the intersection of artificial intelligence and the law, Jen makes use of her technical background in her practice focusing on intellectual property and privacy law issues involving cutting edge technology. Her practice encompasses all aspects of intellectual property law including litigation, patent prosecution, transactions, opinions, and counselling. She is also a Certified Information Privacy Professional in the United States (CIPP/US) and counsels clients on privacy and data security matters. She has been selected to the Washington, DC Super Lawyers "Rising Star" list in 2018, 2019, and 2020. Jen joined the firm full time in 2012 after graduating with honors from The George Washington University Law School. She also graduated cum laude from Cornell University's College of Engineering with a B.S. degree in Information Science, Systems, and Technology with a specialization in Operations Research and Information Engineering. She is registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
