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Elaine Nguyen is an associate in Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp's Litigation Practice Group. Elaine's practice focuses on commercial and IP litigation. 

Prior to joining the firm, Elaine was an associate at Carter Ledyard & Milburn LLP. While at Carter Ledyard & Milburn, she focused on complex litigation matters, including commercial litigation and patent litigation. She has extensive experience conducting legal research, drafting various memoranda, deposition outlines, motions, and third-party subpoenas, preparing discovery productions, and resolving day-to-day discovery related issues. Elaine was involved in pre-trial preparations on patent cases, including preparing deposition designations, exhibit lists, and demonstratives.

Representative Matters

• Represented a management company in a 7-day virtual arbitration involving breach of a management agreement; successfully defended against a California TAA claim and a Tennessee TCA claim; and obtained a favorable award of damages well in excess of a million dollars for breach of contract, including an award of attorney’s fees and costs.

Honors & Awards

• “Rising Star: New York — Metro,” Super Lawyers®, 2022
• Recipient, The Legal Aid Society’s 2019 Pro Bono Publico Award
• Recipient of the Dean’s List Scholarship at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
• Fellow, David Berg Foundation

Professional, Business and civic Affiliations

• Member, New York State Bar Association

Other Career Experience

• Associate, Carter Ledyard & Milburn LLP
• Legal Extern, New York Office of the Attorney General - Social Justice Division
• Legal Intern, South Brooklyn Legal Services - Family Law & Domestic Violence Unit

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