Roundtable on the State of Play of Intellectual Property (IP) Enforcement in Romania

AmCham Romania is pleased to invite members to a roundtable organized in partnership with the U.S. Department of Justice in Bucharest, on May 19, 2022 between 14:00-15:00.

The meeting will focus on the state of play of intellectual property (IP) enforcement in Romania and will feature an exchange of views between AmCham members and International Computer Hacking & Intellectual Property (ICHIP) representatives of the Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance & Training within the United States Department of Justice regarding the positives and negatives of intellectual property enforcement in Romania.

On behalf of the U.S. Department of Justice, the meeting will be led by Nathan Brooks, ICHIP Attorney.

Nathan Brooks is USDOJ’s International Computer Hacking and Intellectual Property (ICHIP) Attorney based in Bucharest, Romania.  His coverage area includes Eastern, Central, and Southern Europe, as well as Central Asia, and he focuses on building intellectual property enforcement capacity.  He is on detail from his permanent position as an Assistant U.S. Attorney (AUSA) for the District of the Virgin Islands, where he served as that District’s Senior Litigation Counsel, focusing on white-collar crimes, corruption, and computer crimes. Prior to becoming an AUSA, Mr. Brooks was a Trial Attorney at the Department of Justice’s Tax Division where he was twice named a DOJ “Outstanding Attorney” and was selected to instruct other federal prosecutors at DOJ’s National Advocacy Center.  Mr. Brooks was formerly an editorial board member of The Federal Lawyer magazine, and he has taught criminal justice courses at a number of domestic and international institutions.  

Moderator: Ana-Maria Baciu, Deputy Chair, AmCham Trade Legislation TF/ Managing Partner, Simion & Baciu

Participation is open to AmCham Romania members, based on prior confirmation online here by May 18, 2022, 17:00.

Registered participants will be provided with the login details via email.