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Peter Kotecki

Associate, New York
PHONE: 212-808-1067 FAX: 212-351-3401
Peter Kotecki’s practice focuses on intellectual property litigation and counseling.
 
Before joining Desmarais LLP, Mr. Kotecki was a law clerk to Judge Richard G. Andrews of the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware.  During law school, Mr. Kotecki served as a senior executive editor of the Washington University Law Review, and he worked as a student attorney at the First Amendment Clinic.  In 2022, Mr. Kotecki participated in the Saul Lefkowitz Moot Court Competition, where his team won first place and the best brief award in the regional round.

Prior Experience

  • Student Attorney, First Amendment Clinic, Washington University School of Law, St. Louis, MO, 2023
  • Summer Associate, Haug Partners LLP, New York, NY, 2022 

Clerk & Government Experience

  • Law Clerk to the Hon. Richard G. Andrews, U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, 2023-2024 

Other Distinctions

  • Judge John W. Calhoun Trial Practice Award, Washington University School of Law
  • Honor Scholar Award, Washington University School of Law
  • Legal Practice Excellence Award, Washington University School of Law

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News & Publications

  • Note, Infringing Influencers: How to Fairly Protect Brands’ Trademarks on Social Media, 100 Wash. U. L. Rev. 1555 (2023)

EDUCATION

Washington University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2023; Senior Executive Editor, Washington University Law Review

Northwestern University, B.A., Integrated Science, 2018; Illinois College Press Association, In-Depth Reporting, First Place, 2017; Associated Collegiate Press, National Finalist, Feature Story, 2016
 

ADMISSIONS

2024, New York

Registered to practice before the Unites States Patent and Trademark Office
 

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