Laura J. Magedoff, Esq.

Nissenbaum Law Group, LLC
2400 Morris Avenue, Suite 301
Union, New Jersey 07083

E-mail: ljm@gdnlaw.com

LEGAL PRACTICE

As a principal of Nissenbaum Law Group, LLC, Laura J. (Freedman) Magedoff, Esq. is the head of the firm’s transactional practice. She handles all aspects of representing business clients through the firm’s offices in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Texas. Her experience in drafting and negotiating transactional documents spans a wide variety of substantive areas, such as buy/sell transaction documents, financing agreements, operating agreements, bylaws, corporate resolutions, distribution agreements, manufacturing agreements, independent contractor agreements, employment manuals and agreements, severance agreements, commercial lease agreements, privacy policies, website disclaimers, intellectual property license and assignment agreements and purchase order terms and conditions. She provides legal advice to a wide range of business entities, ranging from multi-state and international corporations to small businesses and community associations.

PRACTICE AREAS

Commercial Contracts and Transactional Matters
Commercial Real Estate
Construction Law
Condominium Association Law
Defending Against Foreclosures
Intellectual Property
Internet and Technology Law
Internet Picture Removal
Internet Defamation
Apps & Video Games
Television, Film & Sports Law

Music, Literary & Modeling
Employee Benefits & Administrative Proceedings
Employment Law
Health Law
Environmental Law
Nonprofit Law
Franchise Law
Multinational Law
Trust & Estate Litigation
Small Business and Entrepreneurial Start-ups
Regulatory Matters Before Government Agencies

Commercial Contracts and Transactional Matters
Commercial Real Estate
Construction Law
Condominium Association Law
Defending Against Foreclosures
Intellectual Property
Internet and Technology Law
Internet Picture Removal
Internet Defamation
Apps & Video Games
Television, Film & Sports Law
Music, Literary & Modeling
Employee Benefits & Administrative Proceedings
Employment Law
Health Law
Environmental Law
Nonprofit Law
Franchise Law
Multinational Law
Trust & Estate Litigation
Small Business and Entrepreneurial Start-ups
Regulatory Matters Before Government Agencies

BAR & COURT ADMISSIONS

New Jersey, 2003
U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 2004
New York, 2004
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 2005
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, 2006
Pennsylvania, 2009
Texas, 2010
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 2012

EDUCATION

J.D., Fordham University School of Law, New York, New York, 2003
B.A., University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, 2000
Center for International Studies, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain, 1998

PUBLICATIONS

Augmented Reality: Gotta Protect That IP, by Gary D. Nissenbaum, Esq. and Laura J. Magedoff, Esq., Apptentive, September 22, 2016
Potential Legal Approaches to a Cyberbullying Case (Co-author), The Young Lawyer, American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, 2013
New York County Lawyer’s Association, EMIPS Committee Comments to New York State Bar Association Report of the Privacy Task Force, Contributing Author, March 2009
It’s All Smoke and Mirrors: State Smoking Bans and Theatrical Performances, AACT Spotlight, November, December 2008
Debunking the Delaware Myth: New Jersey Proves to be a Sufficient Place for Incorporation, NJ Law Journal, August 2008
Wrongful Posting on the Internet: The Privacy You Save Could be Your Own, NJ Lawyer Magazine, April, 2008
Pay or Play? The Jeremy Bloom Decision and NCAA Amateurism Rules, 13 FORDHAM INTELL. PROP. MEDIA & ENT. L.J. 673 (2003)

CLASSES & SEMINARS PRESENTED

Presented Seminar, Nonprofit Board Role & Responsibilities, State Council of New Jersey Junior Leagues Get On Board Conference, Morristown, NJ, April 2018
Panelist, Intellectual Property Protection & Enforcement, New Jersey Bar Association Annual Conference, Atlantic City, NJ, May 2017
Presented Seminar, Nonprofit Board Role & Responsibilities, State Council of New Jersey Junior Leagues Get On Board Conference, Morristown, NJ, April 2017
Presented Seminar, GOB Matching: Next Steps to Board Involvement, State Council of New Jersey Junior Leagues Get On Board Conference, Morristown, NJ, April 2017
Presented Seminar, Business Contracts A to Z, National Business Institute, Newark, NJ, December 2013
Presented Seminar, 2014 Trademark Primer: Prosecution & Enforcement Strategies Every Attorney Should Know, NJICLE, New Brunswick, NJ, November 2013
Presented Seminar, Entertainment Law: A Crash Course in Representing Entertainers & Other “Personalities” for Every Attorney, NJICLE, New Brunswick, NJ, September 2013
Presented Seminar, Entertainment Law 101, National Business Institute, Newark, NJ, March 2013
Presented Seminar, Theatre and the Law, American Association of Community Theatre National Convention, New York, NY, July 2012
Panelist, Life After Law School: Practical Lessons in managing Your Legal Career From the Beginning, Seton Hall Law School, Newark, New Jersey, April 2012
Panelist, Emerging Issues in Reality Television, Seton Hall Law School Sports and Entertainment Law Symposium, Newark, New Jersey, March 2012
Panelist, Empower – I Create Nothing. I Own it: A Panel about Establishing and Protecting your Intellectual Property as a Business Asset, New Jersey Association of Women Business Owners’ Annual Conference, New Brunswick, New Jersey, October 2010
Moderator, Engage – The most Powerful Commodity I know is Information, New Jersey Association of Women Business Owners’ Annual Conference, New Brunswick, New Jersey, October 2010
Panelist, Casino Law 2010: Game On!, 2010 South CLEFest, Atlantic City, NJ, August 2010
Keynote Speaker, Women’s History Month Dinner, Pace University, New York, NY, March 2010
Presented Seminar, Strategizing the Exit Strategy, Union, NJ, January 2010
Presented Seminar, Protecting Your Online Image, Various 2009-Present
Presented Seminar, Comedy and Drama: The Legal Aspects of Community Theatre, American Association of Community Theatre National Convention, New York, NY, July 2008
Presented Seminar, Maintaining Chapter Finances, National Leadership Team, Academy and Collegiate Advisory Board Academy, National Leadership Conference, Kappa Delta Sorority, Inc., Boston, MA, June 2008
Presented Seminar, Construction Law: Negotiating Contracts & Filing Construction Liens, Various, 2007 – 2009

HONORS & AWARDS

Appointed, Vice-Chair and Training Chair, State Council of the New Jersey Junior Leagues, 2017- Present
Appointed, Housing Resource Specialist, National Leadership Team, Kappa Delta Sorority, Inc., 2016-Present
Appointed, Board Member, Junior League of Summit, Inc., 2013-2016 (Various Positions)
Appointed, Chapter Advisory Board, Eta Iota Chapter of Kappa Delta Sorority, Inc., (Pace University), New York, NY, 2013-Present (Chair, 2013-15; VP-Finance, 2015-Present)
Selected, Rising Star, Super Lawyers, 2013 *
Appointed, Judge, Fordham National Basketball Negotiation Competition, March 2013
Appointed, Legal Advisory Committee, USA Field Hockey, 2012-Present
Appointed, Chapter Accounting Director, National Leadership Team, Kappa Delta Sorority, Inc., 2009-2013
Appointed, Chapter Finance Specialist, National Leadership Team, Kappa Delta Sorority, Inc., 2007-2009
Appointed, Grant Reviewer, United Way of Greater Union County, May 2009
Appointed, Executive Board Member, Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law Section of the New Jersey Bar Association (2012-Present)
Appointed, Chair, Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law Section of the New Jersey Bar Association, 2010-2012
Appointed, Vice Chair, Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law Section of the New Jersey Bar Association, 2008-2010
Appointed, Secretary, Entertainment and Sports Law Section of the New Jersey Bar Association, 2007-08
Appointed, Trustee, Community Business Development Foundation, Inc., 2006-2009
Appointed, Judge, 2008 BMI/Cardozo Entertainment & Communications Law Moot Court Competition, 2008
Editor-in-Chief, Fordham Sports Law Forum, 2002-03, Symposium Editor, 2001-02

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS & MEMBERSHIPS

Member, New York State Bar Association
Member, Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law Section of the New Jersey Bar Association
Member, Business Law Section of the New Jersey Bar Association
Member, Junior League of Summit
Member, Kappa Delta Sorority

EMPLOYMENT POSITIONS

Nissenbaum Law Group, LLC, Principal, 2004-Present
SFX Sports Group, Inc., Legal Intern, 2002-03
Salt Lake Organizing Committee for the Olympic Winter Games of 2002, Legal Intern, 2001
Delaware Office of the Attorney General, File Clerk, 1997

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