CHARLENE FLICK
Vice President & General Counsel charlene@synergyalliances.comMs. Charlene Flick possesses demonstrated expertise in the areas of both law and policy, specializing in intellectual property, technology, and media matters both domestically and internationally. She has represented both the U.S. government and multinational corporations before federal agencies and courts as well as before international organizations. Ms. Flick holds a top secret security clearance.
Most recently, Ms. Flick served as Special Advisor for Intellectual Property and Special Assistant to the Undersecretary for Global Affairs at the U.S. Department of State. In this capacity, she negotiated with foreign governments for stronger intellectual property protection so as to safeguard American investment oversees. She was also responsible for Internet and e-commerce matters, as well as cyber-crime and anti-hacking.
Prior to her tenure as a presidential appointee, she served as Counsel to the Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA). At SIIA, Ms. Flick was responsible for Internet privacy and e-commerce matters, reviewing members’ privacy policies, speaking publicly with respect to technology and the law, and filing comments with the U.S. Department of Commerce on matters of concern such as the international “safe harbor” provisions. Additionally, Ms. Flick drafted the Associations’ amicus brief in the landmark 10th Circuit “CPNI” decision, arguing that the FCC consider a commercial speech right in the consumer information already in a company’s possession. She has also been a legal consultant to Saatchi & Saatchi North America and the Authors’ Guild. Ms. Flick began her career at the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, Office of the General Counsel, where she practiced antitrust, trade regulation, and advertising/First Amendment law.
Ms. Flick is a graduate of the American University, Washington College of Law, and a graduate, With Honors, of the State University of New York (SUNY) at Binghamton, with a B.A. in Literature and Rhetoric. Ms. Flick is admitted to practice in New York, New Jersey, and the District of Colombia. She has delivered presentation on privacy, intellectual property and advertising in the United States and abroad.
