Seide, PhD, Rochelle K. Intellectual Property Moot Court Competition Team Endowment Fund
Rochelle Karen Seide has established the endowed Rochelle K. Seide, PhD, Intellectual Property Moot Court Competition Team Endowment Fund in recognition that the legal world of the 21st century must produce new lawyers who are more than theoretically acquainted with the law. The Rochelle K. Seide, PhD, Intellectual Property Moot Court Competition Team Endowment Fund will ensure intellectual property law students the opportunity to gain practical and relevant experiences in preparation for their future careers.
A 1984 graduate of The University of Akron School of Law, Rochelle Seide attended night school while teaching at The Northeast Ohio Universities College of Medicine in Rootstown, Ohio. The combination of a full-time career in the health-care industry, coupled with meeting a rigorous academic program, prepared her for a lifetime career in the legal profession and launched her into what would become one of the most important economic and cultural growth fields of the 21st century — intellectual property.
Rochelle Seide is a partner in the New York City office of BakerBotts, L.L.P. Her practice encompasses all phases of intellectual property law dealing with biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, and chemistry. Dr. Seide has more than 15 years of practice in the intellectual property field. Among other activities, she is active in the American Intellectual Property Association and served for six years, under the auspices of the Department of Commerce, on the committee that evaluates the nominations for the National Model of Technology.
The purpose of The Rochelle K. Seide, PhD, Intellectual Property Moot Court Competition Team Endowment Fund is to provide support for moot court patent competition teams at The University of Akron School of Law.