Geoffrey Weg
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About
- Associate at TechStars NYC. | Side projects include: Justice Collective (Fund & Follow Lawsuits that Matter), startup{ery (organizing startup expertise).
- Part-time law student at New York Law School. | Trying to make the complex simple. | Concentrating in legal sector innovation, Internet Law, and Intellectual Property. | Participant in LawWithoutWalls. | Web Editor of the New York Law School Law Review. | Harlan Scholar at the Institute for Information Law & Policy.
- Photographer and photography lover. | Click here to see my work.
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Photography
- Click here to check out my work.I also curate other photographers' work on my Tumblr photoblog grizzlyNess.
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Tweets
- @arainert Good luck and have fun tomorrow!May 18, 12 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- @abensol @techstars Not too late to pair read. You know you want to.
- Go @BKBrawla! Congrats on the launch! http://t.co/nGt8F6QwMay 16, 12 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- May 14, 12 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- . @GladysSilvera is taking Robitussin. Voluntarily.
- @meetthepress What happened to when the whole show was aired live?May 13, 12 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- Happy Mother's Day! Moms are amazing.
- @okvivi I want to try!
- 1940! 1994!...
- @DigitalDrex @LukeHri can handle all quantities of food.
- @davetisch Awesome! And awesome pic!
- @andrewchen what aggregators? Working on @startupery as a side project and wondering whether it could be valuable.
- LegalZoom Files For $120M IPO, Saw $156M In Revenue Last Year http://t.co/tWwGR1GJ
- @LukeHri Looking forward to tomorrow's food-related tip. #LukesDailyFoodTweet
- @jasongelman Just saw this. Congrats! Enjoy Nor Cal!
- @ajt Woot techie Shabbat observers!
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Info
- SummaryAssociate at TechStars NYC. | Internet startup enthusiast.
Recent law school grad.
Marathon runner since 2007. | Photographer, and photography lover.Experience- Mar 2012 - PresentAssociate / TechStars
- Aug 2009 - May 2012Harlan Scholar / Institue for Information Law & Policywww.NYLS.edu/IILP Developed proposals on behalf of the Center for Democracy and Technology to ameliorate internet dilemmas related to the internet’s “social health,” and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers’s declining accountability.
- Jan 2012 - Apr 2012Participant / Law Without Wallswww.LWOW.org LawWithoutWalls is a startup incubator focused on the legal sector, within the framework of an academic program. I'm working on a team with two other students (from Harvard Law School and University College London) and four mentors on a website that helps people solve their legal needs online through existing service providers (such as LegalZoom.com and RocketLawyer.com).
- Mar 2011 - Apr 2012Founding Web Editor / New York Law School Law Reviewwww.NYLSLawReview.com - Define and execute product strategy for the New York Law School Law Review’s novel legal scholarship website. - Launched the website with engineering staff. - Attract nearly 7,000 pageviews a month. - Manage four Online Staff Editors.
- Nov 2010 - Apr 2012Research Assistant / Professor James GrimmelmannJames.Grimmelmann.net Provide research assistance to Professor Grimmelmann for his legal scholarship on internet safe havens.
- May 2011 - Dec 2011Creator / Justice Collectivewww.JusticeCollective.com - Creating a “crowdfunding” website to connect donors to legal teams bringing public interest lawsuits. - Developed legal team participation process. - Scouting legal team participants. - Researching related industries for forthcoming law review note.
- May 2010 - Jul 2010Summer Associate / MasurLawwww.MasurLaw.com - Prepared legal memoranda on corporate issues, such as the consequences of noncompliance with New York’s LLC publication requirement. - Drafted legal scholarship, blog posts, and presentations on emerging technology law issues.
- Jan 2010 - May 2010Legal Intern / White House: Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP)www.WhiteHouse.gov/OSTP - Collaborated with OSTP leaders on internet-based projects involving open government, prizes, and electronic personal health records. - Devised a form to be used by OSTP’s general counsel in ascertaining whether an employee may accept a gift in compliance with ethics laws. - Selected as the first participant in the pilot remote externship program.
- Nov 2008 - Apr 2010Assistant Editor / International Journal of Communications Law & Policy (IJCLP)www.IJCLP.net Online, professional journal. - Determined whether submitted papers conform to the Journal’s criteria. - Conformed citations to Bluebook rules. - Communicated remotely with the Journal’s internationally-based editorial staff.
- May 2009 - Nov 2009Legal Intern/ Law Student Extern/ Government Fellow / Honorable John M. Leventhal, NY State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Judicial Departmentwww.courts.state.ny.us/courts/ad2/Justice_Leventhal.shtml - Prepared memoranda and orally presented findings on legal issues, such as the application of an erroneous legal standard by the Court, and post-conviction motions. - Participated in judicial decision-making conferences. - Observed appellate arguments - Awarded New York Law School’s Government Fellowship.
- Jun 2007 - Aug 2007Intern / Congressman Anthony Weiner, United States House of Representatives- Intern for Congressman Weiner's legislative office and congressional campaign. - Researched telecommunications, foreign relations and health care issues. - Represented Congressman Weiner at committee hearings and meetings with lobbyists. - Responded to constituent inquiries.
- May 2004 - Aug 2004Intern / Creative Entertainment GroupCreated and implemented CEG’s street and Internet marketing strategy for daily concerts at the Lions Den (now called Sullivan Hall).
Education-
2008 - 2012New York Law SchoolJD in Law (Internet Law, Intellectual Property, Legal Sector Innovation)
Activities: Law Review (Web Editor); NYLStartup (Chair of Internet and Law Startups); De Novo [Student Newspaper] (Editor in Chief); Media Entertainment Sports Law Association (Chair of Media); American Intellectual Property Association (NYLS's student representative); Art Selection Committee (Student Member); Jewish Law Students Association (Vice President) -
2004 - 2008Boston UniversityBS in Business Administration (Entrepreneurship & Law)
Activities: Pre Law Society (Treasurer); Pre Law Review (Writer); Alpa Epsilon Pi (Vice President, Treasurer, Philanthropy Chair, Rush Chair, Member at Large); School of Management Student Government (Class Representative); Hillel (Ambassador); Israel Amplified (Campus Ambassador); Meor Jewish Leadership Initiative (Fellow); Run with the Rabbi
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Interests:Photography, Long distance running
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Checkins
- Ko Sushi1329 2nd Ave
- The Stanton Social99 Stanton St.
- Kumo Sushi214 1st Ave.
- Landmarc10 Columbus Circle
- AMC Loews Lincoln Square 131998 Broadway
- TechStars HQ36 Cooper Square
- Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL)100 Terminal Dr.
- Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL)100 Terminal Dr.
- Terminal 5John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)
- Google New York76 9th Ave.
- Grey Dog Cafe90 University Pl.
- Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts70 Lincoln Center Plaza
- Fiorello's1900 Broadway
- BareBurger1370 1st Ave.
- The Park118 10th Ave.
- TechStars HQ36 Cooper Square
- La Colombe Torrefaction400 Lafayette St.
- Bowlmor Lanes Union Square110 University Pl.
- The Scratcher209 E 5th St
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Photos
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What I'm Reading
- Well... what I try to read.
