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Brian Pomper
EducationMassachusetts Institute of Technology (BS)
Cornell Law School (JD)

Brian Pomper is an American lawyer, political strategist and lobbyist and currently serves as partner with Akin Gump Strauss & Feld. He is regarded an expert on international trade and intellectual property rights.[1][2][3][4]

Early life and education

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Pomper obtained a B.S. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and subsequently a J.D. from Cornell Law School. He graduated with honors from Massachusetts and magna cum laude from Cornell.[5][6][7]

During his time at MIT, Pomper served as staff member of a university magazine and at Cornell, served as Managing Editor of the Cornell International Law Journal.[8]

Career

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Early in his career, Pomper served as a law clerk for Sidney R. Thomas and, from 1997 to 2003, at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom.

From 2003 to 2006, he then served as a staff member of the U.S. Senate's Finance Committee and in 2005 was nominated by Max Baucus to serve as Chief International Trade Counsel.[9][10] He also served as Staff Director for Baucus.[11]

In 2006, Pomper then founded Parven Pomper Strategies (PPS), a Democratic lobbying firm, together with Scott Parven. The firm was subsequently acquired by Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld in 2010 and Pomper and his team joined the new firm.[2][12] Among other clients, Pomper has lobbied for Chevron since 2006.[11][13] Since 2017, Pomper co-heads the firm's public law and policy practice.[14]

Pomper is considered an expert on international trade issues and is frequently cited in different news outlets as well as speaking at various events.[10][15][16][17] He has also published different pieces in the Wall Street Journal or on blogs like The Hill.[18][19][20]

Additional affiliations and memberships

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Pomper is a member of the Patent Bar and currently serves as adjunct professor at the George Washington University's Graduate School of Political Management.[5]

Since 2009, he also serves as executive director for the Innovation Alliance, "a coalition of research and development-based technology companies"[21][22] and serves in the same position at Action for Trade, a network of "trade associations and businesses dedicated to shaping U.S. trade policy".[23][24][25]

Personal life

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Pomper is married and lives in McLean, Virginia, together with his wife Anne Kim and their sons Alexander and Elliot.

References

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  1. ^ "Brian Arthur Pomper". Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  2. ^ a b Swanson, Ian (2010-03-25). "Akin Gump to buy Dem lobbying shop". The Hill. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  3. ^ "French Champagne lobby hires Akin for trade protection — NFL looking for a D.C. middle linebacker, so to speak — Mullin jumps to Uber". Politico. 3 July 2014. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  4. ^ "PDF Doesn't Come Up" (PDF). aftindia.org. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  5. ^ a b "Brian Pomper | Graduate School of Political Management | The George Washington University". gspm.gwu.edu. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  6. ^ "Crew has mixed result in NY - The Tech". tech.mit.edu. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  7. ^ www.lawschool.cornell.edu https://www.lawschool.cornell.edu/alumni/foralumni/classnotes/upload/Summer2003Forum.pdf. Retrieved 2018-12-28. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ^ "Pomper staff at MIT Humor Magazine "Voodoo"" (PDF).
  9. ^ www.govinfo.gov https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CRECB-2006-pt18/pdf/CRECB-2006-pt18-Pg23541-2.pdf. Retrieved 2018-12-28. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. ^ a b "Baucus Hires Brian Pomper as Chief International Trade Counsel for Senate Finance Committee | The United States Senate Committee on Finance". www.finance.senate.gov. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  11. ^ a b Shan, Han (2010-03-18). "Oil Giant Chevron Accused of "Extortion" on Capitol Hill". HuffPost. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  12. ^ "Akin Gump Acquires Parven Pomper Strategies, Expands Policy Practice". Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  13. ^ Blumenthal, Paul; Sheppard, Kate (2015-07-17). "Hillary Clinton's Biggest Campaign Bundlers Are Fossil Fuel Lobbyists". HuffPost. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  14. ^ Dickson, Rebecca (2017-04-04). "Changing of the guard at DC's top lobby firm". The Hill. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  15. ^ Quinn, Michelle (October 2013). "'Patent trolls' launch defense". Politico. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  16. ^ Kendall, Brent (27 October 2013). "Scrivener's Error Undercuts Patent-Law Overhaul". The Wall Street Journal.
  17. ^ Nocera, Joe (2015-10-23). "Opinion | The Patent Troll Smokescreen". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  18. ^ Pomper, Brian (9 November 2014). "Patents Are Essential for Innovation". The Wall Street Journal.
  19. ^ Jordan, Chuck (2018-01-11). "Protect American ideas through trade". The Hill. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  20. ^ "NAFTA needs strong Intellectual Property Protections for America's creators and innovators". www.florencenewsjournal.com. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  21. ^ "Washington Post: Appointments". The Washington Post.
  22. ^ "Innovation Alliance Commends Congress for Passing Bipartisan SUCCESS Act". Innovation Alliance. 2018-10-12. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  23. ^ "About Action For Trade". ACTION (PhRMA). Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  24. ^ "Akin Gump signs seven". Politico. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  25. ^ "A day of reckoning for Trump's signature trade promise". Politico. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
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