Brian Pomper Explained

Brian Pomper
Education:Massachusetts 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

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

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.[12] Among other clients, Pomper has lobbied for Chevron since 2006.[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.[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

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.

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

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

Notes and References

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

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