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Sydney Clarke

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Law Clerk

T 212.402.4027 New York
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Sydney Clarke is a member of the firm's media group, where she focuses on entertainment, trademark, and copyright law and supports litigation involving defamation, infringement, and other claims. As a summer associate at DWT, Sydney worked on a team tackling various book bans across the country, researched housing policies in California, and analyzed discovery materials for various pro bono cases. Prior to her law career, Sydney worked as a writer for Ebony Magazine, Vice, and Refinery29.

Education

  • J.D., Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, 2024
    • National Association of Women Lawyers Award for Outstanding Graduate
    • Cardozo Alternative Dispute Resolution Competition Honor Society
    • 2024 BALLSA Alumni Award Recipient
    • Performing Arts Co-chair: Entertainment Law Society
    • Vice President: Black Law Students Association
    • Competitor: 30th Willem C. Vis. International Commercial Arbitration Moot
    • 1st Place: Cardozo Intra-school Negotiation Competition
    • Ambassador: E. Nathaniel Gates Scholars Program
    • Teaching Assistant: Trial Advocacy
  • B.A., English and Political Science, City College of New York, 2020, summa cum laude
    • Skadden Arps Honors Program
    • Dean's List

Background

    • Summer Associate, Davis Wright Tremaine, New York, 2022, 2023
    • Legal Intern, Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, New York, 2023
    • Legal Intern, NBCUniversal, New York, 2022
    • Writer, Vice Media and Refinery29, New York, 2020-2021
    • Editorial Intern, Ebony Media Magazine, Chicago, 2020
    • Legal Intern, Law Office of Kervin Simms, New York, 2019-2020
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