Taoran Sun

Drafted research memorandum pertaining to appellate level international trade cases; compiled a database of antidumping duty administrative reviews for a case before the Court of International Trade; drafted agreements, answers to interrogatories, and deposition questions and prepared documents for litigation; performed customer service and sales function such as communication with existing and prospective clients; designing company website and brochures.

Drafted Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws; analyzed and presented procedures in forming non-profit LLC and corporations; counseled and assisted clients to establish and organize tax-exempt 501(c)(3) non-profit corporations in compliance with D.C. Code and U.S. Federal Internal Revenue Code.

Conducted client meetings; drafted complaints, motions to dismiss, interrogatories in federal court cases pertaining to contractual disputes and employment matters.

Prepared a motion to dismiss to Copyright Royalty Board of the Copyright Office; drafted memoranda on domestic and foreign copyright royalty administration; corresponded with European royalty administration associations; drafted and edited contracts with domestic artists, recording companies, and foreign collectives.

Drafted legal memoranda pertaining to trademarks, cybersecurity, and police immunity; assessed limitations of tax uniformity requirement and proposed a solution for creating a special tax district; participated in purchase contract negotiations with technology vendors.

Streamlined product management processes by designing Microsoft Access databases; analyzed and synthesized input from team members and engineers in designing such databases; observed the product development processes from planning to market.

Updated the website with hand-coded HTML and Adobe Photoshop and Flash; implemented new online forms.

Counseled students with school account-related issues or technical problems on various software in Windows and MAC operating systems.

Led weekly practice sessions (35 students each session) and exam-review sessions (70 students each session); held office hours.

Specialized in Intellectual Property and Corporate Law; drafted an analysis of Pinterest’s potential copyright infringement claims and its defenses; published monthly blog articles on intellectual property law.

Technical courses: Programming (Java), Database design and Practice, Network and Systems Administration, and Software Engineering