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Brendan Genaw

Law Clerk, Admission Pending
  • NEW YORK Phone: 212-808-1018 Fax: 212-351-3401
Mr. Genaw’s practice focuses on intellectual property litigation and counseling.
 
During law school, Mr. Genaw served as the Notes Editor for the Alaska Law Review. He was on the board of Duke’s Intellectual Property Law Society and worked as a pro bono student attorney for the Duke Health Justice Clinic, helping clients secure disability benefits. As a Margolis Scholar, Mr. Genaw researched the intersection of patent law and innovation policy pertaining to emerging biologics and biosimilars.
 
Mr. Genaw earned his Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of Michigan, where he researched epigenetics and the impact sugar consumption has on genetic expression. Before law school, he served in the Peace Corps and worked on public health initiatives in Togo, West Africa.

Prior Experience

  • Summer Associate, Desmarais LLP, New York, NY, 2025
  • Law Clerk, Orleans Public Defenders, New Orleans, LA, 2024

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Representative Matters

Duke University School of Law, J.D., 2026, cum laude; Margolis Scholar; Alaska Law Review, Student Note & Comment Editor (2025-2026), Staff Editor (2024-2025)

The University of Michigan, B.S., Biology, English Language & Literature, 2019, High Honors

ADMISSIONS

New York, Pending

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