Carolina Rossini is a Brazilian-American attorney who focuses on

intellectual property Intellectual property (IP) is a category of property that includes intangible creations of the human intellect. There are many types of intellectual property, and some countries recognize more than others. The best-known types are patents, co ...

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, and

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. She is notable for her work in intellectual property law in her native

Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...

. In 2016, she was selected as a Young Global Leader by the

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Biography

Rossini was born in

São Paulo São Paulo (; ; Portuguese for 'Paul the Apostle, Saint Paul') is the capital of the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo, as well as the List of cities in Brazil by population, most populous city in Brazil, the List of largest cities in the ...

. She speaks and writes English,

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and her native Portuguese. Rossini holds a

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in Intellectual Property from

Boston University Boston University (BU) is a Private university, private research university in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. BU was founded in 1839 by a group of Boston Methodism, Methodists with its original campus in Newbury (town), Vermont, Newbur ...

, and degrees from the Sao Paulo State University-UNESP (Master in International Negotiations), University of Sao Paulo ( Bachelor in Law), Instituto de Empresa-IE (

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). She is married to John Wilbanks.

Career

Since 2000, Rossini has been a prominent figure within the development of ICT. On April 2, 2014, Rossini was called to the

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to discuss the proposed transfer of the

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stewardship from the

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. Rossini also played an important role in the Marco Civil legislation passed in 2014 in her native

, as she was the key translator of the approved law from Portuguese to English. An attorney by trade, Rossini has held various positions with leading technology companies and think tanks such as:

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, New America,

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, and the

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References

Rossini in the media

Hollywood Lobbyist Hasn't Seen The TPP Text, Cannot Read The TPP Text, But Knows What's In The TPP Text?

What is the Trans-Pacific Partnership and why are Critics Upset by it?

US Congressional Push For Release Of TPP Text; US Pressuring Nations Bilaterally? {{DEFAULTSORT:Rossini, Carolina Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American women lawyers Boston University School of Law alumni American people of Brazilian descent IE University Intellectual property activism Internet activists São Paulo State University alumni University of São Paulo alumni 21st-century American women