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, cop ...

, open standard, and

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

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

. 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 ' Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the Ga ...

. She speaks and writes

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Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Can ...

and her native

Portuguese Portuguese may refer to: * anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal ** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods ** Portuguese language, a Romance language *** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language ** Portu ...

. Rossini holds a

LL.M A Master of Laws (M.L. or LL.M.; Latin: ' or ') is an advanced postgraduate academic degree, pursued by those either holding an undergraduate academic law degree, a professional law degree, or an undergraduate degree in a related subject. In mos ...

in Intellectual Property from

Boston University Boston University (BU) is a Private university, private research university in Boston, Massachusetts. The university is nonsectarian, but has a historical affiliation with the United Methodist Church. It was founded in 1839 by Methodists with ...

, and degrees from the Sao Paulo State University-UNESP (Master in International Negotiations),

University of Sao Paulo A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, the ...

( Bachelor in Law), Instituto de Empresa-IE (

MBA A Master of Business Administration (MBA; also Master's in Business Administration) is a postgraduate degree focused on business administration. The core courses in an MBA program cover various areas of business administration such as accounti ...

E-Business Electronic business (or "Online Business" or "e-business") is any kind of business or commercial transaction that includes sharing information across the internet. Commerce constitutes the exchange of products and services between businesses, grou ...

). 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 IANA 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,

Public Knowledge Public Knowledge is a non-profit Washington, D.C.-based public interest group. Founded in 2001 by David Bollier and Gigi Sohn, Public Knowledge is primarily involved in the fields of intellectual property law, competition and choice in the digi ...

, and the Electronic Frontier Foundation.

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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