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'''Rita Rodin Johnston''' is a partner at Skadden's Intellectual Property and Technology and Internet and E-Commerce practices.
==ICANN==
Johnston helped ICANN on matters relating to Internet policy by working on policy initiatives and representing clients. She represented two of the first seven new top-level domain registry operators (Afilias, Ltd. and Global Name Registry). For the former, she also assisted in the preparation of its successful bid to operate [[.info]].<ref name=Bio>[https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/rita-johnston-2014-05-22-en Rita Rodin Johnston], ICANN. Retrieved November 9, 2015.</ref>
==Career History==
Johnston is a partner at Skadden's Intellectual Property and Technology and Internet and E-Commerce practices, where she helps clients negotiate and structure domestic and international transactions. Her focus is on technology and trademarks. According to ICANN, "She regularly negotiates outsourcing agreements, strategic alliances, joint ventures, development and distribution agreements, trademark and technology licensing agreements, and marketing and co-branding agreements. She also advises companies on Internet and e-commerce business and compliance issues, open source issues, privacy matters and branding issues. Her experience also includes regularly addressing intellectual property and technology and operational issues that arise in connection with mergers and acquisitions, project finance matters and initial public offerings."<ref name=Bio/> Clients have included Capgemini North America, CIT Group Inc., Companie Financière Richemont SA, Deloitte & Touche USA LLP, IBM, International Paper Company, Madison Avenue Diamonds, Merck KGaA, Skype Technologies, and the Women's Funding Network.<ref name=Bio/>
She was included in ''Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business'' (2005 through 2007) and ''Chambers Global: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business'' (2006, 2007).
==References==
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==ICANN==
Johnston helped ICANN on matters relating to Internet policy by working on policy initiatives and representing clients. She represented two of the first seven new top-level domain registry operators (Afilias, Ltd. and Global Name Registry). For the former, she also assisted in the preparation of its successful bid to operate [[.info]].<ref name=Bio>[https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/rita-johnston-2014-05-22-en Rita Rodin Johnston], ICANN. Retrieved November 9, 2015.</ref>
==Career History==
Johnston is a partner at Skadden's Intellectual Property and Technology and Internet and E-Commerce practices, where she helps clients negotiate and structure domestic and international transactions. Her focus is on technology and trademarks. According to ICANN, "She regularly negotiates outsourcing agreements, strategic alliances, joint ventures, development and distribution agreements, trademark and technology licensing agreements, and marketing and co-branding agreements. She also advises companies on Internet and e-commerce business and compliance issues, open source issues, privacy matters and branding issues. Her experience also includes regularly addressing intellectual property and technology and operational issues that arise in connection with mergers and acquisitions, project finance matters and initial public offerings."<ref name=Bio/> Clients have included Capgemini North America, CIT Group Inc., Companie Financière Richemont SA, Deloitte & Touche USA LLP, IBM, International Paper Company, Madison Avenue Diamonds, Merck KGaA, Skype Technologies, and the Women's Funding Network.<ref name=Bio/>
She was included in ''Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business'' (2005 through 2007) and ''Chambers Global: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business'' (2006, 2007).
==References==
{{Reflist}}