Practice Focus
Ellen Lubell negotiates business transactions and advises universities, cultural institutions, community organizations and other nonprofits on corporate governance and regulatory compliance. She works with boards of directors and administrators on the unique challenges facing nonprofits today. In the intellectual property area, Ellen represents publishers and authors on a wide variety of issues, and works with other individual and corporate clients to protect the materials they create--from print, digital and multimedia to biotechnology. A trained mediator, Ellen is often called on to resolve disputes, either as a neutral or advocate.
Prior Experience
Ellen has practiced in the nonprofit and intellectual property areas for over 20 years. Before establishing her own firm, she was General Counsel at Education Development Center, an international nonprofit organization. Prior to that she was Counsel for Research and Technology Transfer at the University of Massachusetts and a health law attorney at the law firm of Goulston & Storrs in Boston.
Representative Engagements
Negotiated collaboration between a Harvard library and a major national museum to digitize fragile collection of historical documents held by the library.
Represented consortium of US academic institutions in negotiating agreement with leading US home improvement retailer to build capacity among supplier companies in People's Republic of China.
Advised Washington, DC-based organization providing psychological support for individuals, families and groups, regarding transfer of organization's extensive archives to National Library of Medicine.
Advised neuroscience research foundation on program to conduct scientific research and support lectureship at Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Massachusetts.
Worked with high-tech engineer to establish nonprofit, tax-exempt organization to develop and fund educational programs for students in Jamaica, utilizing computer-based technology, distance learning and community partnerships.
Represented large California-based academic publisher on reseller and distributor agreements with companies in Republic of Korea and Peoples' Republic of China.
Represented university in negotiating collaboration with ARTstor to digitize preeminent photographic archive for inclusion in ARTstor Digital Library.