Ale Maldonado
Counsel

Pronouns: She/her

 

Ale Maldonado (she/her) provides legal expertise and practical knowledge to her clients, representing businesses of all sizes in connection with complex contractual and intellectual property disputes in state and federal courts throughout the country, as well as in various dispute resolution forums. Ale is also a member of the firm’s corporate and transactional practice, where she uses her litigation experience to structure and negotiate complex agreements with a litigator’s eye towards avoiding and preemptively resolving disputes.

 

  • Over the course of her career, Ale has represented and continues to represent sophisticated clients ranging from closely held startups to public multinational entities in a variety of industries, including ecommerce, fintech, software and complex technologies, consumer goods, health and wellness, hospitality, and real estate. She takes an efficient, personable, and reliable approach to representing her clients and achieving their desired goals.

    Prior to joining Messing Law, Ale practiced at a renowned global law firm and a premier mid-size, business-focused law firm. She holds a B.A. in English, cum laude, from Boston College and a J.D. from Fordham University School of Law.

    Ale’s values are rooted in social justice. With a passion for pro bono, she has provided legal services to a variety of worthy causes, and enjoys donating her time to representing artists, musicians, and small businesses in Brooklyn.

    • JD, 2020 - Fordham University School of Law

    • BA, 2016 - Boston College, English, cum laude

  • New York State

    District Court for the Southern District of New York

  • • Brooklyn Bar Association

    • National LGBTQ+ Bar Association

    • Represented Darryl McPherson in right of publicity and right of privacy action against Kith NYC in New York state court.

    • Representing full-service, multinational ecommerce and marketing agency in corporate and dispute resolution matters.

    • Representing SweatWorks LLC in litigation against Grit Bxng LLC in New York state court.

    • Represented actor and musician, a pulp and paper manufacturer, and a political activist in separate defamation lawsuits in Virginia state court and California federal court.

    • Represented singer-songwriter and dancer in litigation in California state court.

    • Represented Timehop, LLC in New York litigation against Nimbus Advertising Solutions, Inc. for breach of contract.

    • Represented Tahzoo LLC in contract disputes in New York state court.

    • Represented eighteen business entities in civil RICO action in New York federal court.

    • Represented business consultancy in trademark infringement action in Texas federal court.

    • Represented various official committees of unsecured creditors in bankruptcy litigation matters in Delaware state court.

    • Represented real estate finance and investment company in contract dispute in Florida state court.

    • Represented various LLCs in real estate actions in New York state court.

    • Represented two Venezuelan clients through the New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG) in political asylum proceeding.

    • Represented various individuals through the Sylvia Rivera Law Project to obtain name change documentation in New York City Civil Court.

    • Represented education non-profit in trademark and copyright matters in New York.

    • Represented Brooklyn band, The Gender Gnomes, in copyright matters.

    • Represented Brooklyn singer and actor in contract matters.

 

    • Startups, SMBs & Emerging Growth Companies

    • Litigation and Dispute Resolution

    • Ecommerce & Amazon Marketplace

    • Consumer Packaged Goods, Personal Care & Cosmetics

    • Entertainment, Artists & Influencers