About
Heilbut LLP
Founded in 2022, Heilbut LLP specializes in intellectual property and business law for emerging and evolving companies. With a work style centered around collaboration and candor, we are a firm for clients who value true partnership.
Never fall in line when you can blaze your own trail.
My parents were true originals; non-conformists who believed in the power of cooperation and the strength of community. They instilled in me the values of living with authenticity and acting with intention – principles that now serve as our foundation here at Heilbut LLP.
In this spirit, we’re setting out on a different path, with a stout-hearted approach that’s hard to find in law today. We speak with honesty and act with integrity. We live our lives with curiosity both in and outside of the office. We care for one another and celebrate personal and professional wins. And we foster warm relationships with our clients because candor creates opportunities for us to thrive and grow together.
– WENDY HEILBUT, FOUNDER
BECAUSE CANDOR CREATES OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO THRIVE & GROW TOGETHER.
Meet the Team
Meet
The Team
Wendy guides and advises high-growth companies and those who invest in, work for, and support them. Her practice bridges the gap between traditional legal service and strategic advice. Her skills shine brightest when she guides companies and individuals through situations of corporate organization and management, intellectual property protection and transactions, fundraising and strategic growth. She has an innate ability to understand and communicate with parties on all sides.
Wendy is well connected in the start-up, investor, and female founder ecosystem of New York City and loves making connections for her clients and contacts. Prior to founding Heilbut LLP, Wendy was the Managing Partner of a boutique law firm as well as an associate at a large global law firm; she also started and ran a non-profit for underserved mothers and worked at a start-up.
When not tending to her clients and team, Wendy is tending to her garden, her children, and her personal wellness.
SELECTION OF MEDIA AND AFFILIATIONS
- Backstage Capital, Mentor
- Female Founder Collective and 10th House member; Superwomen podcast guest
- Business Insider
- Authority Magazine
- Ladies Get Paid
- Founder Pitch Competition Judge with AWS, Unilever
- Boss Move, podcast guest
- Columbia University Start-up Lab, Mentor
- Beyond the Legal Lens, podcast guest
- National Law Journal, Trailblazer in Technology Law, 2019
- SheWorx and PepsiCo, podcast guest
- CLE presentations provided with PLI and Lawline on topics including
- Corporate Start-Ups and Content Collaborations
- Shine Strong, podcast guest
- Your Badass Journey, podcast guest
Wendy Heilbut
FOUNDER • LinkedIn
EDUCATION
American University, Washington College of Law, JD
Indiana University, BA
BAR ADMISSIONS
New York
US District Court for Southern District of New York
US District Court for Eastern District of New York
Danielle Maggiacomo
PARTNER • LinkedIn
EDUCATION
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, JD, Cum Laude
Lehigh University, BA
BAR ADMISSIONS
New York
New Jersey
US District Court for Southern District of New York
US District Court for Eastern District of New York
Danielle helps businesses and individuals protect, enforce, and monetize their valuable intellectual property assets. She provides holistic advice on trademark selection, IP portfolio growth and management, and strategies for overcoming infringement and counterfeiting issues. Danielle has broad experience drafting and negotiating IP settlement, coexistence, and license agreements for clients in a variety of industries, including cosmetics, professional sports, games and toys, fashion, jewelry, finance, publishing, food & beverage, and consumer & household products. Danielle has specialized in IP law for the entirety of her career and has worked in both large law firms and IP boutiques.
Outside of law, Danielle is passionate about perinatal health and has completed numerous birth doula and childbirth educator trainings. She loves a good book, salt air, and travel planning. She lives near the beach with her husband and two children.
PROFESSIONAL AWARDS & ASSOCIATIONS
Executive Committee Member, New York State Bar Association, Intellectual Property Law Section
New York Metro Super Lawyers “Rising Star” in Intellectual Property (2016-2020)
Chadwick Bosewell
ASSOCIATE • LinkedIn
EDUCATION
Fordham University School of Law, JD
University of Texas at Austin, BBA
BAR ADMISSIONS
New York
With nearly a decade of experience in intellectual property and corporate legal services, Chad represents emerging growth companies, venture funds and creatives from seed funding to exit. Before joining Heilbut LLP, Chad worked in the Intellectual Property Transactions & Strategies group at a large international law firm, and before that, he worked at mid-size and boutique law firms that specialized in venture capital financings, and mergers & acquisitions. As a result, Chad has worked with companies of all types and sizes, which allows him to anticipate the needs of founders and executives, unlike most others.
Chad loves to brainstorm and come up with creative solutions to complex problems, but he also loves to help clients get organized and stay on track. Chad enjoys providing practical advice so entrepreneurs can do what they do best – build.
Outside of the office, you can find Chad writing, reading, listening to a podcast, or exploring everything NYC has to offer.
Maggie Casey
LAW CLERK • LinkedIn
EDUCATION
Fordham University School of Law, JD
College of the Holy Cross, BA
Maggie represents entrepreneurs, emerging growth companies and venture funds throughout all phases of the business life cycle. She loves counseling early-stage companies through Series Seed and Series A equity financings and regularly advises on a broad range of corporate governance, external general counsel and transactional matters, and enjoys tackling novel issues. Prior to joining Heilbut LLP, Maggie clerked at a corporate boutique.
Outside of the office, you can find Maggie working on a DIY project, seeking out local live music, or spending quality time with her dog, Lucy.
Savannah Merceus
ASSOCIATE • LinkedIn
EDUCATION
Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law, JD
Berklee College of Music, BA
BAR ADMISSIONS
Pennsylvania
Danielle helps businesses and individuals protect, enforce, and monetize their valuable intellectual property assets. She provides holistic advice on trademark selection, IP portfolio growth and management, and strategies for overcoming infringement and counterfeiting issues. Danielle has broad experience drafting and negotiating IP settlement, coexistence, and license agreements for clients in a variety of industries, including cosmetics, professional sports, games and toys, fashion, jewelry, finance, publishing, food & beverage, and consumer & household products. Danielle has specialized in IP law for the entirety of her career and has worked in both large law firms and IP boutiques.
Outside of law, Danielle is passionate about perinatal health and has completed numerous birth doula and childbirth educator trainings. She loves a good book, salt air, and travel planning. She lives near the beach with her husband and two children.
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
INTA
CIPP
IAPP
Olivia Martinez
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY DEPARTMENT MANAGER & PARALEGAL • LinkedIn
EDUCATION
Baruch College, BBA, Summa Cum Laude
Olivia has nearly twenty years of experience managing international trademark portfolios for clients in various industries including pharmaceuticals, finance, cosmetics, food and beverage, apparel, jewelry, and entertainment. Fifteen of those years were spent at large international law firms. Olivia is also an active member of the International Trademark Association.
Outside of the office, Olivia is an avid foodie who enjoys cooking and spending time with her husband and two school-aged children.
PROFESSIONAL AWARDS & ASSOCIATIONS
INTA Trademark Administrators Committee 2022-2023
INTA Law Firm Committee 2016-2017
INTA Information Resources Committee 2008-2011
Pam Unger
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS • LinkedIn
EDUCATION
New York University, MBA
Cornell University, BS
Pam’s specialty is everything non-legal. She handles client onboarding, finances and billing, benefits, and day-to-day operations. With a background in hospitality management, she does it all with a warm tone and always a smile.
When not helping our clients, Pam loves to cook and bake, stay active outdoors, and volunteer at her children’s schools.