Ellen B. Shankman, Esq. has more than twenty years of experience practicing Trademark and Intellectual Property Law. Formerly a partner and the head of the trademark department with one of the largest intellectual property firms in Israel, Ms. Shankman specializes in global branding, trademark and trade name counseling, including the development and management of international trademark portfolios for technology and other companies. She represents the administrative body responsible for Domain Name allocation under the .IL ccTLD and contributed the section on Israel Trademark and Internet Law, as well as the chapter on ccTLDs for the International Trademark Association's ("INTA") book Trademark Law & the Internet. Ms. Shankman has also authored the section on Israel Trademark and Internet Law in Domain Names: Global Practice and Procedure published by Sweet & Maxwell.

Ms. Shankman is currently a member of the Board of Directors of INTA, and was recently the Chair of the prestigious INTA Internet Committee, which has been instrumental in defining the legal issues associated with the Internet and e-business, and she has served as a member of INTA's Emerging Issues Subcommittee. Ms. Shankman recently completed her tenure as a member of the Policy Council of the Generic Domain Name Supporting Organization of ICANN (formerly the Names Council) representing the Intellectual Property Constituency, which works to formulate policy and consensus regarding domain name governance on the Internet. She is the recipient of the 2002 INTA’s first-ever Volunteer Service Award for the Advancement of the Association for her work in the Internet area.

Ellen B. Shankman is admitted to practice before the Israel, New York, Massachusetts and Maryland Courts, as well as before the U.S. Federal and Supreme Courts. She practiced law in the U.S. as a litigator before immigrating to Israel in 1986.

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