New Book Credits BLIP Clinic Role in Brooklyn Business Growth

In “The New Brooklyn: What It Takes to Bring a City Back” by Kay S. Hymowitz (Rowman & Littlefield 2017), the Brooklyn Law Incubator and Policy (BLIP) Clinic, under the direction of Professor Jonathan Askin, is cited as a significant player in Brooklyn’s recent surge in business growth.

“The Brooklyn Law Incubator and Clinic, launched in 2008, advises aspiring entrepreneurs about everything from intellectual property law to contract agreements – and simultaneously trains young lawyers in this growing field,” Hymowitz writes. “Under the guidance of Jon Askin, a law professor and tech enthusiast, the clinic organized meet-ups for companies sharing a particular focus.”

“You don’t know what the next great idea is going to be when you have brilliant freaks of different perspectives living and working on top of each other,” Askin said.

Hymowitz also mentions that Brooklyn Law School has begun partnering with B. Amsterdam, a Netherlands incubator, since “a lot of European start-ups want space in Brooklyn.”

Part of the Center for Urban Business Entreprenuership (CUBE), BLIP has helped more than 1,000 clients with incorporation, intellectual property protection, contract negotiation and drafting, and web documentation, while also providing litigation support, regulatory and policy advocacy, and general legal advice.

Students learn the intricacies of representing startups in emerging businesses where few, if any, laws were designed to accommodate new and burgeoning ideas. They advocate on behalf of causes and businesses whose interests and concepts have not been represented in the legislative, regulatory and judicial arenas. With a diverse client portfolio, students and their clients confront varying legal, business and policy challenges across the spectrum of technology, Internet, media and telecom issues. BLIP is now also representing a large array of ventures from around the world looking for access to US markets and for US-based ventures with global aspirations.

More about the Brooklyn Law Incubator and Policy (BLIP) Clinic.

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