Managing Principal of Law Firm of Dayrel Sewell, PLLC Speciality: Business Law
Address: 599 E. 2nd St., Brooklyn, NY 11218 Phone: (347) 787-6824
Profile:
Mr. Sewell is a top trial lawyer. CNN has featured him as a legal expert, and he was selected US Litigation Lawyer of the Year. In addition, he’s been named a “Rising Star” by New York Super Lawyers three times and is a National Black Lawyers Top 100 honoree. He’s also a “Top Litigation Attorney” according to Avvo.
Attorney Sewell has experience in transactions and state and federal litigation. He is also familiar with prosecution before the USPTO and USCRO. He’s represented patent, trademark, and copyright owners, food and pharmaceuticals firms, business owners, and more. At a top 100 firm, Mr. Sewell focused on litigation and intellectual property. He sharpened his abilities at a Manhattan litigation boutique specializing in intellectual property, food & drug law, and litigation before joining a large firm.
Mr. Sewell is a Benjamin N. Cardozo Innocence Project alum. He wrote motions and papers to reopen criminal cases and overturn DNA convictions. In the end, he exonerated one of his clients. Dayrel was a legal fellow at Bristol-Myers Squibb. During his time at Bristol-Myers, he received patent litigation and prosecution knowledge through court cases and seminars. Regulatory issues he worked on include corporate consultant agreements, conflicts of interest, clinical trials, and co-marketed pharmaceutical contracts.
Attorney Sewell has years of experience advising and representing real estate entities and people in court. Mr. Sewell knows the systemic real estate crisis and its effects on investors and individuals. He is prepared to continue assisting clients with the crisis’ continuing chaos that impacts millions.
Before law school, Mr. Sewell earned an M.P.H. from Columbia University and directed medical research in New York City. Dayrel studied Natural Sciences and Public Health at Johns Hopkins University. Sewell does pro gratis work. Spanish-speaking Dayrel is a plus.
Some examples of the work of Attorney Sewell are:
Cases, settlements, or verdicts worth more than $1 million that involve contracts, patents, real estate, securities, foreclosures, trademarks, copyrights, licenses, LLCs, and torts.
Putting together and negotiating business contracts
Closings, brokerage services, and transactions have to do with real estate (i.e., conveyances, leases, title searches, deeds, assignments, etc.)
drafting and registering patents, trademarks, and copyrights; giving patent and trademark opinions
advising clients on food and drug product registration, compliance, and other matters related to regulations
giving advice to new businesses and setting up their business structures
Degrees
J.D., Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
M.P.H., Columbia University
B.A., The Johns Hopkins University
Bar admissions
United States Supreme Court
District of Columbia
New York
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
United States Patent Bar
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Awards & Distinctions
Hearing Officer, NYS Gaming Commission
American Trial Academy – Inductee (2020)
Litigation – Lawyer of the Year – USA, Finance Monthly Law Awards (2017)
Best Litigation Attorneys in Brooklyn, Expertise (2016-2021)
Hearing Officer, Rockland County Department of Health
Super Lawyers NYC Metro (2015-2017; 2021)
The National Black Lawyers – Top 100 (2016-2021)
Winner, Black Bar Association of Bronx County Writing Competition
Federal Acquisition Regulations Certificate
Alumnus, The Innocence Project, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Marquis Who’s Who Lifetime Achievement Award (2017)
Lead Arbitrator, Richmond County Fee Arbitration Program
Recipient, Phoenix Fellowship, Columbia University
Alumnus, Council on Legal Education Opportunity
HIPAA Research Compliance Certificate
Publications
Dayrel S. Sewell, Graffiti: Legal or Illegal?, The Brooklyn Barrister, Fall 2020, at 12.
Dayrel S. Sewell, Ruth Buchbinder, Demonstrative Evidence: Friend or Foe?, The Brooklyn Barrister, Spring 2017, at 1.
Dayrel S. Sewell, Lance Willoughby, Landlords and Loft Space, The Richmond County Bar Association Journal, Spring 2017, at 24.
Dayrel S. Sewell, Andrew Janof, Shrouded in Secrecy: LLCs and High-End Real Estate, The Brooklyn Barrister, September 2016, at 1.
Dayrel S. Sewell, Amulya Appalaraju, The Duality of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Janus Decision, American Bar Association, Securities Litigation, 2015 Fall Newsletter.
Dayrel S. Sewell, Andrew Fine, The “Redskins” Trademark: Turn-over on Downs, IPFrontline, October 2015.
Dayrel S. Sewell & Ariel Friedman, The Increasing Intellectual Property Value of the .COM to Businesses, Colum. Sci. & Tech L. Rev. (Nov. 10, 2021), https://journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/stlr/blog/view/404.
Dayrel S. Sewell, Ivan Ng, Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke told they “Got To Give It Up”, IPFrontline, May 2015.
Tam T. Nguyen, Dayrel S. Sewell and Adrian S. Dobs. Oral Methyltestosterone Given to Post-menopausal Women Decreases Adipose Tissue and Increases Lean Muscle Mass with No Change in Muscle Strength. ENDO 2000 Abstracts. Category: Clinical Science: Aging. Medicine, Johns Hopkins University (2000).
Dayrel S. Sewell, Ivan Ng, A ‘Generic’ Victory for Specific Fact-Findings, Intellectual Property Today, March 2015, at 34.
Dayrel S. Sewell, Ivan Ng, A ‘Generic’ Victory for Specific Fact-Findings, IPFrontline, February 2015.
Dayrel S. Sewell, Myriad Back in Court on Patent Subject Matter Eligibility, The Brooklyn Barrister, January/February 2015, at 9.
Other Licenses
New York State Real Estate Broker
New York State Notary Public
Organizations
NYS Gaming Commission
Richmond County Bar Association
Columbia University Alumni Association
The Johns Hopkins University Law Affinity Committee
