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Overview

With experience in private equity matters, corporate due diligence, and commercial contract drafting, Temi helps businesses navigate complex problems.

Since joining the firm in 2022, Temi has focused her practiced on corporate transactional work and intellectual property. She has experience with joint venture agreements, corporate and other entity formation, corporate restructuring, and commercial contract review, as well as contract review, research, and redactions for government proposals. In the intellectual property arena, Temi has assisted with trademark portfolio management, trademark searches, settlement agreements, consent agreements, legal holds, and office action responses. After serving as a law student fellow for the Warner Music Group, which focuses on preparing diverse talent for business careers in the music industry, Temi has a special interest in copyright, trademark, and music licensing matters.

Temi also spent a law school summer as a Husch Blackwell summer associate, pouring her passion for the law into a wide variety of matters, including real estate transactions and tenant laws, cannabis regulations, labor and employment service agreements and lawsuits, international trade requirements for pharmaceutical ingredients, and FDA regulatory approvals. Known for her proactive mindset, Temi aims not only to resolve clients’ present situations but also to prevent future problems.

Clients value Temi’s solid understanding of the interplay between business matters, marketing goals, and legal considerations within a corporation. Her fellowship with Warner Music Group brought law, business, and marketing students together to examine the music industry from a business perspective, and Temi developed an appreciation for the comprehensive business support legal departments provide to clients. With a passion for collaboration, she aims to work hand in hand with clients’ internal teams and always ensures that clients feel fully involved in and informed about the matters she handles.

Service

Education

  • J.D., Howard University School of Law
    • Maryland State Bar Association Entertainment and Sports Section, Student Ambassador
    • Sports and Entertainment Law Student Association, Secretary
    • Student Bar Association, Opinions Editorial Chair
    • Alternative Dispute Resolution Clinic
    • PG County Expungement Clinic
  • B.S., Texas State University

Admissions

  • District of Columbia

Professional Memberships and Certifications

  • Music Data Analytics Certification by Chartmetric
Outside the Office

Temi loves to travel and has made it to 5 continents (she’s still working on Australia and Antarctica). So far, her favorite destinations have been Jamaica and Cuba. Someday, she’d love to film a travel documentary showcasing minorities worldwide.

When she’s at home in D.C., Temi enjoys yoga, movies and documentaries, and music. A novice DJ herself, she likes to attend as many concerts and hear as much live music as possible.

Community Leadership

Temi considers public service a high priority and devoted the year before attending law school to Americorps, serving as a student success coach in Dallas. As a law student, she served with the Homeless Persons Representation Project in Baltimore and the Environmental Justice Center and Thurgood Marshall Academy at Howard University.