Daphne Singer joined Gilbert in September 2026. Daphne graduated magna cum laude from American University Washington College of Law, where she served as a Note and Comment Editor for the American University Law Review. While in law school, Daphne worked for a prominent civil rights attorney in Missouri and a trademark law firm. She also spent a year participating in American University’s Glushko-Samuelson Intellectual Property Clinic.

Daphne is passionate about producing compelling legal analysis by leveraging her training in creative writing. Before law school, Daphne pursued screenwriting and was a finalist in the Big Apple Film Festival. She has written for and/or contributed to The New York Times, Thomson Reuters, The Richmond Journal of Law and Technology, AIPLA, Innovate Magazine and The IPKat. Daphne’s publications include: “Diamonds are Forever, as are Trademarks: Articulating the Twists of Section 43(a) Trade Dress Protection for Jewelry Designs Through the Facts of David Yurman v. Mejuri” in the Richmond Journal of Law and Technology and “Sylvanian Family Drama” in The IPKat.

• 2026 – J.D., American University, Washington College of Law
  • magna cum laude
  • Dean’s Merit Scholarship
• 2021 – B.A., Sarah Lawrence College

• Not admitted in the District of Columbia. Directly supervised by the principals of the Firm.

• Order of the Coif