Nicole D. Galli is the founder and Managing Member of ND Galli Law LLC, an intellectual property (IP), litigation and corporate boutique law firm located in Philadelphia and New York.  Nicole’s practice focuses on commercial and IP litigation, IP and business counseling and trade secrets. She is also the founder and President of Women Owned Law (WOL), the first national organization dedicated to empowering, supporting and advancing women entrepreneurs in the law.  Nicole is a frequent speaker, author and thought leader on issues impacting women attorneys and entrepreneurs, as well as on various legal topics including intellectual property strategy, trade secrets protection and litigation, trademark, copyright and patent law and litigation, commercial litigation best practices and procedural matters, and litigation financing, among others.  She has been recognized by her peers for her accomplishments and community contributions.  In 2019, she was selected as a Tory Burch Fellow by the Tory Burch Foundation for women’s entrepreneurship.  In 2020, Nicole was awarded the WBE (Women’s Business Enterprise) Leadership Award by WBEC-East, an affiliate of WBENC, for her leadership, mentoring, business acumen, and community service, which contributed significantly to the growth and development of other WBEs. She has also been recognized for her legal work including being selected as one of the 2019 Philadelphia Inquirer’s Influencers of Law and Philadelphia Business Journal’s Best of the Bar in IP Litigation.  Nicole was also included in the 27^th and 28th Editions of The Best Lawyers in America© for 2021 and 2022, respectively, in Patent Law.