Isabella S. Olczak
Contracts, Trademarks, Business Formation
Isabella S. Olczak is an attorney. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Finance, and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science at the University of Rhode Island; and obtained her Juris Doctorate degree from Roger Williams University School of Law.
Isabella held legal intern positions at Shiseido Americas Corporation, and CVS Health. She served as an intern Judicial Law Clerk for the Honorable Richard A. Licht of the Superior Court of Rhode Island. Isabella worked as a teaching assistant and was President of the Tax and Business Law Society.
Lastly, she has experience helping businesses forming business entities including nonprofits, and LLCs.
Isabella has interned as corporate in-house legal counsel for Shiseido Americas Corporation and CVS Pharmacy, Inc, where she devised a compliance program called the “Airborne Infectious Disease Prevention Plan” for Shiseido’s retail stores and main offices in New York City, and managed and negotiated CVS contracts and various projects on high-risk subject matter including, HIPAA, Medicare, Medicaid, tax, data privacy, cybersecurity, indemnification, regulations, compliance, and mutual non-disclosure implications. Isabella also has experience interning with the USPTO where she supported businesses and nonprofit organizations through transactional legal work, including the creation of entity formations, such as LLCs and nonprofits. In addition, Isabella interned as a law clerk for Honorable Richard A. Licht at the Rhode Island Superior Court, in Warwick, Rhode Island, assisting Judge Licht with the Hernia Mesh litigation.
Furthermore, Isabella previously worked at Saint James Health, Inc, as the Compliance Manager and Designee Compliance Officer, where she managed all contracts and worked with outside vendors to ensure contracts were up to date and adhered all state and federal regulatory and compliance healthcare related matters, tax-exemptions, privacy issues, patient referrals, Medicare, Medicaid, insurance coverage, billing, HIPPA, reimbursements, licensures, and the 340B drug pricing program. Isabella monitored changes in applicable healthcare and regulatory federal laws to ensure compliance and readiness for audits. Isabella has experience as a litigator and is currently employed at Sheeley, LLP, located in New York City.
BookCAMP Presentor
Business Formation, Contracts and Trademarks
4/25, 9:30AM
Attorney Isabella S. Olczak’s presentation, “Business Formation, Contracts, and Trademarks in the World of Publishing,” provides a roadmap for authors looking to professionalize their creative careers. Olczak emphasizes that protecting your literary assets begins with choosing the right business structure, whether a Sole Proprietorship or an LLC, to manage taxes and liability. She further demystifies some of the contract complexities, highlighting critical clauses that may include the grant of rights, royalty structures, and “reversion of rights” which determine how long a publisher controls your work. Finally, she clarifies the nuances of trademark law, explaining how authors can protect series titles and brand names through federal registration to distinguish themselves in a crowded marketplace.