ABOUT US Anyanwu & Associates, LLC was established in 2008. Evans Anyanwu began his legal career as an Associate with a New Jersey Intellectual Property boutique. He was then hired by a New York City law firm to work on a major pharmaceutical litigation. Thereafter, he joined a Newark, New Jersey law firm where he gained extensive experience in federal and State litigation. He served as counsel to three New Jersey Housing Authorities, and handled all aspects of education related matters for the Irvington Board of Education. His practice areas include Internet, entertainment and education laws. Mr. Anyanwu’s experiences include work on a settlement agreement reached between the State of New York and an online bookseller, successful negotiations with ESPN for use of a New Jersey step team to promote the 2007 Big East Conference Tournament, and the dismissal of a seven counts criminal indictment against a New Jersey bank manager. Anyanwu attended Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut where he graduated with honors from the College of Social Studies . While in college, his commitment to social service earned him the distinction of being the youngest of ten African American males profiled in Essence Magazine's "What A Man," contest. In 2004, Mr. Anyanwu graduated from Rutgers University School of law in Newark, New Jersey. While in law school, he interned at the New York State Attorney General's Office, Internet Law Bureau, and was an editor of the Rutgers Computer and Technology Law Journal . An avid writer, Mr. Anyanwu published two popular articles while in law school: When Bad Things Happen to Good Laws: Fighting Spam With Trespass Law and Other Novel Approaches (Litigator, New York State Bar Association Federal Litigation Section (2003)), and "Let's Keep it On The Download: Why the Educational Fair use Exception of the Copyright Law Should Shield Rap Music From Infringement Claims" (Rutgers Computer and Technology Law Journal, Vol. 30 2003). Upon graduation, Mr. Anyanwu was awarded the West Publishing Group's "Outstanding Scholastic Achievement Award" for scholarly writing and academic excellence. Mr. Anyanwu’s post-law school writing credits include: Get Smart About Your Confidential Data, Law.Com, Legal Technology Section (October 11, 2006) and “Deleting Data from Smart Phones,” New Jersey Law Journal, Legal Tech (October 9, 2006).