Kirkland & Ellis LLP has a strong record in IP, with a high-profile advisory team that spans courts across the US and is recognized for its broad expertise in copyright protection and questions of copyrightability. The firm’s distinct group of copyright and trademark litigators has a national scope, with lawyers in New York, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, Bay Area, Boston, Austin, and Chicago. Dale Cendali chairs the practice in New York, leveraging extensive experience in IP litigation, including her work before the U.S. Supreme Court representing Oracle during the Google v Oracle Case. She represents high-profile clients, including celebrities, major studios and corporations in tech during high-stake infringement matters. Joshua Simmons co-leads and is a nationally recognized appellate and trial court litigator for media, tech and entertainment clients. Claudia Ray represents clients across a wide range of industries, with a notable focus on litigation, arbitration and administrative proceedings involving copyright. While Diana Torres , based in Los Angeles, focuses her practice on false advertising, trademark and trade secret matters for software developers, product manufactures, fitness service provides, entertainment and media companies. Unless otherwise stated, all named lawyers are based in New York.
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Témoignages

Collectés indépendamment par l'équipe de recherche du Legal 500.

  • ‘The Kirkland copyright practice very much cares about its clients success, even beyond the litigation they handle. They feel like a true partner. They are also able to explain complicated law in a simple way so those of us who are not technological experts are able to understand. ’

  • ‘Dale, Josh and the rest of the team are incredibly bright and also patient. I trust them with complex matters and appreciate that they are always available to take questions.’

Clients clés

  • Astronics Corp.
  • Deloitte Consulting LLP
  • IBM Corporation
  • PDD Holdings Inc.
  • Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.
  • The Dow Chemical Company
  • Thomson Reuters Enterprise Centre GmbH

Avocats

Hall of Fame

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Responsable de la pratique

Dale Cendali

Autres avocats clés

Joshua Simmons; Claudia Ray; Diana Torres