Lisa . Pearson
Kilpatrick TownsendLisa Pearson is a partner in Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton's New York office, is an experienced litigator specializing in copyright, trademark, unfair competition, and Internet-related disputes. She has successfully represented clients across a broad spectrum of industries in cutting edge cases in the field, drawing on her skills in creative lawyering and alternative dispute resolution. She also counsels clients on intellectual property issues, and has designed and implemented comprehensive policing, enforcement, anti-dilution and anti-counterfeiting programs for many well-known rights owners. She is a trained mediator and member of the International Trademark Association (INTA) Trademark Mediators Network, Chair of the Marques IP Outer Borders Team, and an active member of the Citibar Women in the Profession Committee. World Trademark Review's WTR 1000 Definitive Guide to Trademark Legal Services rated Lisa as one of the top trademark litigators in New York (2011-2014), describing her as “a formidable trial lawyer with profound knowledge of the law and an eye to the bigger picture” and “one of the greats in the industry.” She received Lexology's 2013 Client Choice Guide Award in the Intellectual Property: Trademarks category for New York and is ranked as a “Top 50 Women New York Super Lawyer” and IP Star by Managing Intellectual Property magazine (2013, 2014). Ms. Pearson has also been recognized as a leading copyright and trademark litigator by Legal 500 (2007-2013); Euromoney's Guide to the World's Leading Trade Mark Law Practitioners (2012, 2014); The International Who's Who of Trademark Lawyers (2011-2014); Legal Media Group's Guide to the World's Leading Women in Business Law (2010, 2012, 2013); and LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell's New York's Women Leaders in the Law (2012, 2013). Ms. Pearson is the co-author of “Settlement Techniques” for Intellectual Property Counseling and Litigation (LexisNexis 2007). In 2009, Ms. Pearson received a prestigious Burton Award for excellence in legal writing for her article “How Fluid Trademarks Can Enhance Your Brand”.
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