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Womble Carlyle has strengthened its Intellectual Property practice with the addition of experienced trademark and copyright attorney Laura Kees. She will practice in the firm’s Atlanta office.
Kees has more than 15 years of experience helping clients manage large, complex trademark and copyright portfolios. She works to ensure those clients’ trademarks and copyrights are protected in jurisdictions around the globe, often working with IP attorneys in other countries on behalf of her clients.
Her clients include an international hotel chain, a well-known restaurant group, a leading manufacturer of baby products, and a number of celebrity musicians, entertainers and athletes. Kees is active in the International Trademark Association, where she previously served on the Online Reference Committee and Advertising Subcommittee.
“Many of us in trademark law already know Laura, and have a great deal of respect for the good work she does on behalf of clients,” said Randy Springer, the leader of Womble Carlyle’s Trademark Team. “We are glad to have her join our team.”
“Laura’s international practice fits well with the global reach of our Trademark Team,” said Sarah Keefe, Chair of the firm’s Trademarks, Copyrights and Transactions group. “A growing number of companies are doing business across international borders, and with lawyers like Laura on our team, we can help them safeguard their IP in the global marketplace.”
Womble Carlyle Atlanta Office Managing Partner Michael Sullivan said, “Atlanta is a vibrant market for IP work, and intellectual property is a core practice of Womble Carlyle. We welcome Laura and her clients to our Atlanta team.”
About Womble Carlyle
Womble Carlyle is a 550-attorney law firm that corporate clients rely on to provide core legal services, such as Complex Business Litigation, Mass Torts, Intellectual Property, Corporate & Securities, Finance and Real Estate.
Our focus is the Southeast, Mid-Atlantic and Silicon Valley markets, and from this footprint, we serve clients in matters across the country and across the world. Clients trust us because we understand their businesses, focus on their successes, demonstrate a commitment to help, and deliver value for their dollars they spend on us.
Womble Carlyle has a transatlantic alliance with leading UK firm Bond Dickinson to provide clients with domestic legal, regulatory and business advice in both the US and UK Thanks to Womble Carlyle’s partnership with Lex Mundi, the world’s largest association of independent law firms, we also can offer clients access to quality-tested local counsel in more than 120 countries. Lex Mundi provides seamless access to local attorneys and market knowledge throughout the globe.
Womble Carlyle’s offices are located in: Atlanta; Charleston, Columbia and Greenville, S.C.; Charlotte, Greensboro, Raleigh, Research Triangle Park, and Winston-Salem, N.C.; Silicon Valley, Calif., Washington, D.C.; Charlottesville and Tysons Corner, Va.; Baltimore; and Wilmington, Del.
