Karen counsels established and startup companies on brand strategy and the protection of brand assets, including, brand creation, selection, protection, expansion and enforcement. She has extensive experience in the social media and internet space, both advising platforms in trademark matters and helping brand owners navigate social media.
Karen is active in the International Trademark Association (INTA) and is a member of the Emerging Issues Committee. She was previously on INTA’s Enforcement Committee and she has also been involved with the San Francisco Intellectual Property Law Association (SFIPLA) as the trademark co-chair.
Karen is consistently ranked as a top trademark attorney by leading publications including Chambers (Band 1), Managing Intellectual Property, The Legal 500, and World Trademark Review 1000. Karen has also been named one of Silicon Valley's to 40 leaders under age 40 by Silicon Valley Business Journal (2017), shortlisted among the best trademark lawyers at Euromoney Legal Media Group’s Americas Women in Business Law Awards (2018) and recognized as one of the top experts in the trademark field by Who’s Who Legal.
Karen enabled us to make smart decisions and is a great thought partner.”
Chambers USA, 2023
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2024
Chambers USA recognized Karen as a leading lawyer for Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets - California and in the top tier for Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets: Transactional - California
2024
The Legal 500 recognized Karen as a leading attorney for Trademarks: Non-Contentious
2024
Recognized as a gold-tier lawyer in California and among the top lawyers nationally for enforcement and litigation as well as prosecution and strategy, and named to the WTR Global Leaders list for private practice.
2023
Managing IP named Karen a Trademark Star