Lisa is Managing Partner at Dunner Law and past Chair of the ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law (ABA-IPL). She is recognized as one of the world’s top 250 women in IP and in World Trademark Review 1000 as one of the top 1000 trademark attorneys in the world. She was appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce in 2016 to serve a 3-year term as a member of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Trademark Public Advisory Committee and to advise the Under Secretary of Commerce for IP and Director of the USPTO. Lisa’s practice focus is on strategic counseling related to a wide variety of trademark, unfair competition, false advertising, copyright, e-commerce and transactional matters. Formerly a partner at McDermott Will & Emery, Lisa has extensive experience in protection and enforcement of intellectual property and unfair competition rights for domestic and international issues.

She regularly counsels clients on best practices related to IP asset protection and management, finding efficient and strategic ways to maximize and manage IP assets. She also has significant experience in handling opposition and cancellation proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, litigation disputes in state and federal court, and contract negotiation and disputes. Lisa has testified before the U.S. Congress House of Representatives, Committee on the Judiciary, regarding the U.S. Copyright Office, Its Function and Resources, and she has spoken and written on numerous other occasions on trademark and copyright issues. Lisa is Founding Editor-in-Chief of the ABA IPL’s flagship IP magazine, Landslide. Lisa is a former touring professional tennis player and achieved world rankings in both singles and doubles. She enjoys playing tennis, golf, hiking and rescuing animals.

Kim is Senior Counsel at Dunner Law, and she is a notable expert in licensing and brand protection strategies.  Having served for years in-house as lead global program management counsel handling all aspects of IP licensing and brand extension management of a large brand portfolio, Kim counsels clients on best practices for brand protection, IP portfolio strategy and social media, influencer and creative licensing collaborations. Kim’s expertise in global IP licensing adds a unique dimension to her practice serving a diverse array of clients from Fortune 500 companies to start-ups across a myriad of industries.  Focusing on optimization and monetization of IP portfolios, Kim works closely with clients to develop or refine their brand extension programs.

In addition to negotiating and drafting IP licenses, Kim provides strategic brand architecture guidance for portfolio and program management; redesign of IP operational processes and best practices for compliance protocols; crafting of social media/influencer/creative collaborations; and the establishment of innovative deal structures that result in revenue growth tied to the IP assets.  Kim advocates a holistic viewpoint to capture the synergy between the legal and business aspects of IP, and her consultative approach builds consensus among stakeholders allowing her to guide clients in crafting unique solutions and winning strategies in an evolving modern marketplace.  She practices a whole food plant-based way of eating, enjoys many recreational athletic pursuits, and she has a great fondness for her herding dog, Blue, as well as a love of music.

Brian is a Senior Associate at Dunner Law, and his practice focus is on trademarks, unfair competition and false advertising.  Brian’s unique background as a Senior Trademark Attorney for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and an Interlocutory Attorney at the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“TTAB”) gives him strong insight and expertise in the trademark registration process as well as contested matters before the TTAB.  Brian has also spent many years in private practice counseling clients on the selection, clearance, prosecution, registrability and enforcement of trademarks and copyrights throughout the world.

Brian is an Adjunct Professor at Arapahoe Community College in Colorado, where he resides and teaches intellectual property and administrative law. In addition, Brian has spoken on numerous occasions throughout the country on various trademark, advertising and copyright issues.  Brian is actively involved in the Metropolitan Washington Ear, serving as a Volunteer Reader for the visually-impaired and print disabled in the Washington, DC area.  In his spare time, Brian enjoys swimming, biking, reading and officiating youth sports.