Knobbe Martens, one of the nation’s leading intellectual property law firms, is pleased to announce that partners Susan Natland and Lynda Zadra-Symes have been included in the Euromoney Legal Media Group’s (LMG) 2016 “Women in Business Law” Expert Guide for Trademark Law.
Partner Susan Natland focuses on all aspects of domestic and international brand protection and enforcement, advertising law, unfair competition, copyright, and data privacy and security matters. Ms. Natland represents clients in a broad spectrum of industries, including the fashion and apparel, food and beverage, automotive, cosmetics, healthcare, medical and dental, financial, computer hardware and software, telecommunications, retail including e-commerce and direct selling, and sports and entertainment industries.
Partner Lynda Zadra-Symes is a litigation partner and represents clients in a broad spectrum of industries through all stages of U.S. litigation, from pre-suits through trial and appeal, in federal courts throughout the country and before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. Her practice involves all types of intellectual property, including patents, trade secrets, trademarks, copyrights, false advertising, unfair competition, rights of publicity, franchising and labeling. She also advises on issues relating to customs and anti-counterfeiting, international trademarks and copyrights, advertising, and social media. Ms. Zadra-Symes is a WIPO Domain Name Dispute panelist and an INTA mediator neutral.
In April 2016, Ms. Natland and Ms. Zadra-Symes were shortlisted in LMG’s “America’s Women in Business Law Awards” for “Best in Copyright” and “Best in Trademark”.
The Expert Guides, based on nominations from in-house counsel and those in private practice honoring “pre-eminent practitioners in specific areas of law for the purpose of instruction on an international basis,” have been a source of guidance for counsel worldwide since their inception over 20 years ago. Full rankings and methodology can be found at https://www.expertguides.com/.
About Knobbe Martens
With over 300 lawyers and scientists nationwide, Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP dedicates its practice to all aspects of intellectual property law including litigation. Consistently ranked among the top intellectual property firms worldwide, Knobbe Martens serves a diverse group of clients from multinational corporations to emerging businesses of all stages. Headquartered in Orange County, California, Knobbe Martens also has offices in San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Seattle and Washington, D.C. More information about the firm can be found at www.knobbe.com.
