Erin Hennessy > Haynes and Boone, L.L.P. > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile
Haynes and Boone, L.L.P. Offices
30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, 26TH FLOOR
NEW YORK
NEW YORK
United States
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Erin Hennessy
Work Department
Trademarks; Trademark Cancellations and Oppositions; Trademark Prosecution; Trademark Litigation; Intellectual Property; Advertising, Marketing, and Promotional Law; Social Media and Copyright
Position
Partner
Career
Erin Hennessy focuses her practice on trademark law, copyright law and internet and social media issues spanning many industries including media, publishing, technology, retail, fashion and financial services. Erin counsels clients on all aspects of intellectual property with an emphasis on supporting legal, business and marketing teams with branding issues facing their businesses. She handles worldwide trademark matters including trademark counseling, clearance, registration, protection and enforcement, domain name and internet issues, litigation, licensing and transactional matters. She has worked on various policy issues such as the launch of the new gTLDs, trademark dilution, and cybersquatting.
Memberships
International Trademark Association (INTA)
Education
J.D., Widener University Law School, 1996
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Intellectual property > Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing)
Haynes and Boone, L.L.P. harnesses the bench strength of a footprint spanning the Americas, Europe, and the Asia Pacific region, to advise on the enforcement and management of major global portfolios across a diverse spectrum of industries, including those of the Dallas Cowboys, Starz Entertainment, and AT&T. The team is led by David Bell in Dallas, who applies experience to Trademark Trial and Appeal Board proceedings, specializes in clients in telecoms, music, apparel, and consumer products. Also in Dallas, Jeffrey Becker employs longstanding expertise in brand management, Purvi Patel Albers brings expertise to social media counseling and internet enforcement, including oppositions, cancellations and Uniform Dispute Resolution Proceedings, Rob LeBlanc handles complex product launches, and Tiffany Ferris manages risks associated with advertising claims and the availability of potential trademarks. In New York, Erin Hennessy advises clients in the publishing, tech, retail, fashion, and financial services sectors, where associate Annie Allison utilizes a background as a former TV news producer and reporter, to counsel media and entertainment clients. Joseph Lawlor in New York and Mike McArthur in Dallas were both promoted to partner in January 2023.
Lawyer Rankings
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Firm Rankings
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing)
- Insurance > Advice to policyholders
- Energy > Energy litigation: oil and gas
- Intellectual property > Patents: prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings)
- Finance > Structured finance: derivatives and structured products
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Energy > Energy litigation: electric power
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Finance > Financial services regulation