Ms Claudia Ray > Kirkland & Ellis LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile
Kirkland & Ellis LLP Offices
601 LEXINGTON AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10022
NEW YORK
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Ms Claudia Ray
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Claudia Ray represents clients across a broad range of industries, including technology, consumer products, insurance and financial services, advertising and marketing, transportation, manufacturing, entertainment/media, and fashion/apparel. Representative matters have involved such well-known properties as the Obama “Hope” poster, Harry Potter, Chuck Taylor All-Stars, Colgate Total, Burberry’s plaid, and Travelers’ red umbrella, as well as such diverse subject matter as online content distribution platforms, SaaS products, steak houses, investment funds, Broadway shows, and alcoholic beverages. Claudia regularly appears before federal and state trial and appellate courts, in domestic and international arbitrations, and in proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, the Copyright Royalty Board, the International Trade Commission, and other similar bodies. She also advises clients on their overall IP protection and enforcement strategies, including pre-litigation counseling and IP clearance and prosecution, as well as advising on IP issues in the transactional context and negotiating and drafting IP-related agreements. In Chambers USA, clients call her “business-savvy,” a “leading authority throughout the country and beyond,” and an “outstanding courtroom performer.” She was honored in Managing Intellectual Property’s most recent edition of IP Stars – Top 250 Women in IP.
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: litigation
A particularly popular destination for video game companies, Kirkland & Ellis LLP specializes in complex IP cases in areas where clear legal precedent is yet to be established; in a representative matter, the firm is representing Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. in a suit that pertains to the reproduction of copyrighted tattoos in a basketball videogame. Litigator and team head Dale Cendali is singled out for her IP expertise; she represented Epic Games in precedential litigation concerning the copyrightability of dance steps in a recent highlight. Another name to note is Joshua Simmons, who has significant experience advocating on behalf of video games companies in various copyright infringement litigations. Claudia Ray is further recommended for her copyright and internet litigation. All mentioned lawyers are based in New York.
United States > Intellectual property > Trademarks: litigation
Led in New York by IP litigation authority Dale Cendali, the market-leading team at Kirkland & Ellis LLP acts in high-stakes trademark litigation on behalf of household names such as PepsiCo and Delta Airlines. At the Los Angeles and Silicon Valley offices, Diana Torres brings strength to disputes involving consumer product manufacturers, entertainment and media companies, fitness service providers, and Internet service providers. Allison Buchner, also in LA, acts in complex matters brought by consumers, competitors, and regulators, across sectors ranging from software and consumer goods to apparel, medical devices, and e-commerce. In New York, Claudia Ray, handles unfair competition claims for clients in tech, aviation, entertainment, and financial services, and Shanti Sadtler Conway specializes in right of publicity, social media, and licensing. Yungmoon Chang in Los Angeles was promoted to partner in October 2022.
United States > Intellectual property > Copyright
Leveraging the deep bench strength of locations across the US, Europe and Asia, the team at Kirkland & Ellis LLP remains a leader in the copyright space, advising multinational corporates across the tech, video games, aerospace, software, publishing and media sectors, including Epic Games, Riot Games and Take-Two Interactive. Intellectual property authority Dale Cendali, who represented Oracle in the Supreme Court and throughout the long-running Google v Oracle case, heads the practice, bringing experience to high-stakes infringement matters. Claudia Ray litigates complex combined copyright and competition law matters, while Joshua Simmons supports Cendali in assisting clients in tech and medical devices. All lawyers mentioned are in New York.
United States > Intellectual property > Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing)
The globally-connected team at Kirkland & Ellis LLP advises household names such as PepsiCo, on the enforcement and management of their international trademark portfolios. Headed by intellectual property authority Dale Cendali, the group’s active client base spans the sporting goods, cosmetics, cybersecurity, video games, fitness, pharma, tech, and apparel sectors. Key figures include Claudia Ray, a specialist in brand-building and protection strategy; Johanna Schmitt, who assists with complex internet issues; Mary Mazzello, who brings expertise to matters ranging from trademarks clearance to new product launches; Shanti Sadtler Conway, who provides experience related to social media, licensing, and contract issues. All the lawyers mentioned work at the New York office.
Lawyer Rankings
- Copyright United States > Intellectual property
- Trademarks: litigation United States > Intellectual property
- Media and entertainment: litigation United States > Media, technology and telecoms
- Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing) United States > Intellectual property
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Media, technology and telecoms > Advertising and marketing: litigation
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- International Trade > CFIUS
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Government > Government relations
- Intellectual property > Copyright
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Energy > Energy litigation: oil and gas
- Energy > Energy transactions: electric power
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- Environment > Environment: transactional
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Tax > International tax
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Investment fund formation and management > Mutual/registered/exchange-traded funds
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: large deals ($500m+)
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Real estate > Real estate
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Shareholder activism
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: litigation
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
Firm Rankings
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Antitrust > Cartel
- Energy > Energy regulation: electric power
- Environment > Environment: litigation
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: litigation
- Antitrust > Merger control
- Media, technology and telecoms > Outsourcing
- Intellectual property > Patents: licensing
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (International Trade Commission)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: automotive/transport
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: pharmaceuticals and medical devices
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: toxic tort
- Finance > Project finance
- Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
- Government > State attorneys general
- Finance > Structured finance: securitization
- Tax > US taxes: contentious
- Dispute resolution > E-discovery
- Dispute resolution > Financial services litigation
- Insurance > Insurance: non-contentious
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing)
- Energy > Energy regulation: oil and gas
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: transactional
- Real estate > Construction (including construction litigation)
- International Trade > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Investment fund formation and management > Mutual/registered/exchange-traded funds