Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Kirkland & Ellis LLP advises clients on trademark portfolio management and brand protection strategies across domestic and international markets. The firm assists with trademark issues arising from corporate transactions and licensing arrangements, as well as pre-litigation counselling and broader brand-building strategies. Its work includes trademark registration, maintenance, and enforcement, alongside clearance projects, prosecution work, office action responses, ex parte appeals, and portfolio policing programmes for companies across a range of industries. Based in Los Angeles, Amy Abeloff advises on intellectual property matters with a focus on global trademark portfolio management. She regularly counsels clients on the availability of trademarks for use and registration worldwide and develops filing strategies ranging from individual marks to large-scale, multi-jurisdictional portfolio projects.