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Lisa is managing partner at Dunner Law and past Chair of the ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law (ABA-IPL) where she currently serves as an Officer and Council member.  She was recently recognized in “Managing Intellectual Property” 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 Secretary of Commerce in 2015 to serve a three-year term as a member of the United States Patent and Trademark Office Trademark Public Advisory Committee, the purpose of which is to review the policies, goals, performance, budget, and user fees of the USPTO, and to advise the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO on these matters. 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 Dunner Law’s clients’ IP assets.  She also has significant experience in handling disputes related to trademark and copyright infringement, streaming, source code, keyword ads, domain names, and social media issues. Lisa handles opposition and cancellation proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board and litigation disputes in state and federal court. Lisa’s expertise also extends to drafting and negotiating IP-related agreements such as partnership, joint development, independent contractor, technology, website development and hosting agreements.. 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 as well as on how to start a law practice. 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.

Kurt R. Klaus, Esq., Partner, Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig, PLLC. Kurt R. Klaus, Esq., is a media/entertainment business and legal affairs attorney – backed by years of in-house, law firm, and Of Counsel experience. He was Director, Business and Legal Affairs at 21st Century FOX/National Geographic Channels for four and one-half years.. Acknowledging that media is ever changing- Kurt believes it is a privilege to work on media/entertainment matters that bring new challenges at a rapid pace- viewing these as means to learn, lead, and grow and thus opportunities to help clients advance their endeavors at a timely pace. Kurt uses a proactive approach to identify and implement collaborative and often cross-functional solutions and risk mitigation options. He simultaneously supports senior executives and multiple other stakeholders across a variety of matters.. Kurt provides business and legal counsel mirroring the needs of emerging and conventional media/content landscapes. He designs, implements, and supports legal frameworks for digital and conventional media content and related asset development, creation, production, distribution, and exploitation. He supports legal aspects of neighboring branding, marketing, and social media functions and partnerships including direct-to-digital production and influencer engagements.. Kurt regularly functions as lead attorney on domestic and international transactions involving many of the world’s leading media companies and provides creative and practical guidance with related legal and business strategies. He has been legal counsel to top world brand corporate marketing departments, in-house legal departments, social media departments, deal leads of branded content, television networks, content syndication/licensing departments, independent producers, production companies, web designers, TV talent, musicians, music composers, recording studios, digital game developers, and media entrepreneurs on a wide variety of media, intellectual property, project financing, and corporate organization matters.. Outside of legal practice, Kurt was an executive in two mid-sized media production and distribution companies and functioned as a producer, assistant director, and production manager of television commercials and corporate films (140+ projects), earning 16 regional and national awards. Kurt also worked in the production departments of multiple LA-based studio feature films. In addition to a Juris Doctor, Kurt holds a M.S. in Communications (Advertising) and a B.S. in Recording Industry.