Lesli Harris
USA Guide 2024
Band 2 : Intellectual Property
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About
Provided by Lesli Harris
Practice Areas
Intellectual Property and Technology Licensing
Data Privacy | Data Security
Intellectual Property Transactions
Media and Entertainment Law
Patent Litigation
Protection and Registration Of Intellectual Property
Sports Law
Litigation
Class Action Litigation
Intellectual Property Litigation
Media and First Amendment Litigation
Career
Lesli D. Harris focuses her practice primarily on intellectual property, sports and entertainment law, and emerging companies. She has also successfully handled class action defense and general business litigation. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Harris was a partner at Stone Pigman Walther Wittman in New Orleans, Louisiana, and was formerly Chief of Staff and Executive Counsel to the President at Loyola University.
Ms. Harris received her LL.M in Trade Regulation, with a concentration in Intellectual Property, from New York University School of Law. She earned her J.D., cum laude, from Tulane University School of Law, and her B.A. from the University of Virginia. She is licensed to practice law in Louisiana and New York.
Professional Memberships
New Orleans Bar Association, Board Member
New Orleans Bar Association’s Intellectual Property Committee, Chair
Federal Bar Association, Board Member
Young Artists Young Aspirations, Board Member
New Orleans Film Society, Board Member
Industrial Development Board of the City of New Orleans, Board Member
Chambers Review
USA
Lesli Harris of Kelly Hart & Hallman LLP handles a range of contentious intellectual property matters, including infringement claims, enforcement proceedings and anticounterfeiting measures, with specific expertise in the entertainment and sport sectors. She also advises on trademark registration.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"She is competent."
"She understands the issues at hand."
"She is competent."
"She understands the issues at hand."