Kilpatrick Elects 10 New Partners for 2025

Insights: News Kilpatrick Elects the Most Diverse Partner Class in Firm’s History

October 31, 2024

ATLANTA (October 31) – Kilpatrick announced today the election of 10 members to its partnership effective January 1, 2025.

“The 2025 Partner Class is a reflection of who we are as a firm and mirrors the diversity of our outstanding clients,” states Kilpatrick Managing Partner Roger Wylie. “This is the most diverse class in our firm’s history—and while we celebrate this milestone, we recognize that our work in this space is ongoing. Kilpatrick leadership looks forward to working with this exceptional group of partners.”

Learn more about the talented and diverse 2025 Partner Class:

Amanda Brouillette is a Patent Litigation attorney in Atlanta. She defends clients through all stages of litigation, including through trial, who are accused of patent infringement in a variety of technology fields, including telecommunications, medical billing, pharmaceuticals, and mechanical systems.

Ava Conger is a Complex Commercial Litigation attorney in Atlanta. She represents clients in federal and state courts across the country, including complex breach of contract and indemnification disputes; defense of class action lawsuits; disputes concerning real property, including easement disputes, lease disputes, trespass, and condemnation; defense of consumer statutory claims; defense of claims under the False Claims Act; and insurance coverage disputes.

Sindy Ding-Voorhees is a Trademark attorney in Seattle. She is part of the Greater China Brands team and played a key role in the establishment and expansion of the Beijing office. Sindy’s practice focuses on trademark, copyright, and fashion law. She has extensive experience advising on brand protection strategies, managing trademark and copyright portfolios, and leading both online and offline enforcement and anti-counterfeiting programs in Greater China for some of the world’s most renowned brands.

Sarah Holland is a Trademark attorney in Atlanta. She focuses her practice on international and domestic brand strategy, portfolio management, and enforcement. Sarah also has extensive experience litigating trademark matters in federal court and before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.

Maha Khalaj is a Technology Transactions attorney in Atlanta. She focuses her practice on technology and intellectual property transactions, outsourcing, and other complex commercial agreements. Maha's practice includes assisting clients on a variety of business transactions, including technology/intellectual property licensing, research and development, joint development, professional services, manufacturing and supply, reseller and distribution, IT and business process outsourcing, cloud computing, data analytics, strategic alliances, managed services, and other similar transactions.

Andrea LaFrance is a Trademark attorney in Denver. She focuses on global trademark portfolio management and handles a wide range of domestic and international clearance, prosecution, and enforcement matters. Her practice extends to specialized areas such as social networking, video games, software and cloud services, space technology, and cosmetics.

Tyler McAllister is a Patent attorney in Seattle. He focuses his practice on patent preparation and prosecution, patent clearance and opinions, patent licensing, patent litigation, post-grant review, and related business and intellectual property counseling. Tyler helps startups, along with established corporations, bring new products and services to market in a wide range of technologies.

Tiffani Otey is a Trademark attorney in Winston-Salem. She focuses her practice on U.S. and international trademark portfolio management, and assists clients across various industries, including apparel, gaming, food and beverage, healthcare, and innovative technology. Tiffani is also a co-leader for Kilpatrick’s attorney resource group for Black and African American attorneys, Kilpatrick Voice.

Rachel Saimons is a Litigation attorney in Seattle. She focuses her practice on Native American Affairs and Labor & Employment-related matters. Rachel represents tribes and tribal entities in all stages of litigation before state, federal, and tribal courts in a variety of matters. She also advises tribes on treaty rights issues and compliance with applicable law. Rachel is a descendant of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes.

Bradi Smith is a Trademark attorney in New York. She focuses her practice on global trademark portfolio management, including domestic and international trademark clearance, global trademark prosecution, global portfolio audits, and global registry disputes and enforcement for clients that intersect in the fields of entertainment, finance, software and technology, and consumer goods.

Kilpatrick’s 2024 Partner Class was recently recognized for “Tipping the Scales” by the Diversity & Flexibility Alliance after the organization released the results of its 2024 New Partner Report, a compilation of public data related to the gender breakdown of attorneys promoted to partner at law firms. Law firms that had 50% or more women in their 2024 new partner class, globally and/or U.S.-based, were honored at the Alliance’s annual conference.

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