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Brittany Elias Kandela concentrates her practice in the areas of trademark clearance, prosecution, global portfolio strategy, and international trademark enforcement. Brittany specializes in strategic management of global trademark portfolios, including global protection strategies and counseling for international enforcement on registry disputes and infringement issues. Brittany has managed disputes in numerous jurisdictions and successfully resolved complex cross-jurisdictional disputes. Brittany works with clients of all sizes and in a broad range of businesses, including the apparel and fashion industries, consumer food and beverage industries, cosmetic industry, entertainment and content production, and software and technology, among others.
Prior to joining the firm, Brittany was an intellectual property litigation associate in the Los Angeles office of a California-based law firm where she handled federal copyright and trademark litigation matters and also acted as lead associate for trademark prosecution and portfolio management.
While attending law school, Brittany was selected to participate in the Microsoft/HNBA Intellectual Property Law Institute program in Washington, D.C.
Prior to becoming an attorney, Brittany was founder and president of Museum of the Souls (Museo de las Almas) in Los Angeles, California where she successfully cultivated relationships with sponsors, patrons, publicists, media representatives, and artists to provide a platform for the exhibition and auction of work by up-and-coming Hispanic and Latino artists.
Brittany was recognized in 2025 as one of the "Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch" for Intellectual Property Law by The Best Lawyers in America®. She was recognized as a Southern California “Rising Star” in 2023, 2024 and 2025, as well as in 2020 and the three years immediately preceding, for Intellectual Property by Super Lawyers magazine. Brittany was selected as a “Lawyers of Color Hot List” honoree in 2022. Lawyers of Color is a nonprofit promoting diversity in the legal profession and advancing democracy and equality in marginalized communities and its Hot List recognizes early-to-mid-career attorneys excelling in the legal profession.
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Loyola Law School J.D. (2015) Double Concentration in Intellectual Property Law and Entertainment Law
University of California, Irvine B.A. (2011) Art History, Minor in Women’s Studies
California (2015)
International Trademark Association, Member
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