Julia Sutherland

Ms. Julia K. Sutherland is a Partner in the International Department of Seyfarth Shaw LLP. Her practice includes domestic and foreign trademark clearance, prosecution and enforcement; ex parte and inter parties proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board; intellectual property licensing; copyright prosecution and enforcement; rights of publicity; domain name and UDRP proceedings; entertainment law; and client counseling.

Ms. Sutherland handles the development and management of worldwide trademark portfolios and specializes in resolving trademark, copyright, and domain name disputes. She currently represents clients in a broad gamut of industries, including apparel, food, restaurant, healthcare, financial, computer hardware and software, telecommunications, automotive, and education.

Ms. Sutherland is a certified Six Sigma Green Belt.  Using Lean Six Sigma and project management methodologies, our SeyfarthLean approach delivers increased value to our clients at a time of increased market pressures and competitive demands.

Seyfarth’s commitment to delivering legal services in a new way—with an emphasis on value and continuous improvement—has been praised by the Association of Corporate Counsel as being “five years ahead of every other AmLaw 200 firm.”

Education:

• J.D., University of Michigan Law School (2004)
• B.S., University of Michigan (2000)

Admissions:

• Illinois
• Michigan