Kristy A. Schlesinger

Kristy is a civil litigator whose practice focuses on high-value and complex business litigationmatters. Kristy counsels clients on a variety of disputes, including commercial, product liability,employment, real estate, and intellectual property claims.

An experienced trial attorney, Kristy consistently achieves favorable results. Recent highlightsinclude a complete defense verdict on a $200-million trademark infringement and breach of contract claim for a leading beverage manufacturer, defeating a $135-million Ponzi-scheme allegation, securing a defense award and attorney’s fees on a breach of marketing agreement based on her client’s duress and resolving through complete defense verdict a multi-million dollar commissions dispute that threatened to bankrupt her client.

Kristy also taps into her experience as corporate general counsel to identify and understand her clients’ needs and to unify litigation goals. This focus has allowed her to help secure lucrative settlements for corporate clients of all sizes.



Good to know

Job Types Counsel
Areas of Practice 1) Business Litigation, 2) Intellectual Property and 3) Employment Litigation and Policy
Law School California Western School of Law (J.D.,2001)
Education Northern Arizona University (B.S.,1998)
Bar Member / Association California State Bar Association
Most recent firm Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.
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