William H. Brewster

William H. Brewster

Bill Brewster has spent the past 21 years providing client counseling and litigating in the fields of trademark, false advertising, and unfair competition, as well as copyright, trade secrets, and restrictive covenants.

Mr. Brewster is widely recognized as one of the top IP lawyers in the country. In 2008, he was lead trial counsel in adidas v. Payless, obtaining the largest jury verdict and the largest judgment ever entered in a trademark case. Since 1997, he has been listed in Best Lawyers in America for Intellectual Property, and also has been listed in Advertising Law. In 2002, IP Worldwide featured him among "The Magnificent Seven: IP's Best Young Trial Lawyers." He also has been listed since its inception in Chambers USA: America's Leading Business Lawyers for Intellectual Property Law. He is among the "astounding seven lawyers from Kilpatrick Stockton" selected and featured in the trademark section of the 2007 Who'sWhoLegal, one of five KS IP lawyers listed in the 2007 PLC WhichLawyer? Yearbook, and one of six listed in The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers. Mr. Brewster is also routinely included as one of the "Legal Elite" by Georgia Trend Magazine and a "Georgia Super Lawyer" by Law & Politics and Atlanta Magazine. He is AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell.

From 2001 through 2006, Mr. Brewster served as the Firm's Managing Partner, having responsibility for the day-to-day business of the Firm, as well as strategic planning and client service. He assumed that role after two years as Chair of the IP Department, and was the youngest managing partner of any AmLaw200 firm. During his tenure, the Firm opened its New York office and expanded strategic practice areas. Based on a combination of firm financial performance, pro bono work and attorney satisfaction, Kilpatrick Stockton was the only firm with a southeastern headquarters to appear in the Top 50 of the 2006 AmLaw "A List." Mr. Brewster currently serves on the Firm's Strategy Committee and Pro Bono Committee, and Co-Chairs its' Diversity Council. His service as Managing Partner reflects the high regard of his partners but, more importantly, provided him with unique mid-career, first-hand experience with the day-to-day challenges of managing a large, international enterprise. This experience has given Mr. Brewster rare insight into counseling similarly complex business clients.

Selected Experience

· Litigated in courtrooms across the country, including jury and bench trials, argued numerous appeals, and handled dozens of preliminary injunction and summary judgment motions.

· Participated in arbitrations in trademark and advertising cases, as well as proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.

· Representative clients in litigated matters include Acuity Brands, adidas, Anheuser-Busch, AT&T, Collegiate Licensing Company (and dozens of colleges and universities), Delta Air Lines, Estate of Martin Luther King, Jr., Gaylord Entertainment, General Mills, Georgia-Pacific, General Electric, Harley-Davidson, Lockheed, NBA Properties, NFL Properties, R.E.M., Waffle House, and the Walt Disney Company.

Community and Professional Activities

· Active in International Trademark Association (INTA) activities for two decades, including serving as chair of its national moot court competition.

· Member of the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA), the International Collegiate Licensing Association (ICLA), and the ABA and State Bar of Georgia Intellectual Property, Litigation, and Sports & Entertainment Sections.

· Spoken extensively at national and regional seminars on trademark selection and clearance, trademark litigation, trade dress, internet, copyright, trade secret, and restrictive covenant issues.

· Adjunct professor at the Emory University School of Law, having taught trademark law since 2000.

· Also taught as a member of the adjunct faculty at the University of Virginia School of Law, where he currently is an associate member of the Dean's Council.

Civic Activities

· Board of Directors of Special Olympics Georgia (2001-2007, Chairman of Board 2007), Board of Directors of the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce (2003-2007), Operating Board of the Commerce Club (2005-present), and the Board of Visitors of Emory University (2006-2008).

· Charter Lifetime Fellow of the Atlanta Bar Foundation and a Lifetime Fellow of the Georgia Bar Foundation.

· Previously served on the Boards of Directors of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce and Central Atlanta Progress, and on the Board of Advisors of the University of Virginia School of Law.

· Member of the Lawyers Club of Atlanta, the Capital City Club, and the Ivan Allen Society of United Way.

Charter Lifetime Fellow, Atlanta Bar Foundation. Lifetime Fellow, Georgia Bar Foundation.