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Amy C. Leshan

Patent, Trademark, Trade Secret Litigation & Trademark Enforcement/Anti-counterfeiting

Michigan

(248) 226-2785

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Amy brings together deep litigation experience and innovative IP enforcement strategies across channels, making her a trusted partner for brands facing complex infringement challenges.
Amy helps clients develop and implement intellectual property enforcement strategies across online and offline channels. Her work spans targeted actions—such as UDRP actions, cease and desist letters, and reporting infringement to marketplaces, social media platforms, ISPs, and payment processors—to broader enforcement programs. For large-scale efforts, she assists clients to set up streamlined, tech-enabled solutions, including AI-driven automation, and manages relationships with brand enforcement vendors. She also maintains contacts at major online platforms to escalate issues when needed. On the criminal enforcement side, Amy works closely with federal agencies and law enforcement to build cases against IP offenders. She also designs programs to register IP with U.S. Customs and international customs offices to intercept counterfeit goods at borders. Amy is an experienced litigator who has successfully tried patent, trademark, trade secret, and copyright cases in federal courts nationwide and before the International Trade Commission. Her litigation practice focuses on discovery and eDiscovery in IP disputes. She also advises on trademark clearance, prosecution, and proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. Before joining Brooks Kushman, Amy worked in the intellectual property department of a major automotive company, gaining valuable insight into client expectations from an in-house perspective. This experience enables her to anticipate internal corporate considerations and approach legal issues with an understanding of both in-house counsel and business team priorities.

Education

J.D., Wayne State University

B.A., Anthropology, University of Michigan-Dearborn

Organizations & Affiliations

State Bar of Michigan

International Trademark Association (INTA)

Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD), 2021 Fellow

Recognitions

“Rising Star,” Michigan Super Lawyers, Intellectual Property, 2008, 2013 – 2016

Industries

Presentations

Co-Presenter, “Product Identification Training,” U.S. Customs & Border Protection, December 2019

Publications

Co-Author, “A Practical Guide To Anti-Counterfeiting Resources In The United States,” World Trademark Review, May 2021

Insights

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Eight Brooks Kushman Lawyers Named To 2016 Super Lawyers List; Eight Attorneys Honored As Rising Stars

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Sixteen Brooks Kushman Attorneys Named 2014 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

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