Makena Binker Cosen is a intellectual property associate in the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. She practices intellectual property law with a focus on copyright, trademark, unfair competition, trade secret and right of publicity law. She represents clients across a broad range of industries, from consumer products to industrial manufacturing. She has worked on matters in federal court and before the Copyright Claims Board.
Makena maintains an active pro bono practice where she assists authors and nonprofits in protecting their intellectual property rights.
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Thought Leadership
Publications
Note, “A New Era in the Creator Economy: Addressing Copyright Issues Among Content Creators on YouTube,” Columbia Journal of Law and the Arts, 2025
Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
Not admitted to practice in New York
2025, Massachusetts
Courts
United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
Languages
English
Spanish
Education
Columbia Law SchoolJ.D.2025
Carroll G. Harper Prize
Andrew D. Fried Memorial Prize
Academic Scholars Program
Holthusen-Schindler Scholarship Recipient
Columbia Journal of Law and the Arts
Extern, National Advertising Division
Columbia UniversityB.A., History ((Public Health Concentration))2021
Columbia Undergraduate Scholars Program
Laidlaw Undergraduate Research and Leadership Program
