Justin Taylor is a partner in the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Justin focuses his practice on counseling in copyright, trademark, internet and advertising matters, including litigation, arbitration, licensing and strategic counseling, as well as intellectual property issues arising from artificial intelligence technologies.
Justin represents clients across a wide range of industries, including video games and entertainment, hospitality and travel, real estate, consumer goods and apparel, food and beverage, pharmaceuticals, financial services and online marketplaces and software. He litigates trademark, copyright, DMCA, counterfeiting and licensing disputes from pleadings through trial and post-trial motions. He leads teams in U.S. litigations and develops strategy for key discovery and pre-trial motions, depositions, fact and expert discovery and trial. Justin directs counsel in related litigations around the world, including in Europe, South America, Africa and Asia. Justin also counsels clients on trademark and copyright licensing transactions, intellectual property matters in mergers & acquisitions, corporate reorganizations, and on trademark clearance and prosecution.
Justin is also active in the IP bar. He serves as Vice-Chair of the Anti-Counterfeiting and Privacy Committee in the ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law, and is a member of the New York Intellectual Property Law Association’s Associate Advisory Committee.
Justin maintains an active pro bono practice, counseling nonprofit organizations and individuals on intellectual property matters as well as immigration and asylum matters.
