Eversheds Sutherlandis pleased to announce that Associate Karissa F. Blyth has been selected to take part in the Hispanic National Bar Association’s (HNBA) 2017 Latina Leadership Academy.
Selected from a pool of applicants, Ms. Blyth joins a group of other lawyers and emerging leaders in this competitive program that focuses on personal and professional development.
“We are very proud of Karissa and congratulate her on this well-deserved honor,” said Vanessa A. Scott, Partner and Eversheds Sutherland (US) Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer. “She is a tremendously skilled attorney with excellent leadership qualities. This recognition is the reflection of her hard work and dedication to client service."
At Eversheds Sutherland, Ms. Blyth advises clients across a variety of industries on patent licensing, counseling, prosecution and litigation matters, as well as trademark licensing and prosecution matters. She also assists with patent portfolio management and has experience with patent, copyright and trade secret litigation, including drafting pleadings, motions, claim construction briefs, and invalidity and non-infringement contentions, and preparing for and defending depositions. Additionally, Ms. Blyth’s experience includes representing clients in inter partes reviews (IPR) and covered business method (CBM) reviews before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, and in cancellation and opposition proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.
About the Hispanic National Bar Association
Founded in 1972, the HNBA is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, national membership organization that represents the interests of attorneys, judges, law professors, legal assistants, law students and other legal professionals in the United States and its territories. The HNBA is also committed to advocacy on issues of importance to the 53 million people of Hispanic heritage living in the U.S. Proud of its more than four decades of accomplishments, the HNBA is mindful that its mission is as vital today as it was the day of its founding in 1972. For more information, please visit www.hnba.com.
About Eversheds Sutherland
As a global top 40 law practice, Eversheds Sutherland provides legal services to a global client base ranging from small and mid-sized businesses to the largest multinationals, acting for 72 of the Fortune 100, 61 of the FTSE 100 and 120 of the Fortune 200.
With more than 2,400 lawyers, Eversheds Sutherland operates in 63 offices in 30 jurisdictions across Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the United States. In addition, a network of related law firms, including formalized alliances in Latin America, Asia Pacific and Africa, provide support around the globe.
Eversheds Sutherland provides the full range of legal services, including corporate and M&A; dispute resolution and litigation; energy and infrastructure; finance; human capital and labor law; intellectual property; real estate and construction; and tax.
Eversheds Sutherland comprises two separate legal entities: Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP (headquartered in the UK) and Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP (headquartered in the US), and their respective controlled, managed, affiliated and member firms. The use of the name Eversheds Sutherland is for description purposes only and does not imply that the member firms or their controlled, managed or affiliated entities are in a partnership or are part of a global LLP. For more information, visit eversheds-sutherland.com.
