Honigman Partners Jennifer Sheehan Anderson, Anessa Owen Kramer and Michael A. Lisi Recognized in International Who’s Who of Trademark Lawyers

Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP is pleased to announce that Partners Jennifer Sheehan Anderson, Anessa Owen Kramer and Michael A. Lisi have been recognized in the International Who’s Who of Trademark Lawyers for 2013. The list is published by Law Business Research Ltd., an independent London-based publishing group, and is the result of surveys and analyses of law firm client opinions and of trademark lawyers around the world.

Jennifer Sheehan Anderson is a partner in Honigman’s Intellectual Property (IP) Department and its Trademark and Copyright Practice Group. She is an experienced intellectual property attorney who provides guidance on a wide range of matters in the U.S. and international markets, including global clearance and filing strategies for trademarks and enforcement and defense of trademarks. Anderson also has vast experience in intellectual property due diligence and transfers, and customs registration of Intellectual Property Rights. Anderson has been recognized by Michigan Super Lawyers as a Rising Star in 2010 and 2011. She is a member of the International Trademark Association (INTA) and serves on its Pro Bono Committee. She served as chair of the Intellectual Property Law Section for the State Bar of Michigan in 2010 and 2011. Anderson earned a J.D. from University of Detroit Mercy and a B.A. from the University of Maryland – College Park.

Anessa Owen Kramer is a partner in Honigman’s IP Department, and its Trademark and Copyright and IP Litigation Practice Groups. She has significant experience in managing large international trademark portfolios, including numerous prominent and distinguished global brands. Kramer is particularly skilled in the use of cost-effective trademark management and protection strategies and is highly knowledgeable in many aspects of trademark law. She is a member of INTA and serves on its Famous and Well-Known Marks Committee. In addition, she is a founding member of the Michigan Intellectual Property American Inn of Court and serves as its membership chair. Kramer has been recognized in Michigan Super Lawyers from 2010 through 2013, as a DBusiness magazine “Top Lawyer” in 2012 and 2013 and The Best Lawyers in America in 2014. She was also named by Michigan Lawyers Weekly as one of 25 "Leaders in the Law" in 2010. Kramer earned a J.D., with honors, from George Washington University Law School and a B.A., with honors, from Michigan State University.

Michael A. Lisi is a partner in Honigman’s IP Department, leader of the firm’s Trademark and Copyright Practice Group and a member of its IP Litigation Practice Group. He has more than 25 years of experience in assisting clients in developing strategic and cost effective programs to manage, purchase, sell, license, and protect and enforce intellectual property assets in the U.S. and around the world. He leads a team of highly experienced trademark and copyright attorneys and specialists in conducting IP audits, due diligence and evaluations, and in planning, costing and implementing trademark, copyright and domain name portfolio management programs, as well as related investigation, enforcement and anti-counterfeiting campaigns. He has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America from 2008 through 2013 and as a DBusiness magazine “Top Lawyer” from 2011 through 2013. Lisi is a member of INTA and serves as editor of its Trademark Cancellations: International Practice and Procedures database and as chair of its Publications Committee. Lisi earned a J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School and a B.A., cum laude, from Carleton College.

Honigman’s IP Department consists of 55 legal professionals with experience in patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret services, including search, procurement, enforcement and anti-counterfeiting. The professionals in the IP Department serve clients from large and small corporations to start-up companies and have experience in numerous industries, including automotive (OEM and suppliers), advertising, banking, biotechnology, consumer products, e-commerce, electronics, fashion, food and beverage, gaming and hospitality, insurance, medical services and devices, pharmaceuticals, publishing (newspapers, books, magazines and multi-media), real estate, restaurant, retailing, software, telecommunications, and transportation.