Natalie A. Harris

Associate

  

EDUCATION:
University of Wisconsin-Madison, JD, 2000
University of Michigan, BA (English), with distinction, 1996

 

EXPERIENCE:

Ms. Harris is a 2000 graduate of The University of Wisconsin Law School. Prior to joining Mandell Menkes in 2004, Ms. Harris primarily represented wholly-owned Japanese subsidiary corporate clients in a wide variety of commercial and employment disputes in state and federal courts. Since joining Mandell Menkes, she has focused on media and privacy related litigation, trademark prosecution and litigation before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board and in state and federal courts, promotions/advertising/marketing law counseling, information technology litigation, commercial litigation and life and health insurance defense litigation on behalf of insurers. She has represented a variety of companies and individuals in matters involving trademark infringement, registration, opposition and cancellation proceedings, defamation and invasion of privacy, sweepstakes, skill contest rules and digital promotions, product-related copyright infringement and claims for employee and other insurance benefits. Ms. Harris has been involved extensively in all aspects of motion practice, discovery and trial preparation, including preparing and arguing dispositive motions, taking and defending depositions and representing clients during settlement conferences.

 

Ms. Harris is a member of the American Bar Association Forum On Communications Law, Promotion Marketing Association and Mobile Marketing Association.  She is involved with the Media Law Resource Center and regularly attends media law conferences including the Media and Law Seminar sponsored by the University of Kansas School of Law and the ABA Forum on Communications Law. Before receiving her law degree, Ms. Harris spent time living and working in both the Kansai Region and Tokyo, Japan.

 

Ms. Harris co-authored the following published articles: “Employer Liability for Employee Internet Use”, International Legal Strategy (ILS), Vol. X-3 (March 15, 2001); “Illinois Court Rejects Absolute Privilege for Intracorporate Communications,” MLRC Media Law Letter (Feb. 28, 2005) and “‘Battle Of The Privileges’ in Illinois Supreme Court Justice’s Defamation Suit Against Newspaper,” MLRC Media Law Letter (October 31, 2005).