Allison Blanco advises clients on complex commercial issues at the intersection of business and intellectual property law.

Allison draws on her extensive background in economics and international business to guide individuals and companies at all phases of maturity, from start-ups to Fortune 100 corporations, on:

  • Licensing and commercializing IP assets involving technology, software, trademarks, copyright, and content
  • Internet law, including web-scraping, Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) matters, website terms of service, cybersquatting, and domain name recovery and management
  • Trademark counseling, prosecution, and worldwide trademark portfolio management
  • Trademark and copyright infringement litigation
  • False advertising, commercial disparagement and defamation, rights of publicity, and unfair competition disputes
  • Trade secret counseling and litigation
  • High-stakes business disputes

She forges trusted relationships and approaches each matter with a commercial perspective to devise solutions that help clients achieve their business objectives. Allison holistically identifies clients’ legal imperatives and leverages the firm’s robust global platform to promptly address them, particularly on matters involving copyright and data protection.

Allison maintains an active pro bono practice, including advising start-ups, individuals, and nonprofits on trademark applications and copyright cease-and-desist matters.

While in law school, Allison worked for the US Attorney’s Office of the Central District of California and the Honorable Arthur C. Alarcón of the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Allison's recent experience includes representing:

Complex Commercial Disputes

  • Allergan in the attempted hostile takeover by Valeant and Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square
  • A consumer products company against multiple California Consumers Legal Remedies Act class-action demand letters
  • A major sports organization in cases attacking an investigation and sanctions issued against one of its member organizations

Intellectual Property

  • The Yucaipa Companies in a trademark infringement and abandonment action involving the Aloha Airlines trademarks
  • A leading REIT market research and advisory firm in a dispute with a former employee regarding alleged retention and use of confidential and proprietary information
  • Networking hardware resellers in US Department of Justice investigations relating to counterfeit products and fraud
  • A Fortune 100 conglomerate in a trademark licensing dispute
  • A global cosmetic company in a trademark infringement dispute

Internet

  • Craigslist in web scraping suits against:
    • RadPad, an online real estate rental website, alleging breach of contract, copyright infringement, and CAN-SPAM Act and CFAA violations, resulting in a US$60.5 million judgment
    • 3taps, an online exchange platform, alleging approximately 20 causes of action, including copyright and trademark infringement and CAN-SPAM Act and CFAA violations

Bar Qualification

  • California

Education

  • JD, University of California, Los Angeles, 2012
    summa cum laude, Order of the Coif
  • BA, University of Southern California, 2009
    summa cum laude