Angela Colt
Senior Associate
New York
Angela stands at the intersection of IP law and business. She blends her legal and financial background to frame compelling legal arguments in allegations of corporate IP theft and deceptive trade practices.
Angela’s multi-dimensional approach originates from her years as a broker and investment banker. During that time, she identified the ways in which business events affect consumer confidence and corporate earnings. Now as an IP litigator, she counsels clients and analyzes those variables in copyright, trademark, trade secret, false advertising, and patent actions in federal and state court, in arbitration, and before the National Advertising Division of the Better Business Bureau.
In addition to helping her corporate clients, Angela also devotes her time to various pro bono matters. She has advised the ACLU of Northern California, drafted and argued an appeal in the Appellate Division (2d Dep’t) in a child abuse matter; and taken and defended depositions for the City through the New York City Law Department’s Public Service Program.
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Angela has handled high-profile disputes including:
- L'Oréal in obtaining terminating sanctions against Metricolor in a case involving several claims including patent infringement and trade secret misappropriation in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California;
- A Japanese printer company in obtaining a complete victory in an ICC arbitration relating to alleged misuse of confidential information;
- Desktop Metal, Inc. in obtaining a complete victory in a JAMS arbitration relating to comparative advertising claims;
- Desktop Metal, Inc. in a trade secret trial against Markforged related to 3D printing technology in federal court in Massachusetts;
- Avaya in obtaining a favorable settlement against former employees of acquired company assets who stole trade secrets;
- Christie’s, Inc. in securing the dismissal of a putative nationwide class action in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, which declared the California Resale Royalties Act unconstitutional and preempted by the Copyright Act;
- An international recording artist in obtaining a judgment in her favor on all counts and a dismissal with prejudice of all cross-claims in a dispute over the ownership of the rights to her music;
- The National Football League in obtaining a dismissal with prejudice of a complaint alleging fraudulent use of the plaintiff’s identity;
- Red Bull as a defendant in multiple putative class actions across the country challenging the nature and content of advertising statements regarding the benefits of Red Bull energy drinks;
- Estée Lauder in obtaining dismissals of national and state consumer class actions relating to the marketing and packaging statements on cosmetic products; and
- Hampton Creek in obtaining a dismissal of a nationwide consumer class action related to the marketing and packaging statements on Just Mayo products.
