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Meet Nuzayra

Founder and Managing attorney

Nuzayra Haque-Shah is an intellectual property attorney with a practice built around protecting what founders and creative businesses work hardest to build.

She has represented clients across cannabis, technology, design, fashion, and entertainment, and brings firsthand perspective as a creative entrepreneur and business owner herself.

LEgal Team

Attorney

Jessica Brown

Jessica Brown focuses her practice on trademark prosecution and intellectual property counseling, helping clients protect, manage, and enforce their brands in alignment with business objectives.
Jessica has experience across key aspects of trademark prosecution and brand counseling, including clearance, prosecution, portfolio management, and enforcement matters before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. She has worked with clients in a range of industries, including consumer products, food and beverage, wellness, digital media, and service-based businesses.
In addition to her prosecution and counseling practice, Jessica has experience handling intellectual property disputes, including domain name disputes under the Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy (UDRP) before the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and other providers, as well as federal litigation involving trademark and copyright infringement.
Jessica also advises clients on contract drafting, review, and negotiation, including service agreements, licensing arrangements, and other commercial agreements. She has experience working with clients in regulated and specialized industries, including brewery and distillery compliance, medical spa businesses, and nonprofit organizations.More broadly, Jessica has experience in general civil matters and has worked on employment and business immigration–related issues.
Jessica is known for her collaborative, down-to-earth approach and for working closely with clients to deliver practical, solutions-oriented legal guidance.

Paralegal

Nicolas Lisson

Nicolas is a bilingual intellectual property paralegal with extensive experience in trademark and copyright prosecution, both domestic and international, as well as enforcement. He also has expertise in e-commerce law, handling matters involving platforms such as Amazon and Walmart, and supports the team in litigation and Trademark Trial and Appeal Board proceedings.

Additionally, Nicolas is a foreign attorney admitted to practice law in Argentina and a Member of the Buenos Aires Bar Association. Over the years, he has helped hundreds of clients secure trademark and copyright registrations across a wide range of industries, including pharmaceuticals, consumer products, e-commerce, and the music industry.

Nicolas is recognized for his forward-thinking approach, his commitment to client success, and his passion for helping clients grow their businesses.

Languages: English and Spanish

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Credentials and Recognition

One of the first attorneys to successfully obtain federal trademark protection in the cannabis industry, Nuzayra was named to the Daily Journal’s Top Women Attorneys in 2017. Since 2015, she has been recognized as a Super Lawyers Rising Star in Southern California for intellectual property — a distinction awarded to only 2.5% of attorneys in the region. She is a frequent expert contributor in legal publications and previously served on the Board of Directors of the South Asian Bar Association of Southern California.

Nuzayra holds the distinction of being both a California-licensed attorney and a barrister in England and Wales, having been called to the Bar at Lincoln’s Inn in London. She earned her J.D. from the University of Southern California’s Gould School of Law on a Dean’s Merit Scholarship, and holds law degrees from BPP Law School in Leeds and Northumbria University in Newcastle, both with honors.

Beyond the Office

When she’s not practicing law, Nuzayra enjoys traveling, spending time with her husband and their cat Kiba, and indulging a deep love of fantasy — she’s a devoted fan of Lord of the Rings and Game of Thrones.

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