Garrett Weber Email & Phone Number

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Senior trademark and marketing counsel to business clients with expertise in intellectual property, branding, marketing, advertising, trademarks, complex contracts and transactions.• Expert in complex intellectual property, technology, marketing, advertising and trademark issues; create and implement brand and marketing protection strategies to support global marketing campaigns and new innovative products• Manage commercial transactions relating to structuring, drafting, and negotiating complex contracts for technology, licensing, data, sales, services, branding, product development, confidentiality, procurement, partnership opportunities, and joint ventures• Negotiate and draft complex agreements for commercial transactions, analyze due diligence regarding technology and intellectual property for mergers and acquisitions and corporate transactions• Implement policies and procedures for privacy, data protection, confidentiality, risk management; provide guidance and counsel on compliance with federal laws, regulatory issues, and judicial decisions.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Joined Ballard Spahr following 2018 merger with Lindquist & Vennum. Expertise in intellectual property, branding, marketing, advertising, trademarks, complex contracts and transactions.

Partner in leading Minneapolis law firm. Direct counsel and advice to senior business leaders to protect and distinguish products to position them for growth. Leadership experience includes practice group leader and law firm committee.

Law Firm Practice Group Leader, oversaw, led and coordinated group business development, enhanced practice group marketing efforts through expanding client communications and coordinating client seminars, managed practice group budgeting. Also served on firm Personnel Committee, reported to law firm management to recommend candidates for promotion, guided professional development of firm employees through mentoring, training, evaluating, and promoting associates and paralegals

Hired to launch and create advanced intellectual property course focusing protection and enforcement of trademark rights.• Created all course materials and lessons for new skills-based course in trademark law• Course focused on trademark prosecution and enforcement of rights

Joined Lindquist & Vennum following law school. Began career working in litigation, including substantial intellectual property litigation. Gradually transitioned practice to focus on commercial transactions, complex contracts, technology, marketing, branding, and trademarks. Promoted to partner in 2004.

J.D. Summa Cum Laude. Co-Valedictorian

Activities and Societies: Executive Editor, William Mitchell Law Review

B.A. Magna Cum Laude, Journalism