Leo A. Bautista

Partner

Los Angeles
633 West Fifth Street
Suite 4000
Los Angeles, California 90071

Phone: 213.680.5173
Fax: 213.250.7900
Email: [email protected]

Leo Bautista is a partner in the Los Angeles office of Lewis Brisbois, co-chair of the Franchise and Distribution Practice and vice-chair of the Intellectual Property & Technology Practice.

Mr. Bautista has extensive experience in intellectual property and commercial litigation. He has litigated intellectual property matters for U.S. and international clients including trademark, copyright, trade secrets, technology, anti-piracy, counterfeiting, right of privacy and publicity, licensing, franchising, and patents. He has also litigated many matters involving Internet commerce, including trademark and e-commerce disputes, copyright infringement and unfair competition claims.

Mr. Bautista also has extensive experience in analyzing and negotiating national and international licensing and franchise agreements. He also has a lengthy background in litigating franchising disputes in civil litigation and private arbitrations involving issues ranging from terminations and contract enforcement, to anti-trust, fraud, and rescission claims by single units, and by multiple parties in system-wide disputes.

Mr. Bautista also advises startup and established national and international companies with intellectual property matters including the protection of trade secrets, perfection of domestic and international intellectual property rights, franchise relations, social media, advertising, licensing agreements, merchandising, trademark and copyright registration, patent applications, internet commerce, transfers of ownership, and business formation.

Mr. Bautista is a certified specialist of franchise and distribution law by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization, and has also served as a court appointed and privately retained arbitrator in civil disputes related to commercial matters and tort actions.

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