Introduction

Carrie is a senior associate attorney with Fredrikson & Byron’s Advertising, Marketing & Trademark, the Internet, Technology & E-Commerce, and Intellectual Property groups. Carrie assists clients with trademark, copyright, advertising, and domain name issues.

Education

• University of Minnesota Law School, J.D., magna cum laude, 2008
• University of Nebraska – Lincoln, B.S.,  Mechanical Engineering, 2005

Bar Admissions

• Minnesota, 2008

Practice Areas

• Intellectual Property
• IP Due Diligence, Mergers & Acquisitions, and Strategic Assessments
• Intellectual Property Litigation
• Advertising, Marketing & Trademark Law
• Patents
• Internet, Technology & E-Commerce
• Commercial Law

Selected Publications & Presentations

• “Contracts for Cloud-Based Services,” Chapter Co-author with Asmah Tareen, 2012 Contracts Deskbook Update
• Presenter, Social Media Law Seminar, Bloomington, MN, March 1, 2011
• “Where Privacy and Popularity Collide: Liability, Limitations and Loopholes in Publicity Law,” MN Bar Association CLE, January 21, 2011
• Speaker, Advertising Law: New Year, New Rules, December 15, 2009
• Instructor, “Intellectual Property: How Do You Protect Your Great Idea?,” Fredrikson & Byron/MEDA Workshop, July 16, 2009
• “NETBOOK Trademark Dispute Settles,” Fredrikson & Byron’s Trademark Topics^SM, June 2009
• “Is NETBOOK a Trademark, or Can Anyone Use the Term for Small, Inexpensive Computers?,” Fredrikson & Byron’s Trademark Topics^SM, March 2009
• “A Dog of a Case (Update): Court of Appeals Takes Bite Out of Louis Vuitton’s Claims That “Chewy Vuiton” is Not Parody,” Fredrikson & Byron’s Trademark Topics^SM, December 2007
• “A Dog of a Case,” Fredrikson & Byron’s Trademark Topics^SM, May 2007

Professional Activities

• Minnesota Bar Association
• Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology, 2006-08
• Kommerstad Business Law Clinic, Student Attorney, 2007-08
• Civil Practice Clinic, Student Attorney, 2006-07
• Student Volunteer, St. Thomas University Human Rights Institute – Asylum Law Project, Miami, FL

Honors & Distinctions

• Royal A. Stone Scholarship recipient
• 1L Legal Writing Program – Honors Designation
• Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology, Supervising Editor, 2007-08, staff member, 2006-07