Barbara’s practice focuses on intellectual property law disputes, with an emphasis on patent litigation.
Barbara represents clients in a wide variety of industries, from medical device manufacturers to food processors. Barbara’s experience enforcing and defending her clients’ intellectual property includes litigating in federal trial and appellate courts across the country, as well as in proceedings before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Barbara assists clients in navigating all stages of intellectual property matters, drawing on her experience as a judicial clerk. She is deeply committed to helping clients meet their goals and utilizes her written and oral advocacy skills to help clients achieve successful outcomes. Barbara also maintains an active pro bono practice, currently assisting clients with asylum and anti-counterfeiting matters.
Prior to joining Fredrikson & Byron, Barbara worked as a judicial clerk to the Honorable Chief Justice Lorie S. Gildea of the Minnesota Supreme Court and as a judicial extern to the Honorable Patrick J. Schiltz in the United States District of Minnesota.
