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March 26, 2024
Leia Leitner is an experienced litigator whose practice focuses on intellectual property, trademark, copyright, privacy, cyber and media law, licensing, and commercial dispute resolution. She counsels and represents clients in protecting, managing, and enforcing their intellectual property rights, confidential information, and trade secrets.
Leia represents clients in matters involving the creation, ownership, use, licensing, and enforcement of their most valuable intangible assets. Her experience includes trademark and copyright disputes, trade secret matters, licensing conflicts, and issues at the intersection of technology, privacy, and media. She also advises clients on complex commercial disputes that affect their business relationships and operations.
Leia has appeared before federal and state courts, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, and the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Her experience across judicial and administrative forums enables her to guide clients through every stage of a matter, from administrative proceedings to litigation.
Areas of Focus
Intellectual Property / Brand Protection
Leia handles trademark, copyright, and trade secret disputes on behalf of restaurants, nonprofit organizations, and companies in the apparel and health care industries. She has successfully litigated copyright, trademark infringement, and trade secret matters and is experienced in Lanham Act litigation.
Commercial Litigation
Leia handles pre-suit and litigation matters in commercial litigation, including business disputes and construction defect claims. She advises clients at the earliest stages of a dispute to assess risk, preserve key evidence, and pursue early resolution where possible. When matters proceed to litigation, she guides clients through every phase of the case, from pleadings and discovery through motion practice, settlement negotiations, and trial. She works to protect her clients’ business interests while pursuing efficient and cost-effective resolutions.
- Florida A&M University College of Law (J.D., 2011)
- Book Award, Upper Level Writing Course “Children and the Constitution”; Research Assistant
- University of California, San Diego (B.A. Political Science, 2003)
- Florida
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
- Grievance Committee, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, 2022–2025
- President, Federal Bar Association – Orlando Chapter, 2023-2024
- Board Member, Lake Mary Woods Homeowners Association, 2016-2023
- Programs Chair, Central Florida Association for Women Lawyers, 2022-2023
- Consumer Protection Law Committee, Florida Bar, 2021–2022
- Intellectual Property Committee, Orange County Bar Association, 2021–2022
- Co-chair, Law Day 5K, Orange County Bar Association, 2021–2022
- Class VIII, The Florida Bar Leadership Academy, 2020–2021
- President, Greater Orlando Asian American Bar Association, 2019-2020
- Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America®, 2027
- Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® Ones to Watch™, 2024-2025
- Selection to Florida Trend’s 2022 Florida Legal Elite
- Super Lawyers® Rising Stars™ Personal Injury Defense and Intellectual Property, Florida, 2022
- Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America®: Ones to Watch in the area of Commercial Litigation and Litigation - Intellectual Property, 2022-2023
- Selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers® Florida Rising Stars™, 2019–2023