Kathryn J. Fritz is a partner in the Litigation and Intellectual Property Groups at Fenwick & West LLP, and recently completed a 12-year term as the firm’s managing partner. Her practice concentrates on business and intellectual property litigation, with an emphasis on trademark, right of publicity and copyright, especially as applied to new technology areas. Ms. Fritz has represented and advised software publishers, computer hardware manufacturers, gaming and digital media companies, traditional media publishers, and consumer products companies on a wide variety of intellectual property issues. She writes and speaks regularly on IP issues, and at Berkeley Law has taught courses in trademark law and practice.
Ms. Fritz has been honored by a number of prominent publications and organizations, including The National Law Journal’s 75 Outstanding Women Lawyers (2015); The Recorder’s list of Top 50 Women Leaders in Tech Law (multiple years) and, in 2015, was additionally designated as one of 10 “Power Players”; Diversity Council, Top 50 Women Lawyers List (2017); Best Lawyers recognized for intellectual property litigation (2020, 2021).
She is actively involved in pro bono, both in direct client representation and with pro bono organizations. She has represented documentary filmmakers on IP issues, including David Weissman in connection with his films We Were Here, which was short-listed for an Academy Award, and The Cockettes. She currently serves as Vice Chair of the board of Equal Justice Works and is a member of the board of directors of Bay Area Legal Aid. She also served on the Legal Service Corporation’s Pro Bono Task Force and was co-chair of the Subcommittee on Technology Best Practices in Pro Bono. She was recently recognized by OneJustice as a “Champion of Justice.”
She received her B.A., magna cum laude, from the University of California, Santa Barbara, where she was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and a University of California Regents’ Scholar. She received her J.D., cum laude from the Georgetown University Law Center. She is admitted to practice in New York and California.
Kathryn Fritz is not teaching any Law courses in Fall 2025.