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| Kristan B. Burch Partner • Co-Chair of Intellectual Property & Franchising T (757) 624.3343F (757) 624.3169 kbburch@kaufcan.com | |
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Kristan is a partner in the firm's Litigation Section and Co-Chair of the Intellectual Property & Franchising Practice Group. Her practice focuses on construction and intellectual property. She handles a broad range of civil litigation matters including construction disputes regarding faulty workmanship and design; construction payment disputes and bond claims; patent, trademark, and copyright infringement actions; opposition and cancellation proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board; franchise disputes; general commercial disputes; and appeals to the Supreme Court of Virginia and the Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
Practice Areas
Representative Matters
- Represented municipality in disputes with contractor and architect regarding construction of new courthouse
- Represented builder during remediation of projects with Chinese drywall and in related litigation
- Represented developer in construction contract dispute, obtaining favorable decision in federal district court which was affirmed by Fourth Circuit
- Represented owner of environmental projects in dispute with engineer regarding defective engineering, surveying, and environmental services
- Represented general contractor during construction of municipal facility, addressing construction issues and disputes with owner, engineer, and subcontractor
- Represented general contractor regarding defective construction and warranty claims in multi-party litigation involving exterior installation and finish systems on condominiums
- Drafted and negotiated contracts for owners, general contractors, and subcontractors
- Defended municipality in trademark infringement action, securing nuisance value settlement after favorable summary judgment ruling
- Represented franchisor in multiple federal court actions to enforce terms of franchise agreement and obtain injunctive relief
- Participated in patent infringement cases in federal court, including trials, through which plaintiff sought monetary damages and injunctive relief
- Represented parties in trademark opposition and cancellation proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
- Represented domain name holders in arbitration proceedings under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy
- Represented trademark holders in disputes with other entities using confusingly similar trade names, drafting cease and desist letters and negotiating settlement agreements
- Served as local counsel in patent and trademark infringement actions in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Norfolk and Newport News Divisions
Recognition and honors
- Virginias Legal Elite; Virginia Business Magazine, 2004-2009
- Virginia Rising Stars; Law & Politics, 2007-2010
- Top 40 Under 40; Inside Business, 2007
- Lead Hampton Roads, 2006
- Law Clerk to The Honorable James E. Bradberry; Magistrate Judge, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Norfolk Division
Associations
- Virginia Bar Association; Intellectual Property & Information Technology Section, Chair
- Virginia State Bar; Construction and Public Contracts Section; Board of Governors, Secretary
- Virginia State Bar Special Committee on Communications
- Federal Bar Association, Tidewater Chapter; Past President
- Virginia State Bar; Intellectual Property Law Section; Board of Governors, Past Chair
- Norfolk & Portsmouth Bar Association; CLE Committee
Admissions
- Virginia State Courts
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- Supreme Court of the United States
Education
- University of Virginia; B.A., 1995
- College of William & Mary School of Law; J.D., 1998
press and publication
- 31 K&C Attorneys Named as Super Lawyers & 11 Named as Rising Stars 2010
- 39 K&C Attorneys Named Virginia Business Magazine's Legal Elite 2009
- A Modern Day Fairy Tale: Injunctive Relief in a Post eBay World: The More Things Change, the More They Remain the Same
- 30 Attorneys Named Super Lawyers, 12 Named Rising Stars
- A Contractor's License: Who Needs One and Why
- 36 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named Virginia Business Magazine's Legal Elite 2008
- 28 K&C Attorneys Named as Super Lawyers & 8 Named as Virginia Rising Stars 2008
- 20 K&C Attorneys Named to Virginia Business Magazine's Legal Elite 2007
- 10 K&C Attorneys Named to Virginia Rising Stars 2007
- 34 K&C Attorneys Named to Virginia Business Magazine's Legal Elite 2006
- K&C Names Shuford & Burch Partners
- 27 K&C Attorneys Named to Virginia Business Magazine's Legal Elite
- 31 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named to Virginia Business Magazine's Legal Elite