Since 1987, Bill Brewster has been providing client counseling and litigating in the fields of trademark, false advertising, and unfair competition, as well as copyright, trade secrets, and restrictive covenants. He has litigated in courtrooms across the country, including jury and bench trials, argued numerous appeals, and handled dozens of preliminary injunction and summary judgment motions. Mr. Brewster has participated in arbitrations in trademark and advertising cases, as well as proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.

Mr. Brewster is widely recognized as one of the top IP lawyers in the country. In 2008, he was lead trial counsel in adidas v. Payless, obtaining the largest jury verdict and the largest judgment ever entered in a trademark case.

Mr. Brewster was listed in The Best Lawyers in America® for Intellectual Property Law in 2010 and every year prior since 1997, and has also been listed for Advertising Law. In 2002, IP Worldwide featured him among “The Magnificent Seven: IP’s Best Young Trial Lawyers.” He is listed in the 2009 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business for Intellectual Property Law. He is among the “astounding seven lawyers from Kilpatrick Stockton” selected and featured in the trademark section of the 2007 Who’sWhoLegal, one of five KS IP lawyers listed in the 2007 PLC WhichLawyer? Yearbook, and one of six listed in The International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers. Mr. Brewster is also routinely included as one of the “Legal Elite” by Georgia Trend Magazine. In 2009, he was again named a Georgia "Super Lawyer” in the areas of Intellectual Property and Intellectual Property Litigation by SuperLawyers magazine. He was named by Legal Media to its 2008 Guide to the World's Leading Trade Mark Law Practitioners and was named to Lawdragon's prestigious 2008 Leading Lawyers in America guide. Mr. Brewster has also been recognized in the 2009 Legal 500 US  in the area of Trademark law. In 2009, he was ranked among the Top 20 Trademark Attorneys by Trademark Insider. He is AV® rated by Martindale-Hubbell.*

From 2001 through 2006, Mr. Brewster served as the firm’s Managing Partner, having responsibility for the day-to-day business of the firm, as well as strategic planning and client service. He assumed that role after two years as Chair of the IP Department, and was the youngest managing partner of any AmLaw200 firm. During his tenure, the Firm opened its New York office and expanded strategic practice areas. Based on a combination of firm financial performance, pro bono work and attorney satisfaction, Kilpatrick Stockton was the only firm with a southeastern headquarters to appear in the Top 50 of the 2006 AmLaw “A List.” Mr. Brewster currently serves on the firm’s Strategy and Pro Bono Committees. His service as Managing Partner reflects the high regard of his partners but, more importantly, provided him with unique mid-career, first-hand experience with the day-to-day challenges of managing a large, international enterprise. This experience has given Mr. Brewster rare insight into counseling similarly complex business clients.

*CV, BV, and AV are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedure's standards and policies.

Professional & Community Activities

American Bar Association, Intellectual Property, Litigation, and Sports & Entertainment Sections, Member

American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA), Member

Emory University School of Law, Adjunct Professor of Trademark Law (2001 - present)

International Collegiate Licensing Association (ICLA), Member

International Trademark Association (INTA), Member and Past Chair of National Moot Court Competition

State Bar of Georgia, Intellectual Property, Litigation, and Sports & Entertainment Sections, Member

University of Virginia School of Law, Associate Member of the Dean’s Council, Former Adjunct Professor

Education

  • University of Virginia, J.D. (1987)
  • Emory University, M.A., Political Science (1984)
  • Emory University, B.A., Political Science and Economics (1984)

Bar Admissions

  • Georgia

Court Admissions

  • Georgia Supreme Court
  • Georgia Court of Appeals
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
  • U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
  • U.S. Supreme Court

Who We Are

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Atlanta, GA, 30309-4528
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William H. Brewster

Experience Highlights

Trademark and copyright advice for Flowers Foods, Inc.
Represents Flowers Foods, Inc., a leading producer of packaged baked goods, and its subsidiaries in various trademark, unfair competition, false more
adidas America Inc. and adidas-Salomon AG v. Payless Shoesource Inc.
Represented adidas America Inc. and adidas-Salomon AG in trademark infringement litigation against Payless Shoesource involving the defendant’s more
Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products LP v. The Procter & Gamble Company
Represented Georgia-Pacific in false advertising litigation against major competitor. Successfully settled prior to preliminary injunction more
Procter & Gamble Co. v. Georgia-Pacific Consumer Prods. LP
The firm served as lead counsel for Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products LP in the defense of our client against a trademark infringement suit.  The more