ATLANTA (December 7) – Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton announced today that attorney Mike Rafter was recently named to two prestigious leadership positions. Mr. Rafter was appointed to the Lambda Legal Atlanta Leadership Committee and named a board member of the Stonewall Bar Association of Georgia.

Founded in 1973, Lambda Legal is the oldest and largest national legal organization whose mission is to achieve full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people, and those with HIV through impact litigation, education, and public policy work.

For more information on Lambda Legal, please click here.

Founded in 1995, the Stonewall Bar Association of Georgia is a professional association of attorneys, judges, law students, paralegals, and other legal professionals who support the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people, and who oppose discrimination based upon sexual orientation or gender identity.

For more information on the Stonewall Bar Association of Georgia, please click here.

Mr. Rafter focuses his practice in the areas of trademark and advertising law. He serves as principal trademark counsel for a number of companies with well-known brands and large brand portfolios and manages their trademark portfolios and disputes throughout the world. He helps clients implement cost-effective strategies to protect their existing trademarks and, when necessary, to enforce their rights in those marks. Mr. Rafter provides straightforward, practical advice when they are considering new marks, helping them understand and evaluate, for example, whether the new mark will be difficult or expensive to protect, or whether someone is likely to sue them for infringement.

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