Kelly IP is pleased to announce that Saul Cohen and AJ Schumacher have been elected as the firm’s newest partners. Since joining the firm, Saul and AJ have been key contributors to Kelly IP’s continued growth and success.

According to partner David Kelly, “These well-earned promotions reflect our firm’s ongoing commitment to developing and recognizing talented lawyers. From the start, both Saul and AJ impressed us with their insights, hard work, and dedication. The firm proudly welcomes Saul and AJ to the partnership.”

Saul is an experienced litigator who has represented clients in a wide range of matters, including trademark, copyright, false advertising, trade secret, and unfair competition cases. Saul’s practice encompasses all aspects of IP litigation, from pre-litigation investigation and counseling to trial and appeal. He has extensive experience litigating IP cases in trial and appellate courts as well as before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, handling briefing and argument on complex legal and procedural issues.

Saul joined Kelly IP after working at a large international law firm and a litigation boutique and began his legal career as a law clerk for Judge Gregg Costa on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He graduated with honors from the University of Chicago Law School, where he was a member of the University of Chicago Law Review.

AJ’s practice focuses on all aspects of trademark and domain name law, including counseling, prosecution, global portfolio management, enforcement, and disputes before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, both in the U.S. and internationally. He also has significant experience handling domain name disputes under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP), as well as crafting global domain name acquisition strategies. AJ has worked with clients of all sizes, from beginning-stage startups to unicorns and Fortune 5 companies, and some of the world’s most famous brands across various fields, such as in professional sports, fashion, beauty, fintech, finance, telehealth, and insurance.

Prior to joining Kelly IP, AJ practiced trademark, copyright, and advertising law with a national Am Law 50 law firm. AJ is a magna cum laude graduate of the Marquette University Law School.