Karla Arias Joins Brownstein’s Intellectual Property Department

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck is pleased to announce that Karla Arias has joined the firm’s Washington, D.C. office as of counsel in the Intellectual Property Department. She brings expertise in patent and trade secret litigation, as well as patent prosecution for clients in the chemical and pharmaceutical industries.

“Bringing Karla on board is a key step in our ongoing commitment to deepening our bench in high-stakes intellectual property matters,” said Airina Rodrigues, cochair of the firm’s IP Department. “Her unique combination of scientific rigor and legal insight will be an incredible asset to our clients, particularly those in the chemical and pharmaceutical sectors.”

Arias joins the firm from Crowell & Moring LLP, where she served as counsel in the Washington, D.C. office. Her extensive scientific background and legal acumen make her a valuable addition to the Brownstein team. Prior to her legal career, Arias was a postdoctoral fellow at Carnegie Mellon University, where she researched the degradation of endocrine-disrupting contaminants in water and the formation and reactivity of iron complexes.

She earned her doctorate in organic chemistry from the University of Zurich, focusing on the synthesis of supramolecular architectures and the study of fluorescent and phosphorescent properties of supramolecular building blocks. She also earned her J.D. from George Mason University and her bachelor’s degree from the University of California, San Diego.