About
Kristy Murphy is Counsel at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, specializing in commercial litigation with an emphasis on franchise litigation. She represents franchisors and franchisees across industries such as hospitality, automotive, restaurants, investments, and real estate. Her experience includes litigating contract disputes, consumer protection, unfair competition, intellectual property infringement, trade secret misappropriation, and defending putative class actions. She is a Certified Franchise and Distribution Law Specialist by the State Bar of California and a member of the American Bar Association Forum on Franchising.
Practice areas
Commercial LitigationFranchise LitigationContract DisputesConsumer ProtectionUnfair CompetitionIntellectual Property InfringementTrade Secret MisappropriationClass Action DefenseAppellate Litigation
Office
Expertise
Franchise LitigationContract DisputesConsumer ProtectionUnfair CompetitionIntellectual Property InfringementTrade Secret MisappropriationClass Action DefenseAppellate Litigation
Education
- University of California, Berkeley School of Law