Lisa Holubar

Background

About Lisa Holubar

Lisa has over two decades of experience counseling clients on selecting, protecting, and enforcing their brand portfolios. She is currently a partner at Irwin IP, Chair of the Firm’s Trademark Practice Group, and Head of the firm's People Operations. Lisa began her career in big law, where she worked on federal intellectual property litigation matters, counseled clients on advertising claims, brand selection and enforcement, managed international trademark portfolios, and served as the intellectual property due diligence specialist on various corporate deals. Eventually, Lisa decided that a boutique law firm better aligned with her professional and personal goals, joining Irwin IP within three months of its founding and helping to build it from a small start-up to a highly successful mid-sized boutique. Lisa has represented clients in adversarial proceedings before the USPTO and WIPO, as well as in federal district and appellate courts nationwide. She has a true passion for trademarks and frequently writes and speaks on trademark issues. Lisa also enjoys mentoring and teaching younger attorneys, helping them achieve their own personal and professional goals.Lisa has embraced the many operational and management opportunities a boutique firm offers and has begun educating herself on human resources, recently completing an online course in Human Resources Management and Services through Northwestern University’s School of Professional Studies. As Chair of HR Operations at Irwin IP, Lisa manages attorney and staff hiring, maintains the Firm’s Policy Handbook, and conducts annual attorney and staff reviews. She has also recently taken on additional professional and personal development responsibilities for the Firm.Lisa enjoys volunteering in her community and is an active member in several groups and organizations. For example, she previously worked part-time as the Marketing Manager for St. Joan of Arc Catholic School and was a member of the events planning committee for Women for Evanston’s Youth. Presently, Lisa is the Secretary of the Chicago Chapter of the Coalition of Women’s Initiatives in the Law, serves on the Programming Committee for the same chapter, is a member of Chicago Women in IP (“ChiWIP”), chairs the annual School Service Days Committee for the Academy at St. Joan of Arc (where she organizes a separate community service outreach activity for each grade K-8), and serves on the Athletics Committee for the Academy, maintaining the Athletics Handbook and working to ensure a positive and inclusive athletics experience for all students.