Overview

Chante Westmoreland is an associate in the Intellectual Property Practice Group in the firm's Houston office.

Areas of Practice

Chante has significant trial experience for an associate so early in her career, focusing her practice on trademark, copyright, and trade secret litigation. She has represented both plaintiffs and defendants across a number of industries including luxury fashion brand owners, entertainment, retail, technology, food and beverage, medical devices, and oil and gas.

Prior to joining the firm, Chante clerked for the Honorable Andrew S. Hanen, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas and externed for the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. Chante uses her clerkship and trial experiences to represent and counsel clients in intellectual property litigation.

Chante has a strong commitment to providing pro bono legal services, including experience assisting a tribe in cultural property management and protection, providing intellectual property counseling to local artists, and advising small businesses in brand enforcement matters. Before law school, Chante was a corps member with Teach For America.

Honors

Honors

Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America, Intellectual Property Law, Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Intellectual Property, 2022-2025

Insights

Articles

Blockchain and Cryptocurrency: Law of the Ledger

Intellectual Property Law Blog Posts

Media Mentions

Speaking Engagements

  • State Bar of Texas Native American Law Section, 2019 Federal Case Update on Federal Indian Law, 2020
  • PrivacyCon Poster Session, Mobile Device Search and seizure in the United States and South Korea, Federal Trade Commission, 2018

Memberships

Memberships

Native American Law Section of the State Bar of Texas, Secretary

Asian American Bar Association of Houston, President-Elect

International Trademark Association, Member

Copyright Society, Member

Houston Young Lawyers Association, Member

Houston Bar Association, Member

Education

J.D., University of California, Berkeley, 2018, Berkeley Law Dean's Fellow, Associate Editor of the California Law Review, Senior Online Content Editor of the Berkeley Technology Law Journal, and Co Editor-in-Chief of the Berkeley Journal of Entertainment and Sports Law

B.A., Colorado State University, 2012, magna cum laude, University Honors Scholar, Dean's List

Clerkships

  • Law clerk to The Honorable Andrew S. Hanen, United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas

Admissions

  • Texas
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
  • United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
  • United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
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