Sabina Vayner focuses her practice on trademark, copyright and advertising issues. She has experience in federal trademark, trade dress, and copyright infringement litigation, international and domestic clearance work, and false advertising matters. She also regularly practices before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.

While in law school, Ms. Vayner served as the Executive Editor of the Virginia Journal of Social Policy & the Law and was a two-time recipient of the UVa Law Pro Bono Challenge Certificate of Recognition. During her undergraduate studies at the Terry College of Business, Ms. Vayner was a Leonard Leadership Scholar and recipient of the Undergraduate Certificate in Personal & Organizational Leadership. Ms. Vayner is also fluent in Russian.

Professional & Community Activities

UGA Terry College of Business Young Alumni Board, Member

Anti-Defamation League, Civil Rights Committee Member; GLI Committee Member

Anti-Defamation League, Glass Leadership Institute, Class of 2010-11

American Bar Association, Annual Review of Intellectual Property Law Developments, Trademark Chapter Editor, Editing Assignments; Editorial Board Member

Service Juris, Steering Committee Member

State Bar of Georgia, Intellectual Property Law Section, IP Litigation Committee

State Bar of Georgia, Sports & Entertainment Law Section, Member

Copyright Society of the U.S.A., Member

Education

  • University of Virginia School of Law, J.D. (2008)
  • University of Georgia, B.B.A., Marketing & Distribution; minors in Sociology and French (2005)
    summa cum laude, with highest honors

Bar Admissions

  • Georgia (2008)

Court Admissions

  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (2011)
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia (2009)
  • Supreme Court of Georgia (2009)
  • Georgia Court of Appeals (2009)

Who We Are

Suite 2800, 1100 Peachtree Street
Atlanta, GA, 30309-4528
USA
t +1 404.815.6084
f +1 404.541.4797

Sabina A. Vayner

Experience Highlights

Trademark and unfair competition matters for Diageo North America
Represents Diageo North America in a variety of trademark and unfair competition matters, including litigation in federal district court and before more
Trademark advice for Royal Ten Cate (USA), Inc.
Represents Royal Ten Cate (USA), Inc., a global leader in industrial textile fabrics, and its related companies in various trademark more
Masterfile Corporation v. Development Partners Inc.
Served as lead counsel for Masterfile Corporation, a stock photography licensing company, in copyright infringement litigation against a company that more
Copyright enforcement for Masterfile Corporation
Represents Masterfile Corporation, a stock photography licensing company, in copyright enforcement matters and copyright litigation against more