Koley Jessen

Roberta Christensen is the Chair of Koley Jessen’s Intellectual Property Practice Group and a leader of the Firm’s Commercial and Technology Agreements Practice Area.

As Chair of the Firm’s Intellectual Property Practice Group, Ms. Christensen counsels clients on the protection of their U.S. and foreign intellectual property assets. Ms. Christensen has sixteen years of experience in searching and registering trademarks and advising clients with respect to trademark disputes. In addition to these more traditional intellectual property services, she has developed an expertise in technology acquisition, development and licensing that has earned her the distinction of being named among the Best Lawyers in America (© 2016 Woodward/White Inc.) for her work in Technology Law and is AV Preeminent® Rated in Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory.

Ms. Christensen leads individual attorneys and teams within the Firm’s Commercial and Technology Agreements Practice Area in the performance of contract drafting, review and negotiation services. She focuses in particular on supply, manufacturing, distribution and reseller agreements, as they frequently require that intellectual property concerns be addressed. A former CPA, Ms. Christensen also advises clients with respect to sales tax and other tax implications associated with their business transactions. She enjoys training on a group and individualized basis so as to give clients the tools they need to identify issues and conduct effective negotiations. Ms. Christensen frequently serves in the role of an outsourced “general counsel” to clients in reviewing, advising upon and negotiating commercial and technology agreements.