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Hannah R. Albion
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OVERVIEW & EXPERIENCE

Hannah Albion is a general commercial litigator who operates in state and federal courts across the country, with a focus on intellectual property litigation and enforcement of intellectual property (trademarks and copyrights). Hannah is dedicated to resolving her clients’ most critical issues effectively and successfully.

Working with KJK’s Internet Defamation and Content Removal practice group, Hannah focuses on John Doe lawsuits to unmask individuals targeting and defaming multi-million dollar companies and executives. She is also skilled in handling unfair competition, false advertising, and market manipulation cases, particularly those involving competitors targeting name brands on e-commerce platforms.

Hannah is a key strategist in each case, actively participating in every stage of litigation. She has extensive experience negotiating settlements and finding unique solutions to the complex challenges faced by large companies. Additionally, she advises on and drafts policies to help brands prepare for successful enforcement measures against competitors and unauthorized resellers.

Hannah assists in advising and enforcing platform policies, guidelines and legal enforcement remedies for brands selling on Amazon, Walmart, eBay, Target, Etsy, Facebook, TikTok, Temu and Instagram. She also works with clients on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook content removal requests and has experience in domain name takedown requests.

In her intellectual property practice, Hannah helps clients establish their brand names through federal and state trademark applications. As a commercial litigator, she supports the firm’s general commercial litigation practice, which includes partnership disputes, real estate litigation, products liability, and breach of contract cases, among other complex commercial litigation matters.

Originally from Fort Myers, Florida, Hannah enjoys spending her free time exploring Cleveland’s outdoors and discovering the city’s vibrant food scene as a dedicated foodie.

Representative Experience
  • Created new law in Colorado through court’s favorable judgment allowing service of a John Doe on social media platforms and websites such as Reddit, Google forums, LinkedIn, Glassdoor, and email.
  • Assisted in negotiating settlement for brand enforcement clients requiring competitors to cease infringing conduct against client’s intellectual property rights on various ecommerce platforms such as Amazon, Walmart, and eBay.
  • Awarded several injunctions from federal courts across the country requiring competitors to to cease infringing conduct against client’s intellectual property rights on various ecommerce platforms..
  • Assisted in negotiating settlement for brand enforcement clients requiring unauthorized resellers to cease infringing conduct against client’s intellectual property rights on various ecommerce platforms such as Amazon, Walmart, and eBay.
  • Awarded several injunctions from federal courts across the country requiring unauthorized resellers to cease infringing conduct against client’s intellectual property rights on various ecommerce platforms..
  • Negotiated settlement for clients in breach of contract matters.
  • Unmasked multiple past or present employees or competitors engaging in internet smear campaigns through John Doe lawsuits.
  • Advised clients in brand enforcement measures for multi-million dollar corporations selling leading brands in their respective industries.
  • Successfully defended against multiple Motion to Dismiss for failure to state a claim.
  • Assisted team in receiving a favorable multi-million dollar judgment in a complex business dispute.
AWARDS
  • CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Legal Writing, 2020
  • CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Advanced Brief Writing, 2020
  • Super Lawyer Rising Star, 2025
BAR / COURT ADMISSIONS
  • Florida
  • Ohio
PROFESSIONAL & CIVIC INVOLVEMENT
  • Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
  • Ladder Down Cleveland, Class of 2025
  • The Cleveland Professional 20/30 Club
    • General Counsel, 2024
MEDIA MENTIONS
PRESENTATIONS & PUBLICATIONS

Publications

  • Arko, Ali, & Albion, Hannah. (2024). How to Protect Your Brand From Competitors in the New Year. The Licensing Journal, 44(1). Wolters Kluwer.

PRACTICE AREAS

EDUCATION

  • Cleveland State University Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, J.D., 2022
  • Bowling Green State University, B.A., Psychology & Pre-Law, 2017

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Hannah R. Albion
Associate