Title: Intellectual Property Associate
Company: White & Case LLP
Location: Washington, D.C., United States
Spencer K. Beall, Intellectual Property Associate at White & Case LLP, has been recognized by Marquis Who’s Who Top Lawyers for dedication, achievements and leadership in Intellectual Property Law.
Ms. Beall has established herself as a leading expert in intellectual property, brand counseling, and transactional and litigation matters, with a particular focus on trademark and brand protection. Her career in this sector spans nearly a decade, during which she has demonstrated exceptional skill and commitment to her field.
Since 2023, Ms. Beall has excelled as an intellectual property associate at White & Case LLP in Washington, D.C. In this capacity, she is responsible for researching legal issues, writing briefs, supervising junior associates, preparing depositions and attending court conferences. She also conducts client calls to guide them through the litigation process, manages trademark prosecution and maintenance, and files new trademarks domestically and internationally. Ms. Beall’s work encompasses both U.K. and U.S. trademarks, handling actions before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board at the Patent and Trademark Office and collaborating with the U.K. Intellectual Property Office. Additionally, she performs licensing work, assists with launching advertising campaigns by advising on intellectual property rights and copyrights, and leads enforcement programs targeting infringing copyrights or trademarks.
Before joining White & Case LLP, Ms. Beall was an associate at Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP in Washington, D.C., from 2021 to 2023. As such, she played a pivotal role in a trade dress case involving Timberland’s iconic boot design. The case centered on a 1071(b) appeal after the Patent and Trademark Office denied registration on grounds of ubiquity within the industry. The matter advanced to the Eastern District Court of Virginia and subsequently to the Fourth Circuit. Although the appeal did not overturn the original decision, Ms. Beall found the experience rewarding due to its complexity and novelty.
Earlier, Ms. Beall held positions at Jones Day in Washington, D.C., beginning as a law clerk in 2019 and then as an associate until 2021, where she contributed significantly to a major trade dress case for Unilever involving infringement of one of its brands’ trade dress and trademarks. As the lead associate from inception through summary judgment, she drafted the complaint and finalized the settlement agreement that ultimately secured a favorable outcome for her client.
Ms. Beall also held various other positions in the legal field, including research assistant positions and legal internships. Notably, she served as a legal extern at The International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children in Alexandria, Virginia, in 2016, where she was the lead researcher and writer for a paper on child protection focused on sextortion and revenge pornography, a vital training guide for raising awareness about emerging threats to children. Ms. Beall also worked as an English teaching assistant at Sœur Rosalie Louise-de-Marillac in Paris, France, dating back to 2012.
In preparation for her future, Ms. Beall completed coursework in history and art history at Sorbonne University in Paris, France. She soon after graduated from Sweet Briar College in Sweet Briar, Virginia, with a Bachelor of Arts in French, history and art history with a minor in medieval and renaissance studies in 2014. From there, Ms. Beall studied at the Center for Transnational Legal Studies at King’s College London, completing coursework in comparative counterterrorism law and policy and negotiations in 2016 and additional coursework in comparative law in 2017. Ultimately, she earned a Doctor of Jurisprudence from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., in 2018.
Beyond her degrees, Ms. Beall holds several certifications. She is a dual-qualified intellectual property attorney and holds solicitor credentials in New York state, Washington, D.C., England and Wales. Her expertise is further reflected by her active memberships in the District of Columbia Bar, the New York State Bar Association, Lincoln’s Inn in the United Kingdom, and, among others, the Women’s Legal Alliance at Georgetown University.
Beyond her professional pursuits, Ms. Beall is committed to civic engagement through pro bono work, supporting fundraising trivia nights, and donating books to children through White & Case LLP, among other initiatives.
Ms. Beall’s scholarly contributions include authoring “Painting with Words: Writers’ Transpositions of Masterpieces into Art,” released via iBooks in 2013, “Lock Her Up!: How Women Have Become the Fastest-Growing Population in the American Carceral State,” published by Berkeley Journal of Criminal Law in 2018, and “Missing Figures: The Cybersecurity Gender Gap,” published by the Journal of European and American Intelligence Studies in 2018.
Ms. Beall has received numerous honors, including being named a Salzburg Lloyd Cutler Global Seminar International Law Fellow by Salzburg Global Seminar Inc. in 2017. Earlier, she was recognized with a Presidential Medal from Sweet Briar College, along with a Scholar of the Year distinction from Virginia’s Collegiate Honors Council, both awarded in 2014.
Looking ahead, Ms. Beall intends to complete her barrister certification at Lincoln’s Inn, thereby qualifying as both a barrister and solicitor within England and Wales. She strives to serve clients comprehensively while maintaining diverse interests, building new skills, remaining adaptable, staying relevant within her profession and never allowing herself to be limited.
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