Overview
Kaela Bauer works with clients to build and protect their brands, both in the U.S. and internationally. She guides companies through the complete trademark life cycle — from brand creation and clearance to registration, enforcement and continuing maintenance.
Before focusing her practice on brand management, Kaela helped clients navigate the legal landscapes of finance and restructuring, spending four years working with transactions and litigation in the financial sector.
Kaela served as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Chief Justice Heavican of the Nebraska Supreme Court, where she performed extensive research for cases, assisted in preparation for oral arguments and drafted various documents on issues of first impression.
During law school, Kaela served as a clerk with a German law firm where she supported trademark clearance, enforcement and litigation. She was also an intern with the U.S. Department of State at the U.S. Mission to International Organizations in Vienna.
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Credentials
Bar Admissions
Minnesota
Nebraska
Court Admissions
U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota
Clerkships
Nebraska Supreme Court, Hon. Chief Justice Michael G. Heavican, 2016-2018
Languages
German
Education
Creighton University School of Law
J.D. cum laude, Creighton International & Comparative Law Journal (Lead Articles Editor) (2016)
University of San Diego
B.A. in International Relations, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa (2012)
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Other Perspectives
- Schengen Acquis: The Development of the Right to Free Movement Within the European Union Legal Framework and the Necessary Reforms to Adapt to Evolving Security Threats in the Region
Author, 7 Creighton Int’l & Comp. L.J. 107 (2016)
Firm Blog Contributions
- TCAM Today – uncomplicated, practical, day-to-day advice about how to build, protect or monetize a brand
Honors
- Faegre Drinker — Pro Bono Honor Roll, 2020, 2022
- Faegre Baker Daniels — Pro Bono Honor Roll, 2019
- National Association of Women Lawyers (NAWL) — Outstanding Law Student Award, 2016
- Saul Lefkowitz International Trademark Association Moot Court Competition National Finals — Best Brief, 2016
- Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals — Fellow
No aspect of these recognitions has been approved by the highest court of any state.