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Nuzayra counsels U.S. and international clients on obtaining and protecting trademarks and copyrights, branding strategies, IP portfolio management, trade secrets, and commercial matters. One of the first attorneys to successfully obtain federal trademark protection in the cannabis industry, Nuzayra was named in the Daily Journal‘s ‘Top Women Attorneys’ for 2017. Since 2015, she has been recognized as a Super Lawyers Rising Star in Southern California for intellectual property, an award made to only 2.5% of attorneys in the region.
Nuzayra holds the distinction of being both a California attorney and a barrister in England and Wales, having been called to the Bar at Lincoln’s Inn in London. Prior to joining Heath Steinbeck, she worked for several years as a senior attorney in a boutique law firm serving California’s emerging commercial cannabis business.
Nuzayra received her LL.M. in Intellectual Property Law and International Trade from the University of Southern California’s Gould School of Law, where she was awarded the Dean’s Merit Scholarship. In the UK, she received law degrees from BPP Law School in Leeds and Northumbria University, graduating with honors, in Newcastle. She is fluent in Bengali, and proficient in Hindi and Urdu. Nuzayra is also the principal of NH Legal, a firm that is not related to Heath Steinbeck, LLP.