Erica Han

Practice Areas

Erica Han is a go-to advisor for global companies and investors seeking to maximize brand value and protect brand reputation in commercial transactions. Co-chair of Ropes & Gray’s consumer & retail brands industry group and co-chair of Ropes & Gray’s sports industry initiative, a partner in the firm’s intellectual property transactions group, and former senior IP counsel at a leading global sportswear conglomerate, Erica draws on her deep and varied experience to advise on complex deals involving brands and consumer products, ongoing brand strategy, and other intellectual property matters.

Clients across industry sectors—including consumer goods, private equity, technology, sports, non-profits, and health care—regularly turn to Erica for her unique skillset. Erica brings substantive knowledge, particularly in the areas of trademarks, publicity rights, social media influencers, and eponymous brands, coupled with experience across a range of transactions. She assists clients with licensing & collaborations including IP sale/license-back transactions, whole business securitizations and other debt transactions, supply chain transactions, sponsorship deals, and M&A, among others.

In addition to her extensive IP knowledge and transactional experience, clients appreciate Erica’s perspective as former in-house counsel. This perspective is particularly valuable when working with in-house teams, where Erica demonstrates a down-to-earth communication style and business-savvy approach to problem-solving. One client mentioned, “Erica is my first call for all important, complex, high-profile matters… she is particularly skilled at licensing and corporate transactions, and I trust her more than anyone else for these matters.” For these traits and more, Erica has been lauded over the years in external rankings such as World Trademark Review’s “WTR 1000.”

A recognized thought leader who frequently presents on IP-related topics, Erica is often quoted and published in outlets such as New York Times, Wall Street Journal Risk & Compliance Journal, Lexis Practice Advisor, and Axios.