Solís, Maile Hitomi
As a seasoned litigator with the added benefit of in-house experience, Maile takes pride in her in-depth understanding of her clients, their businesses, and their industries so she can anticipate their needs, their pain points, and the internal and external pressures they face. With over 20 years of experience litigating and counseling clients in all types of commercial litigation, Maile is meticulous, responsive, tough, and strategic.
Since joining BFKN, Maile has represented clients in all areas of commercial litigation across the country, primarily focusing on the fashion, luxury brands and cosmetics/beauty space on contract disputes, data privacy, and biometric information privacy act (“BIPA”), copyright and trademark infringement, consumer class actions, and employment and customer discrimination. In the past year alone, she has obtained victories for Louis Vuitton and Loro Piana in a massive antitrust case alleging impermissible no-poach agreements with retail partners; a victory for Christian Dior, Inc. in a BIPA putative class action on the grounds that the case fell under BIPA’s health care exemption; and helped successfully resolve the high-profile lawsuit filed by Cartier/Richemont against Tiffany & Co.
Maile has established herself as a leader at BFKN. In addition to co-chairing the Litigation Group, she is co-chair of the DEI Committee, former co-chair of the Pro Bono Committee, and a member of the Management Committee as well as the Associate Review, Business Development and Recruiting Committees. An active member of the BFKN Women’s Committee, Maile is also keenly focused on the recruiting, mentoring and promotion of female attorneys at the firm and in the Litigation Group.
Education
- University of Chicago Law School, J.D., 1998
- University of Iowa, B.A. in Political Science and Spanish, with honors and distinction, 1995
Practice Area(s)
- Litigation
- Motor Vehicle
- Intellectual Property
- Luxury
- Manufacturing & Distribution
