Karin Klempp Franco

Karin Klempp Franco provides legal advice on intellectual property, information technology, data protection, corporate law, commercial contracts, and M&A to a range of international clients. With over 15 years of experience at Baker & McKenzie, working both in the German and Brazilian offices, she is fluent in German and English.

Karin has been ranked: in 2022, by Chambers Global, Latin America and Brazil, continuing in 2023 in digital law, data protection, and intellectual property law; by Leaders’ League in data protection and startups & innovation; and by Análise Advocacia as one of the country’s most appreciated lawyer in digital law, intellectual property law Overall, she is regarded as one of Brazil’s most respected lawyers in digital law, intellectual property law, earning additional acclaim as one of the country’s most admired female lawyers from 2017 through 2022 across various rankings.

She holds an LL.M. in International Economic Law from the University of Cologne (Germany), and a Ph.D. in Commercial Law from University of São Paulo (Brazil). Karin serves as a trusted legal advisor – “Vertrauensanwältin” for the Austrian Chamber of Commerce in Brazil. She actively participates in dispute resolution mechanisms, acting as a panelist for domain name disputes and serving as a mediator and an arbiter at the Centre for Dispute Resolution of ABPI (Brazilian Intellectual Property Association) where she is a Board member and director of the mediation chamber. She also mediates trademark disputes for the WIPO-INPI (Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office), and serves as a mediator and arbiter for various chambers and councils, including  CAE, CAM-CCBC, CAESP, CBMA and CBAr.

In academia, Karin is a Professor of Law in Intellectual Property, Contracts, Corporate Law, ADR/Arbitration and Privacy and Data Protection for undergraduate and master’s students at Facamp (Faculdades de Campinas). She is also Co-Leader of the research group for Compliance at FACAMP’s Post-Graduate Program. She has authored several essays and books, including: “Trends in Alternative Dispute Resolution Concerning Intellectual Property: A Brazilian Perspective. California Western International Law Journal”; “Patent Litigation: jurisdictional comparisons. Brazil’s Chapter. European Lawyer Reference”; “International Transfer of Technology to Brazil: Concerns form a Tax, Exchange Controls, Intellectual Property and Antitrust Regulation Perspective”. Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe (CIPP/E) by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP). Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb), London.

Key clients: Monotype, Siemens Energy, Acelen Energias Renováveis, FA Yacht, Hitachi Astemo.