Partner

Brianna Dahlberg

Brianna is experienced in complex intellectual property and commercial litigation matters. She has successfully litigated copyright, trademark, unfair competition, trade secret, antitrust, and commercial and business disputes in both state and federal courts around the country. Her clients range from individual creators to companies of all sizes operating in the entertainment, domain name, e-commerce, and payment processing industries.

Prior to joining Rome LLP, Brianna was an associate at a boutique law firm dedicated to the entertainment, media, and the arts. She was also previously an associate at a national law firm.

Representative Matters:

In 2025, Ms. Dahlberg and Eugene Rome secured a complete arbitration victory exceeding $42.5 million on behalf of Arshad Assofi and Assofi Inc. in a high-stakes cryptocurrency investment fraud case involving the “Bitcoin Latinum” project. After a complex, multi-year JAMS arbitration, the arbitrator found the scheme’s operators liable for federal and state securities violations, fraud, conversion, unfair competition, constructive fraudulent transfer and violation of California Penal Code section 496(c), and imposed joint and several liability under alter-ego principles.
Defended a major domain name registrar in high-profile dollar trademark lawsuit brought by a social media platform, which involved complex and novel issues of user privacy and domain name law. Case settled following a private mediation.
Prosecuted lawsuit by Independent Sales Organization (ISO) against a large national payment processing company in multi-million dollar contractual dispute. Obtained partial summary judgment and order finding the non‑solicitation provision in the defendant’s contract to be void and unenforceable.
Represented payment processing company before the California Court of Appeal in dispute involving business tort claims based on protected speech. Case settled following favorable oral argument.
Defended production company in a dispute before the California Court of Appeal over film credits, winning a full dismissal and award of attorney fees.
Represented a well-known painter in a lawsuit under the Visual Artists’ Rights Act; won temporary restraining order to stop an unauthorized auction of the painter’s artwork and won sanctions against opposing parties.
Defended a major footwear retailer against trademark infringement allegations, achieving a favorable settlement.
Defended a satellite retailer in a multi-million dollar trademark infringement case pertaining to the use of toll-free vanity numbers.

Client Testimonials:

“This was my first experience being sued. Brianna sensibly guided me through the process with patience and thoroughness. She knows how the system works and was conservatively strategic. I was grateful to have her on my team.”

“I recommend Rome LLP. They are my go to firm for contracts and intellectual property disputes. I am a world class artist and designer and by the sheer nature of my business I am deliberately positioned in the public eye. And although imitation is said to be the highest form of flattery, copying or outright stealing is not…and Brianna has helped me prove it.”

Bar Admissions:

California
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Central
District of California
U.S. District Court for the Northern
District of California
U.S. District Court for the Southern
District of California