Dale Cendali is a nationally recognized first-chair trial lawyer who has won high-profile jury trials and argued and won appeals before the U.S. Supreme Court. Recognized as a “lauded litigator” with a “great presence in the courtroom,” Dale is praised by clients as an “amazing powerhouse” and “a force of nature” who “walks in with a lot of gravitas” (Chambers). Clients also say that she is “simultaneously creative, thoughtful, practical, and aggressive” (Legal 500). In addition, they note that Dale is a “super-powered lawyer who achieves resolutions and successes that seem impossible” (WTR).
Dale’s noteworthy cases span copyright, trademark, false advertising and trade secrets litigation for high-profile global brands, including PepsiCo, Nike, Converse, Victoria’s Secret and Bath & Body Works, among numerous others. Thanks to Dale’s many litigation successes, she is recognized as one of the “100 Most Influential Lawyers in America,” one of “America’s Top 50 Women Litigators,” one of the “50 Most Influential Women Lawyers in America,” and one of “The Most Influential Lawyers” for media and entertainment (National Law Journal). She is one of the “20 Most Influential Women in IP Law” and one of the 25 “Icons of IP,” who have “made an indelible mark on the IP area” (Law360). Dale is also an IAM “IP Hall of Fame” inductee.
A recognized authority in IP, Dale is a long-time adjunct professor at Harvard Law School, teaching copyright and trademark litigation. In 2024, Dale delivered the prestigious Horace S. Manges Lecture at Columbia Law School.