Kristal Sinaj is an associate with The Veen Firm where she litigates complex civil actions. Kristal is a graduate from the University of San Francisco School of Law. While in law school, Kristal served as Executive Editor of the USF Intellectual Property and Technology Law Journal. She has previously worked in-house at Vox Media, Inc. and Deloitte, focusing on a variety of privacy, corporate, intellectual property, and entertainment matters. Kristal enjoys community involvement and served as a USPTO-certified student clinician in law school at the USF Internet and Intellectual Property Justice Clinic where she assisted clients with privacy, copyright, and trademark matters.

Her extensive background in the arts and experience working in both the EU and North America has allowed her to diligently and empathetically connect and advocate for her clients.

Education

  • University of San Francisco School of Law (J.D., 2023)
  • University of Toronto (B.A. with Honors, 2020)

Honours

  • Intellectual Property and Technology Law Certificate (with honors), University of San Francisco School of Law (2023)
  • Arthur C. Zief, Jr. Scholar, University of San Francisco School of Law (2021-2022)

Languages

  • English
  • French
  • Albanian

Admissions

  • State Bar of California (2023)
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California (2024)

Affiliations

  • San Francisco Bar Association
  • San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association
  • American Association of Justice

Publications

  • EU-Albania Diplomacy Amidst Candidacy Negotiations, Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy Journal, June 2020
  • Gary Frisby v. Sony Music Entertainment, Inc., 26 U.S.F. Intell. Prop. & Tech. L.J. 117