Victoria Burke

Victoria Burke is an Adjunct Associate Professor at Southwestern Law School, specializing in Fashion Law since 2019. Her practice focuses on

• Intellectual Property (trademark, copyright, trade dress)
• Privacy Law (CIPP/US and CIPP/E certified)
• Data Transfer Regulation (EU-US frameworks)
• Fashion Industry Legal Issues

She earned her

• B.A. in Political Science from Arizona State University
• J.D. from Southwestern Law School

and is admitted to the California and District of Columbia Bars.

Her research spans

• Secondary Meaning Doctrine in Trademarks
• Copyright for Street Art
• Cross-Border Data Transfers
• Metaverse IP Challenges
• Fashion Industry Trademark Wars
• Marijuana Business Trademarks

, with publications in ABA Landslide, Daily Journal, and Global Fashion Lawyer.

She contributed to the landmark Speak Your Truth Act (California Civil Code §47.1) protecting sexual assault survivors from defamation lawsuits and authored a U.S. Supreme Court amicus brief in Unicolors, Inc. v. H&M Hennes & Mauritz, L.P.

Her professional roles include:

• Attorney at Scott + Scott Attorneys at Law (2016–present)
• Leadership in ABA IP Law Section (Vice-Chair TM Committees)
• Pro Bono Service at Bet Tzedek’s Employment Rights Project
• Judging Moot Court Competitions for Pepperdine University