Kristelia García
Partner

In addition to being a partner of Lex Lumina, Kristelia García is an Anne Fleming Research Professor at Georgetown University Law Center, where she teaches courses in copyright, trademark, competition, and property. She has published broadly at the intersection of intellectual property and economics, with a particular focus on competition and private ordering. 

Prior to joining academia, Prof. García spent nearly a decade working in the music industry in Los Angeles; first at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, then as Director of Business Development in charge of content licensing at MySpace Music, and most recently as Director at Universal Music Group. Prior to her work in music, she was an associate at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz in New York.

Education

Yale Law School (J.D.)

  • Yale Journal of Law & Technology, Editor-in-Chief
  • John M. Olin Fellow in Law, Economics and Public Policy

Columbia University (B.A.in Economics, cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa)

  • Kluge Scholar
  • Dean’s List
  • King’s Crown Award

Admissions

The State Bar of California

The State Bar of New York

U.S. District Courts:

  • Central District of California

Prior Affiliations

  • Yale Law School, Affiliated Fellow at the Information Society Project, 2012–Present

  • University of Colorado Law School, Associate Professor, 2014-2023

  • The George Washington University Law School, Frank H. Marks Fellow in Intellectual Property & Visiting Associate Professor, 2012–2014

  • Universal Music Group, Director, 2009–2012

  • MySpace Music, LLC, Director of Business Development, 2008–2009

  • Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, Associate, 2006–2008

  • Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, Associate, 2003–2006

Memberships & Public Service

  • Peer Reviewer, Journal for Empirical Legal Studies

  • Member, American Law and Economics Association

  • Member, Society for Empirical Legal Studies

  • Member, Society for Empirical Research on Copyright Issues

  • Member, Copyright Society of the United States

Publications & Speaking Engagements

Click here for a bibliography of Prof. García’s publications.