Kristen Niven

Kristen Niven is an associate in the Litigation Group at Frankfurt Kurnit.

Ms. Niven represents clients across a wide range of issues and industries. She has substantial experience in commercial litigation, administrative appeals, intellectual property disputes, and legal ethics and professional responsibility matters. Ms. Niven is an experienced appellate advocate and has handled and argued appeals successfully before state and federal courts. 

Ms. Niven is committed to providing pro bono representation, and has represented clients in state licensing and immigration matters.

Prior to joining Frankfurt Kurnit, Ms. Niven was a litigation associate at Akerman LLP and an associate in the professional liability and legal ethics group at Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP. She is admitted to practice in New York, the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

education

Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2015)

University of Chicago (B.A., 2009)

Upcoming Speaking Engagements

Past Speaking Engagements

Frankfurt Kurnit’s 2023 Litigation Ethics Summit

Join us in person at our New York City office for our Litigation Ethics Summit -- a complimentary CLE event on current hot topics in ethics and professional responsibility. Read more.

May 11 2023

news & press

Shake Shack Rebukes Counterclaim In Font ‘Shakedown’

Law360 mentions Craig Whitney, Jeremy S. Goldman, and Kristin Niven as counsel to Shake Shack, who filed a suit contending they never entered into an enforceable contract with font foundry, House Industries. View Article

AT&T Can’t Block T-Mobile’s ‘Banned’ Senior Discount Ads

Law360 mentions Kristen Niven, Molly Rothschild, and Craig Whitney as counsel to T-Mobile in a suit with AT&T over false advertising claims. (Behind paywall) View Article

Shake Shack Accuses Typeface Co. of Font IP ‘Shakedown’

Law360 mentions Craig Whitney, Jeremy S. Goldman, and Kristen Niven as counsel to Shake Shack. (Behind paywall) View Article

Crypto Sellers Avoid Contempt In Reddit Moderator’s TM Suit

Law360 mentions Kimberly Maynard, Edward Rosenthal, Kristen Niven, and Neena Deb Sen as counsel to cryptocurrency sellers Kyle Bongers and Blake Starling. Read more.