Kirsten Moder Ahmad

Kirsten Ahmad helps clients facing a range of litigation disputes, including in the areas of franchising, state constitutional law, advertising and promotions and general commercial litigation.

A significant portion of Kirsten’s practice is focused on franchising issues. In working with franchise and other business clients, she has litigated contractual disputes; business torts; copyright, trademark and trade secret issues; administrative law; and products liability.

In her experience with complex litigation, Kirsten has prosecuted hundreds of intellectual property piracy actions under the Communications Act, Electronic Communications Privacy Act and Missouri common law. She has been involved with several class action cases and has handled litigation related to municipal business license and tax protest, state consumer fraud and deceptive trade practices statutes and state constitutional issues including the Missouri Hancock Amendment.

In advertising law, Kirsten is well-versed in the legal aspects of online data collection. She advises on the legality of sweepstakes, contests and other promotions, including reviewing print and online advertisements and preparing and reviewing official rules.

Kirsten also has significant appellate experience. She has argued an appeal in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and briefed appeals before numerous federal and state appeals courts, including the Missouri Supreme Court.