Admitted : New York 2009

Bar admissions: New York

Education:

• 2009 LL.M. in Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law, cum laude,
  Fordham University School of Law
• 2007 LL.B. in Common and Civil Law with French, magna cum laude Queen’s University Belfast
• 2006 Diploma in French Law as part of Erasmus program, Universite de Bourgogne, Dijon

Experience: Intellectual Property Law

Before joining Arrufat Gracia PLLC, Karla worked as a Legal Executive for a mid sized general practice firm in Ireland.

During Law School she interned at the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office in New Jersey. While studying for her LL.M. degree she interned with the Honorable John Ingram, Kings County Supreme Court NY, acted as a research assistant to Professor Hugh Hansen and was a special staff member of the Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Journal.

Membership Associations: Karla Hughes is a member of the New York State Bar Association; Intellectual Property Section of the New York State Bar Association; Entertainment and Sports Law Section of New York State Bar Association and the New York County Bar Association.

Foreign Languages: French, German, Gaelic