Christian Dowell serves as Legal Director of Global Brand Protection at Yahoo! Inc.  As a member of Yahoo!’s in-house legal team, Christian manages the worldwide brand protection efforts for the Yahoo! family of brands, including Yahoo!, Flickr, Delicious, and Maktoob.  He is responsible for managing a heavy docket of U.S. and foreign litigation, as well as focusing on Yahoo!’s anti-phishing and anti-spam efforts.  Prior to joining Yahoo!, Christian was an associate at the firm of Keats McFarland & Wilson in Beverly Hills, California. While at KMW, Christian enjoyed the distinct opportunity to work with some of the world’s most recognizable brands and intellectual property content providers, including major motion picture studios, multi-platinum Grammy award-winning artists, and leading video game producers. Christian handled brand research and development matters, as well as a full docket of intellectual property litigation, licensing matters, and commercial class action cases.