- Co-lead trial counsel for plaintiff, a global provider of security systems products and solutions, in patent infringement trials involving a method for enhanced airport security screening; infringement found and damages awarded; all patent claims upheld as valid (Ct. Fed. Cl.)
- Counsel for plaintiff, an online lending marketplace, pursing patent infringement claims, and defending antitrust counterclaims, involving mortgage lending platform; led trial on damages and antitrust issues; obtained directed verdict on antitrust claims at trial (W.D.N.C.)
- Defended medical device company through trial in a patent infringement case involving hearing implants (C.D. Cal.)
- Defended multinational conglomerate through trial in a patent infringement case involving chemical manufacturing processes; verdict of invalidity upheld on appeal (D.Del.; Fed. Cir.)
- Counsel for plaintiff, a medical device company, through trial in patent infringement case involving contrast media devices; case settled during closing arguments (E.D. Tex.)
- Counsel for plaintiff, an American video game publisher, in confidential arbitration involving patent and copyright infringement claims relating to a popular videogame
- Lead counsel for pharmaceutical company in opposing inter partes review; all claims upheld (USPTO)
- Coordinated defense of international technology conglomerate in extensive US and international patent litigation for more than ten years involving, among other things, claims to refrigerants and related chemicals (USPTO; Fed. Cir.)
- Counsel for semiconductor company in litigation involving standard essential patents (SEP) and HDMI technology (N.D. Cal.)
- Lead counsel for medical imaging company in copyright infringement, trade secret misappropriation, and breach of contract case involving medical software technology (C.D. Cal.)
- Lead counsel for pharmaceutical company in trade secret misappropriation case involving prenatal supplements (D.N.J.)
- Represented leading consumer electronics company in multidistrict patent litigation involving digital media players (N.D. Cal., W.D. Wis., E.D. Tex., ITC)
- Represented medical device company in a patent infringement suit involving multiple patents covering spinal transplant technology (S.D. Cal.)
- Represented a multi-sector manufacturer of medical in patent infringement and false advertising case involving light-activated polymeric adhesives (C.D. Cal.)
Admissions
Bar Admissions
- California
- District of Columbia
- Texas
- Virginia
Court Admissions
- US Supreme Court
- US District Court, Northern, Southern, and Central Districts of California
- Eastern District of Texas
- District of Colorado
- US Court of Appeals, Federal and Ninth Circuits and Veteran Claims
Education
- Loyola Law School, JD, 1999; Managing Editor, Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review
- University of California, Irvine, M.S., Biological Chemistry, 1994
- Hendrix College, B.A., Chemistry
Honors & Awards
- Recognized by Best Lawyers in America as a Litigation – Patent “Lawyer of the Year” in Los Angeles, CA (2026)
- Recognized by Best Lawyers in America for Litigation - Intellectual Property and Patent in Los Angeles, CA (2019-2026)
- Named a “Litigation Star” in Intellectual Property by Benchmark Litigation (2023-2026)
- “Top IP Lawyers,” Daily Journal (2022)
- “Litigator of the Week,” The American Lawyer (2021)
- “Intellectual Property Trailblazer,” The National Law Journal (2018)
- “Top Women Lawyers,” Daily Journal (2016-2018)
- “Women Leaders in Tech Law,” The Recorder (2015)
- Recognized as a Southern California “Super Lawyer” in Intellectual Property Litigation, as published in Los Angeles Magazine (2018-2023)
Professional Activities
Author
- “Defending Against Nonperformance of Life Science Contracts,” Law360 (April 21, 2020)
- The Intellectual Property Handbook (Patent Chapter), American Bar Association (2016)
- “A.C. Aukerman and the Federal Circuit: What is the Standard of Review for a Summary Judgment Ruling on Laches or Equitable Estoppel?” 32 Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review 799 (April 1999)
Member
- USC Gould School of Law IP Institute, Chair (2022 to present) and Executive Committee Member (2017 to present)
- Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association (LAIPLA), President (2018-2019), Officer and Board Member (2011-2020)
- ChIPs, Founding Member, Los Angeles Chapter
- Chief Member (2023)
- Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles, Golf League
- American Bar Association, Intellectual Property Division
- Los Angeles County Bar Association
Adjunct Professor
- Intellectual Property Litigation, Loyola Law School (2018 and 2019)