O’Melveny Worldwide

Shawnna Yashar

Partner

Washington, DC Office
Areas of Focus
Areas of Focus
Intellectual Property & Technology
Intellectual Property: Patent Law
Litigation & Investigations
Overview Insights News Credentials

Shawnna Yashar is a seasoned intellectual property litigator.

For nearly 20 years, Shawnna has advised innovative technology and software companies on high-stakes IP litigation and complex commercial litigation, successfully handling matters and resolving disputes in various district and federal courts, as well as before the US Patent Trial and Appeal Board and the US International Trade Commission. She has deep experience with Standard Essential Patents, and she also advises on matters involving international trade secrets, IP portfolio management, enterprise IT compliance, and global privacy concerns.

Prior to joining O’Melveny, Shawnna served as the former Director of Global IP Litigation and IP Enforcement at Lenovo, where she managed global IP litigation and enforced the company’s IP portfolio, overseeing hundreds of matters in jurisdictions across the globe.

Get to Know Shawnna

Get to Know Shawnna

Admissions

Bar Admissions

  • District of Columbia
  • Virginia
  • USPTO

Court Admissions

  • United States Supreme Court
  • United States Courts of Appeals for the Federal, and Fourth Circuits
  • United States District Court, Eastern District of Texas, Northern and Central Districts of Illinois and Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia
  • United States Court of International Trade
  • United States Court of Federal Claims

Education

  • George Washington University Law School, J.D.: with honors
  • University of Illinois, B.S.

Honors & Awards

  • Recommended by The Legal 500 US for Patents: Litigation (Full Coverage) (2026)

Professional Activities

Clerkships

  • Hon. S. Jay Plager of the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Memberships and Boards

  • Virginia State Bar Board of Governors, IP Section
  • Federal Circuit Bar Association
  • ChIPs (Chiefs in Intellectual Property)
  • Ad Idem Network (Founder)

Speaker

  • Federal Circuit Bar Association Bench & Bar Conference: Corporate Panel June 2024
  • “Strategies For Effective Management of ITC Proceedings and Considerations for External Counsel,” ACI’s 16th Annual Practitioners’ Think Tank on ITC Litigation & Enforcement Conference June 2024
  • “Seeking FRAND: The Licensing and Litigation of SEPs,” Patent Litigation Masters™ 2024 May 2024
  • “Managing Juror Perceptions in High-Stakes, Complex Litigation,” Ad Idem Network CLE April 2024
  • "Litigation in 2024 and beyond,” IAM Connect: Patent Policy & Litigation November 2023
  • “What’s keeping corporate counsel awake at night,” Patent Law Institute 2023: Critical Issues & Best Practices October 2023
  • “An In-House Perspective on Patent Litigation,” Patent Litigation Masters 2023 May 2023
  • “Creating Opportunities for Diverse Lawyers,” ChIPs Accelerators February 2023
  • “PTAB on trial,” IAM Connect: Patent Policy and Litigation USA 2022 November 2022
  • Virginia Law Foundation, 33rd Annual Intellectual Property Section Seminar 2022 September 2022
  • “What if Litigators Were in Charge of Protecting Company Information?,” “Global IP Landscape,” IP Watchdog LIVE 2022 September 2022
  • “New Risks for 2021 and Beyond," Ad Idem Network Panel May 2021
  • “Reducing Litigation Costs in the Covid-19 Era” Magna Legal Services Webinar August 2020
  • “If Litigators Drafted Contracts—Protecting Company Information,” Association of Corporate Counsel CLE June 2020
Related Practices
Intellectual Property & Technology
Intellectual Property: Patent Law
Litigation & Investigations