Work history
Burch Dallmann LLP Irvine, CA
Counsel – Intellectual Property October 2014 – present
Focused on intellectual property litigation and transactions, particularly patent litigation and prosecution.
Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP Irvine, CA
Associate – Patent Litigation Group May 2012 – October 2014
Focused on all aspects of patent litigation, including pre-filing investigations, preparation of complaints and answers, discovery requests and responses, infringement and invalidity contentions, motion practice, working with technical experts in preparation for depositions and expert reports, Inter Partes Review proceedings, claim construction briefing, Daubert motions, motions for summary judgment, and drafting of license/settlement agreements. Engaged in patent litigation involving internet technology and Thin-Film Transistor (TFT) technology for LCD panels. Supervised junior associate and staff.
Adli Law Group PC Los Angeles, CA
Associate – Patent Litigation Group January 2011 – April 2012
Engaged in patent litigation in the International Trade Commission (ITC). Played a key role in multi-patent ITC infringement action relating to engineered polymer films used in electronic devices. Responsibilities included preparing ITC complaints, developing case strategies, writing substantive & procedural motions, infringement/validity contentions, expert reports, summary judgment motions, claim construction briefing, client correspondence, and all aspects of discovery including letters of request, depositions, motions to compel, establishing document collection & review protocols, and managing foreign-language document review projects domestically and in Japan.
Hampton Holley LLP Newport Beach, CA
IP Litigation Attorney January 2010 – January 2011
Focused on intellectual property litigation and transactions, with a focus on patents and trademarks. Litigated patent infringement action relating to distributed database systems. Prepared discovery requests and responses, discovery motions, invalidity contentions, claim construction briefing, and deposition preparation. Prepared trademark applications and supplemental filings. Analyzed technology licenses.
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP San Diego, CA
Associate – Patent Litigation Group, Summer Associate Summers 2003 & 2004, August 2005 – May 2009
Focused on various aspects of high-technology patent litigation, primarily in the areas of electrical and semiconductor engineering. Engaged in all aspects of litigation practice including patent validity and infringement analysis, patentability analysis, claim construction, damages analysis, analysis of license agreements, legal research, propounding and responding to discovery, managing discovery and document review, substantive and procedural motion practice, depositions, and preparing for hearings and trial. Specific experiences include: conducting complex third party discovery campaign involving negotiations with over 30 third parties; formulating damages estimates and evidence for case involving over 1200 accused products; preparing domestic subpoenas and foreign letters rogatory for production of technical documents; drafting high technology patent applications; conducting depositions at the U.S. Embassy in Osaka, Japan; and playing a key technical role in major patent and trade secret litigation involving semiconductor fabrication technology.
Education and qualifications
University of Iowa College of Law
J.D. with distinction, 2005
Research Fellowship Award
University of California at Los Angeles
M.S. Biomedical Engineering (focus on MEMS & Semiconductor Engineering), 2002
Certified User, UCLA Microelectronics Fabrication Facility
DARPA Engineering Research Fellowship
University of California at San Diego
B.S. Biomedical Engineering, Top 25% of Class, 1998
Bioengineering Department Award for Outstanding Research
Howard Hughes Research Fellowship
Award for Excellence in the Presentation of a Scholarly Paper, UCSD Summer Research Conference
Selected as "Rising Star" by Super Lawyers - 2014 and 2015
