
Primarily based in Los Angeles, Irell & Manella LLP represents a wide range of clients in complex intellectual property disputes in the tech and life sciences sectors. The group works with a wide variety of tech clients active in areas such as software, semiconductors, biotech, and e-commerce, who benefit from the team's international scope and knowledge of global litigation strategy. Morgan Chu chairs the firm’s litigation group and is a highly respected intellectual property specialist. Benjamin Hattenbach focuses on IP and pre-litigation counseling with a particular emphasis on patent litigation, and Jonathan Kagan is noted for his ability to handle precedent-setting patent matters. The group also includes trial lawyer Jason Sheasby, Lisa Glasser in Newport Beach, who handles a wide range of contentious commercial issues, and biotech expert Alan Heinrich. Other notable practitioners include Annita Zhong, Amy Proctor, and Newport Beach-based Rebecca Carson.
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Clients clés
- VLSI Technology
- Netlist
- USAA
- Juniper Networks
- Foresight Diagnostics
- DePuy Synthes
- Valtrus Innovations Limited
- Farmobile
- Demaray
- Personal Genomics
Points forts
- Represented for VLSI Technology in a suit against Intel involving two patents on technology used in Intel’s microprocessors.
- Represented VLSI Technology in a suit against Intel involving a microprocessor technology patent.
- Acted for Netlist in a suit against Samsung involving five patents relating to computer memory technology.
Avocats
Hall of Fame
Avocats au sommet de leur profession, largement reconnus et respectés par l'ensemble du marché pour leur expertise éprouvée et leur intervention récurrente et longue date dans les dossiers les plus complexes et prestigieux.

Responsable de la pratique
Morgan Chu
Autres avocats clés
Benjamin Hattenbach; Jonathan Kagan; Jason Sheasby; Lisa Glasser; Alan Heinrich; Annita Zhong; Amy Proctor; Rebecca Carson