Erin Gibson > DLA Piper LLP (US) > San Diego (Downtown), United States > Lawyer Profile
DLA Piper LLP (US) Offices
401 B STREET
SUITE 1700
SAN DIEGO, CA 92101-4297
CALIFORNIA
United States
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Erin Gibson
Work Department
Intellectual Property; Technology; Patent Litigation; Litigation, Arbitration and Investigations
Position
Partner; Global Co-Chair, Technology sector;Â Chair, International Trade Commission practice
Education
J.D., University of San Diego; B.J., University of Nebraska
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
DLA Piper LLP (US) is sought after for its successful track record representing global and domestic clients in the tech, semiconductor and medical device sectors in patent infringement disputes, with a particular focus on proceedings at the International Trade Commission. San Diego partner Sean Cunningham chairs the firm’s patent litigation group and represent major tech companies like Lenovo, Motorola Mobility and HP Inc. in disputes at all levels of the US court system. Also in San Diego, Erin Gibson is a reputed trial lawyer with particular expertise in the tech industry, litigator Kathryn Riley Grasso represents medical device and tech companies in a wide range of litigation, and Richard Mulloy stands out for his life sciences expertise. The Palo Alto team includes patent litigators Mark Fowler and Carrie Williamson, and the key practitioners in Chicago include Matthew Satchwell, who maintains close relationships with clients in the high-tech space, and Paul Steadman, who handles patent and trade secret matters.
United States > Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (International Trade Commission)
(Hall of Fame)Co-led by seasoned ITC litigator and tech expert Erin Gibson in San Diego, DLA Piper LLP (US) has a broad ITC practice with expertise in a variety of issues relating to Section 337 actions. The group is particularly strong in tech and recently successfully defended Lenovo Group Ltd and Motorola Mobility LLC against a wide-reaching claim by Maxell Technologies. San Diego co-head Sean Cunningham frequently handles matters relating to tech, medical devices and power equipment at the ITC. Mark Fowler in Palo Alto is also an expert in medical devices and power equipment-related cases, acting for clients such as Honeywell and Samsung, and Helena Kiepura in Washington DC is a Section 337 expert. Practice co-heads Gina Durham and Michael Sitzman are based in San Francisco and handle a wide range of patent disputes. Daniel Valencia joined the the DC team in August 2023 from Covington & Burlington, and is another well versed trial lawyer at the ITC.
Lawyer Rankings
- Hall of Fame United States > Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (International Trade Commission)
- Patents: litigation (International Trade Commission) United States > Intellectual property
- Patents: litigation (full coverage) United States > Intellectual property
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Tax > International tax
- Real estate > Land use/zoning
- International trade and national security > CFIUS
- Investment fund formation and management > Alternative/hedge funds
- Media, technology and telecoms > Outsourcing
- Intellectual property > Patents: licensing
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (International Trade Commission)
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: middle-market (Up to $500m)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: pharmaceuticals and medical devices
- Real estate > Real estate
- Government > State attorneys general
- Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: regulatory
- Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: transactions
Firm Rankings
- Media, technology and telecoms > Advertising and marketing: transactional and regulatory
- Insurance > Advice to insurers
- Industry focus > Cannabis
- Dispute resolution > E-discovery
- Tax > Financial products
- Finance > Fintech
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: toxic tort
- Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Finance > Structured finance: securitization
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing)
- Tax > US taxes: contentious
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Venture capital and emerging companies
- Labor and employment > Workplace and employment counseling
- Antitrust > Cartel
- Intellectual property > Copyright
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Corporate governance
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: design
- Environment > Environment: regulatory
- Environment > Environment: transactional
- Insurance > Insurance: non-contentious
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Labor and employment > Labor-management relations
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m)
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: transactional
- Intellectual property > Patents: prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: automotive/transport
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: litigation
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Real estate > Construction (including construction litigation)
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Environment > Environment: litigation
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Government > Government contracts
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Healthcare > Service providers
- Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
- Finance > Project finance
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- Transport > Rail and road: litigation and regulation
- International trade and national security > CFIUS