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.
Key clients
- VLSI Technology
- Netlist
Work highlights
- 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.