Best Lawyers in California, United States for Patent Law
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Jordan Hameen is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Intellectual Property Law. Jordan, who practices law in San Francisco, California, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Jordan is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Dorian Slater Thomas practices in the firm’s Interactive Entertainment Group and Advertising, Marketing & Public Relations Group, where he handles a wide range of transactional work for prominent agencies, brands, platforms, developers, publishers, and individual creative talent. The National Law Journal ’s 2022 Trailblazers list included him for Sports/Gaming/Entertainment Law and Variety included him as an “Up Next” honoree in their 2022 Legal Impact Report. The ...
Lindsey Shi is an intellectual property litigation partner in the Los Angeles of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Lindsey’s practice primarily focuses on patent infringement and trade secret misappropriation litigation. Lindsey has significant experience in key areas of intellectual property litigation, including fact and expert discovery, prior art and claim construction analysis, case-dispositive motion practice, and trial and witness preparation. Lindsey’s clients cover a wide range o...
Ashlee E. Sherman has experience across multiple phases of patent litigation, including invalidity and non-infringement analysis and defense, claim construction, drafting complex motions, assisting technical experts with reports, and supporting various pretrial matters. She has also been involved in a Section 337 Investigation before the U.S. International Trade Commission. Ashlee is a graduate of the University of Texas School of Law, where she served as an editor of the Texas Intellectual P...
Jodi Benassi focuses her practice on intellectual property litigation . She has successfully represented companies ranging from Fortune 100 companies to emerging startups in a broad range of industries, including technology, entertainment, finance, beverage, pharmaceutical and life sciences. Jodi has helped clients reach favorable outcomes across the nation, including US District Court actions in California, Georgia, Texas, Delaware, Florida, New Jersey, Washington and Michigan, state actions...
Lyric Menges is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Intellectual Property Law and Litigation - Intellectual Property. Lyric, who practices law in Los Angeles, California, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Lyric is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Corey Leggett is an IP and technology litigator who helps clients navigate high-stakes disputes in which critical technologies are on the line. With a technical background and jury trial experience, Corey provides a unique ability to dig into gritty details while crafting and executing big-picture strategies. My focus I have handled matters and secured successful outcomes for clients in cases involving an array of issues, including patent, trade secret, copyright, unfair competition, trademar...
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