J.D., cum laude, The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law
S.B., aerospace engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

“40 & Under” List, Benchmark Litigation (2024)

Southern California “Rising Star” in intellectual property litigation, Thomson Reuters Super Lawyers (2023-2025)

“Ones to Watch” in intellectual property litigation, Best Lawyers (2023-2025)

Micron Technology and Intel v. BeSang Inc., IPR2023-00900 and -00991 (Pat. Trial & Appeal Bd.): defeated separate challenges by Micron and Intel to BeSang’s revolutionary patent on 3D flash memory, resulting in final judgment after full Patent Office trials confirming patentability of all challenged claims.

Group III Int’l v. Targus Int’l LLC, IPR2021-00371 (Pat. Trial & Appeal Bd.): obtained a rare decision after full trial confirming validity of all 40 challenged claims in Targus’ groundbreaking patent on a checkpoint-friendly bag design.

Targus Int’l v. Group III Int’l and Victorinox Swiss Army Inc., Nos. 20-cv-21435 (S.D. Fla.) & 20-464 (D. Del.): successfully represented #1 manufacturer of laptop cases in dispute over checkpoint-friendly travel laptop cases and recovered ~$2M in judgments.

Advanced Micro Devices v. Monterey Research, IPR2020-01124 (Pat. Trial & Appeal Bd.): defended AMD and prevailed at trial, obtaining final decision canceling all 19 patent claims relating to memory technology asserted in pending litigation.

STMicro and Wolfspeed v. Purdue University, IPR2022-00252, -00723, and -00761 (Pat. Trial & Appeal Board): successfully defended client Purdue University in defeating institution of three separate IPR challenges to groundbreaking Purdue patent on silicon carbide MOSFET devices.

Sony v. Intellectual Pixels, IPR2020-01248, IPR2021-00237 (Pat. Trial & Appeal Bd.) & No. 22-1546 (Fed. Cir.): after successfully obtaining rare IPR Final Written Decisions confirming claims in two patents on 3D video game graphics technology, won summary affirmances upholding judgment on appeal.

Cedar Lane v. Alps Alpine North America, No. 23-cv-0001 (W.D. Wash.): represented supplier of premium in-vehicle navigation units in patent case and obtained early dismissal with prejudice; $0 paid to non-practicing entity.

Edge Systems v. Venus Concept USA, No. 18-cv-62588 (S.D. Fla.): represented Edge Systems (The HydraFacial Company) in patent infringement litigation involving hydradermabrasion technology.  Case settled favorably with defendant paying “a substantial amount” to Edge Systems after obtaining favorable claim construction order.

Moxchange LLC v. Spectrum Brands, No. 21-cv-1496 (D. Del.): successfully represented defendant in obtaining an early dismissal with prejudice after filing motion to dismiss complaint asserting infringement of wireless networking patent.

X-Mobile Technologies v. HTC Corporation, No. 17-cv-00699 (E.D. Tex.): represented HTC in patent infringement litigation involving mobile device technology.  Case settled favorably.

Koni B.V. v. Tenneco Inc., et al., No. 17-cv-05369 (N.D. Ill.): represented Koni in litigation involving trade secret misappropriation, breach of contract, fraud, and related tort claims relating to automotive shock absorbers.  After defeating motions to dismiss and to stay the case, dispute resolved favorably before trial.

O’Neil v. Razor USA, No. 18-cv-10757 (C.D. Cal.): represented Razor in copyright infringement litigation involving Instagram post.  Case settled favorably and confidentially.

Rhodes Pharmaceuticals LP v. Indivior Inc., No. 16-cv-01308 (D. Del.): represented Indivior in patent infringement litigation involving Suboxone® Sublingual Film.

Judicial extern to the Honorable Algenon L. Marbley, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio (Spring 2016)

Guest, Virtual Water Cooler Chat, Virtual Patent Gateway (May 2025)

Co-author, Fintiv Denials Are On The Rise At PTAB, Law360 (Apr. 2024)

Speaker, Recent Developments in Patent Litigation You Need to Know, Orange County Bar Association – IP & Technology Section (Mar. 2024)

Moderator, Top 5 New Developments in IPR Trials at the Patent Office, LAIPLA (Jan. 2024)

Co-author, Fintiv Discretionary Denials Seem to be Back at PTAB, Law360 (June 2023)

Moderator, Post Grant Review (PGR): Trends and Lessons Learned from PTAB Practitioners, Virtual Patent Gateway (June 2023)

Co-author, New Director Reviews: The Latest IPR Guidance From the Patent Office, The Recorder (Oct. 2022)

Exception to the Rule?, Nat’l Law Review (Sept. 2022)

Author, Getting a Seat at Counsel’s Table: Tips for Junior Associates, Bloomberg Law (July 2022)

PTAB Allows Supplemental Information Request To Fly, PTAB Litigation Blog (Apr. 2022)

PTAB Axes 19 Claims Of Patent Caught In Semiconductor Row, Law360 (Jan. 2022)

Speaker, PTAB Practitioner’s Series: A Different Ball Game: Depositions at the PTAB and District Court, Virtual Patent Gateway (Nov. 2021)

Author, The Case for Returning to the Office and Making It Work, Bloomberg Law (June 2021)

Speaker, Patent Law 101 for Startups, MIT Global IAP Day (Jan. 2021)

Author, Inaccuracies in Copyright Registration: Copyright Claimants Beware, Accused Infringers Be Aware, Daily Journal (Mar. 2020)

Co-author, Issue-Preclusive Effect of Agency Decisions in the Patent Context, Daily Journal (June 2019)

Co-author, Drosophila XBP1 Expression Reporter Marks Cells under Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and with High Protein Secretory Load, PLOS ONE (Sept. 2013)

President-Elect, Board of Directors, MIT Club of Southern California

Association of Business Trial Lawyers (ABTL), Orange County Chapter

U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
U.S. Patent Office
State of California