For her litigation practice, Amy’s ability to distill the most
complicated technology across an array of fields, including
telecommunications, semiconductor manufacturing, renewable
energy, cloud computing, and big data, into relatable, every day
concepts that has made her successful in persuading judges and
juries alike. She has led trial teams, litigated, and tried cases in
state court in California, numerous District Courts, the International
Trade Commission, and has briefed appeals before the 9th Circuit,
the Federal Circuit, the Supreme Court of California, and the United
States Supreme Court.
Whether litigating patent, trade secret, or IP contract disputes, Amy
strives to put herself in her client’s shoes to ensure personalized
results tailored to each client’s business objectives. As SAP’s
General Counsel Landon Edmond commented to Acritas, Amy “has
acquired a great knowledge of our business, and therefore you
know you can trust her in a wide variety of topics and to get the
right colleagues within her firm involved across the globe.”
Amy also provides comprehensive IP counseling on issues
including trade secrets protection, employee departure
investigations, freedom to operate analysis, licensing strategies,
data privacy protection, and regulatory compliance. She has also
conducted comprehensive patent portfolio reviews and assisted
with IP corporate transactions.
In addition to her IP work, Amy devotes significant time to her pro
bono work. For more than a decade, she has assisted domestic
violence victims, as well as led Orrick’s Bay Area summer program
that enables law clerks to be certified to argue in Family Court to
obtain Temporary Restraining Orders for domestic violence clients.
