Elizabeth practices civil litigation with an emphasis on commercial and business law matters. She represents a wide array of clients from Fortune 500 companies and closely held businesses to charitable institutions and individuals. Her litigation and trial experience is just as diverse, working on varied cases including complex intellectual property disputes, securities fraud claims, and personal injury cases.

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Elizabeth practices civil litigation with an emphasis on commercial and business law matters. She represents a wide array of clients from Fortune 500 companies and closely held businesses to charitable institutions and individuals. Her litigation and trial experience is just as diverse, working on varied cases including complex intellectual property disputes, securities fraud claims, and personal injury cases.

Highlights

• Named to the Northern California Super Lawyers – Rising Stars, 2009, 2010, and 2011.
• Recipient of the YWCA of Silicon Valley’s Tribute to Women TWIN Award.
• Served as law clerk for The Hon. Nancy F. Atlas, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, 2002-2003.

Representative Matters

• Represented hard disk drive manufacturer in an action against a guarantor of the manufacturer’s former largest distributor, which alleged cross-claims of trade secret misappropriation and defamation. The case settled on confidential terms, including a stipulated judgment in client’s favor.
• Represented a partner in a real estate partnership in dissolution and partition proceedings.
• Represented a medical research non-profit organization in a trade secrets action against a major pharmaceutical company.
• Defeated motion to dismiss and obtained remand to state court of large, multi-plaintiff securities fraud case. As a result, clients settled claims on highly desirable terms.
• Secured a jury verdict – granting compensation that exceeded economic damages – for a personal injury client.

Reported Cases

• Ibrahim v. Department of Homeland Security (9th Cir. Feb. 8, 2012, No. 10-15873) 2012 WL 390126.

Professional and Community Contributions

Elizabeth is a member of the Santa Clara County Bar Association and a board member of the Law Foundation of Silicon Valley.

Admissions

State Bar of California
U.S. District Courts, Northern and Central Districts of California
U.S. District Courts, Northern and Southern Districts of Texas
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals
State Bar of Texas

Education

J.D., Harvard Law School, 2001
B.A., Brigham Young University, 1998