Silicon Valley IP Star, Vera Elson, Joins McDermott Will
PALO ALTO, CA — McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to announce that Vera Elson has joined the Firm’s Silicon Valley office as an intellectual property partner.
Ms. Elson represents high tech and other clients on all aspects of complex intellectual property litigation and provides strategic counseling on intellectual property matters. Ms. Elson has a masters degree in electrical engineering from the University of California at Los Angeles. She was an intern for Chief Judge Nies of the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Her practice is built upon extensive experience in high-technology patent cases, trade secret cases, and internet, copyright and licensing matters. Ms. Elson handles complex patent cases in the Federal District Courts as well as before the International Trade Commission.
"Vera's proven success litigating big time cases for big league clients fits perfectly with the rest of McDermott's IP litigation machine," commented Terry McMahon, head of the Firm's West Coast IP practice. "Her experience in cases for companies on complex IP litigation puts us over the top in terms of talent. Vera's skill set is as unique as it is world-class."
IP Department Head, Ray Lupo emphasized the Firm's broad IP strength, commenting: "Vera brings us to more than 140 IP professionals, and adds great technical and courtroom talent to a fabulous team of IP litigators in Silicon Valley and internationally. We are thrilled to have her on board."
"Vera adds depth to our already formidable IP force," stated Silicon Valley office head, Tony de Alcuaz. "We are excited to have her as part of our office. Including Vera, we have added six IP partners and eight IP litigation associates to this office since January. No other firm has had this kind of recruiting success and no other local firm is in as aggressive a growth mode."
The Firm's IP practice currently has in excess of 100 active IP cases, more than 50 of them patent cases, and boasts recent wins for major clients such as Medtronic.
Ms. Elson graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles (B.S., cybernetics, 1982; M.S.E.E., emphasis in integrated circuit design, 1985) and received her J.D. from the University of Southern California in 1991. She is admitted to practice before the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court. Before joining the legal profession, Ms. Elson worked as a high-speed digital circuit designer for Hughes Aircraft's Advanced Circuit Technology Laboratory. Ms. Elson was an IP litigation partner at Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati prior to joining McDermott. She is proficient in German and Spanish.
