Addition further strengthens technology
litigation capabilities in expanding West Coast office
SAN
FRANCISCO, Aug. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Debevoise
& Plimpton LLP announced today that Lindsay Cooper Hayman has joined its
San Francisco office as a partner
in the Intellectual Property Litigation Group, further deepening
the firm's patent and technology litigation capabilities. Ms.
Cooper Hayman will join a robust
bench of litigation partners in the office who together offer a
holistic range of IP, commercial litigation, and white collar and
regulatory defense expertise. Debevoise recently announced that it
has signed a lease to double the size of its San Francisco office, which opened in 2021, to
accommodate its rapid growth.
Ms. Cooper Hayman brings to the
firm considerable trial experience in litigating high-stakes
intellectual property and commercial disputes, including patent
infringement, trade secret misappropriation and trademark issues.
Her practice focuses on representing established and emerging
technology companies, and she has a track record of significant
wins for Google, NVIDIA, Samsung, Palantir and other major
technology clients in state and federal courts.
"Technology clients are increasingly turning to our broad-gauged
litigation practice in San
Francisco for their most complex IP and commercial disputes,
resulting in a major uptick in demand for sophisticated patent
litigation and trial experience," said Presiding Partner Peter
Furci. "Lindsay is a renowned litigator with deep ties to the tech
industry, furthering our ability to meet our clients' needs in this
space."
Jay Neukom, a partner in the IP
Litigation Group who joined the firm in 2022, said: "Bringing
Lindsay on board adds to our capabilities in an area – patent
litigation – that is critical to the business model of firms in the
technology sector. Her strong background as a litigator combined
with her reputation for teamwork and collaboration position her to
quickly become an invaluable member of our litigation practice as
we continue to build out our team."
Ms. Cooper Hayman added: "I am
honored to be joining the firm's highly regarded IP litigation
practice and uniquely collegial culture. This is an incredible
opportunity to join an exceptionally smart and collaborative team,
and I look forward to joining my new colleagues to continue
expanding the firm's presence on the West Coast."
Prior to joining Debevoise, Ms. Cooper
Hayman was a partner in the San
Francisco office of another international law firm. In
addition to her commercial work, Ms. Cooper
Hayman maintains an active pro bono practice and works
closely with the Justice & Diversity Center of The Bar
Association of San Francisco. She
received her J.D., magna cum laude, from the University of California, Hastings College of the
Law in 2012 and her B.A. from Duke
University in 2009.
The Debevoise Intellectual Property Litigation Group handles a
wide variety of cases around the world, including trademark, trade
dress and advertising disputes; trade secret and patent cases in
the technology space; copyright matters in media and entertainment;
right of publicity issues; domain name and Internet disputes, and
unfair competition. Many of its cases have cross-border components,
and it has deep experience across a wide range of industries. The
Group is regularly recognized by Chambers Global, Chambers
USA, IP Stars, The Legal 500 US, Benchmark Litigation and
the World Trademark Review's WTR 1000 for its
cutting edge IP capabilities.
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