Michael D. Saunders

Michael Saunders has nearly a decade of experience in helping clients efficiently address challenging intellectual property cases, business disputes, and intellectual property-related transactions.

He has represented and advised clients in patent and trade secret cases in state and federal courts, before the International Trade Commission, and on appeal at the Federal Circuit. He has also advised companies on the intellectual property and technology related aspects of major transactions.

His matters have involved a variety of technologies, including computer hardware and software, electronics, financial systems, manufacturing and industrial equipment, semiconductors, and pharmaceuticals. During law school, Mr. Saunders externed for the Hon. Saundra Brown Armstrong, United States District Court Judge for the Northern District of California.

Education:

• University of California, Irvine, B.S., Information and Computer Science, 2005
• University of California, Berkeley, J.D., 2008

Bar Admission:

• Texas
• California
• District of Columbia