Shaelyn K. Dawson
Shaelyn is a dynamic trial lawyer with extensive experience litigating trade secrets, patent, and high-stakes commercial cases in federal and state courts across the country. Based in California, Shaelyn has handled high-profile matters for some of the world’s largest tech clients, including nearly a dozen federal and state trials. Before her time at Morrison Foerster, she served a two-year clerkship for Judge Evan J. Wallach at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Shaelyn has been featured in a number of industry publications, including Benchmark Litigation’s “40 & Under List – California” and shortlisted for Intellectual Property Women in Business Law award.
Shaelyn has an active pro bono practice focused on civil rights and educational equality.
Experience
Quantum v. Sony
(Western District of Texas) Patent Litigation.
Envirodigm v. Apple
(California state court) Trade secret litigation.
NL Giken v. Apple
(District of Delaware) Patent litigation.
Instacart v. Cornershop
(Northern District of California) Copyright litigation.
LS Cable v. Apple
(Northern District of California) Patent litigation.
Wisk v. Archer
(Northern District of California) Trade secret and patent litigation.
Phoenix Technologies, Ltd. v. VMware, Inc.
(Northern District of California) Copyright litigation.
Realtime v. NetApp
(Eastern District of Texas) Patent litigation.
ASML Netherlands B.V. and Carl Zeiss AG v. Nikon Corp.
(Central District of California) Patent litigation.
SS&C Technologies, Inc. v. Clearwater Analytics, LLC
(Connecticut State Court) Trade secret litigation.
Rankings
40 & Under List: Intellectual Property
Benchmark Litigation 2024-2026
Recognized as Ones to Watch for Intellectual Property Litigation
Best Lawyers 2021 - 2026
Rising star for Northern California
Super Lawyers 2019 – 2022