Bob Van Nest has been selected as a finalist for the 2024 California Legal Awards in the category of IP Lawyers of the Year. Van Nest is known for his exceptional ability to simplify complex technical issues for juries and secure significant trial wins. These cases often involve cutting-edge technologies and substantial financial damages for tech giants including Dexcom, Google, Qualcomm, and OpenAI.
The winner in this category will be announced at the California Legal Awards ceremony on October 15, 2024.
Rachael Meny has been selected among the 2024 California Legal Awards winners for Women Leaders in Tech Law for Litigation. Meny has become one of the country’s leading authorities litigating and investigating trade secret, employee mobility and other IP-related disputes. She has successfully represented leading companies including Meta, Waymo, Lyft, Instacart and Google in high-profile legal battles which have solidified her position as a trailblazer in tech litigation.
Michelle Ybarra has been selected among the 2024 California Legal Awards winners for Women Leaders in Tech Law for Litigation. Known for embracing the most challenging cases, Ybarra is particularly drawn to matters involving new technologies or cases where existing precedent provides no clear answer. Ybarra is currently defending OpenAI in multiple cases that present novel questions of copyright law, and representing video game developers in cases that explore the boundaries between online gaming and illegal gambling.
Click here to see the full list from the 2024 California Legal Awards.