Nathan Lowenstein is an associate in the Los Angeles office of Irell & Manella LLP, where he specializes in litigation. Mr. Lowenstein has represented clients in the semiconductor and semiconductor packaging, video game, and biotechnology industries in complex patent litigations. 

Prior to law school, Mr. Lowenstein worked as a staff member for the primary redistricting consultants to the California State Senate and the California Democratic Congressional delegation.

Representative Matters

Tessera, Inc. v. Amkor Technology, Inc. - Represented Tessera in an arbitration which resulted in a $64 million award for Tessera, based on violation of a license agreement involving patents related to semiconductor chip packaging. 

Quantum World Corporation v. Atmel Corporation et al. - Represented Atmel in connection with a patent infringement suit in the Eastern District of Texas involving patents on random number generators asserted against personal computers containing "Trusted Platform Module" security chips. The case against Atmel settled on mutually satisfactory terms, and all claims against Atmel were dismissed with prejudice.

Tessera, Inc. v. Micron Technology, Inc., et al. - Represented Tessera in a suit in the Eastern District of Texas involving patent infringement claims concerning semiconductor packaging technology as well as antitrust claims involving a group boycott and price fixing in the DRAM market. The suit was resolved by a settlement entitling the firm's client to $80 million and significant future royalties.

Bar & Court Admissions

• 2005, California
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of California