Raymond LaMagna is an associate in the Los Angeles office of Irell & Manella LLP, where he is a member of the firm's litigation, intellectual property, and appellate groups. His practice focuses on all aspects of intellectual property litigation, and his representative matters range from advising biotechnology companies and research institutions in complex patent litigation and licensing matters to counseling internet and entertainment companies in commercial disputes and Lanham Act claims.

Mr. LaMagna earned his J.D. at the University of Southern California where he was the articles editor of the Southern California Law Review and a Merit Scholar.  He graduated Order of the Coif and received the James C. Holbrook Award.  The Los Angeles Copyright Society also honored him with the Peter D. Knecht Memorial Award for excellence in the fields of contract, entertainment, and copyright law.

In addition, Mr. LaMagna has been recognized for his scholarship on the origins of the Confrontation Clause and co-authored amicus briefing on this topic to the United States Supreme Court in Davis v. Washington, Hammond v. Indiana, and Giles v. California.

Mr. LaMagna had the honor of serving as a judicial extern to the Honorable Candace Cooper of the California Courts of Appeal for the Second District.  Prior to becoming a lawyer, Mr. LaMagna produced motion-picture advertising and was a small business entrepreneur.

Representative Matters

• Represented biotechnology development firm in patent licensing dispute and infringement litigation against major drug manufacturer.
• Advised major research university on patent licensing and Bayh-Dole compliance.
• Represented leading internet company in multijurisdictional federal and state litigation involving trademark, false advertising, unfair competition, computer fraud and contract claims, resulting in a successful settlement of all claims.
• Advised top website operator and information service provider regarding Lanham Act and implementation of Terms of Use to protect commercially valuable data.
• Represented national advocacy group in amicus briefing before the United States Supreme Court in Giles v. California (2008), a case involving the constitutional testimonial capacity of children.
• Represented biotechnology firm and consortium of research universities in patent litigation involving one of the top-selling drugs in the world. 

Publications

• “The History of Children’s Hearsay: From Old Bailey to Post-Davis,” 82 Ind. L. J. 1029 (2007) (with Thomas D. Lyon, Ph.D); reprinted in Hearsay Evidence: Limits and Limitations (2008).
• "(Re)Constitutionalizing Confrontation: Reexamining Unavailability and the Value of Live Testimony," 79 S. Cal. L. Rev. 1499 (2006).
• "California Fog: The Golden State's Long-Arm Approach to 'Quasi-California' Corporations Leaves Companies and Investors in a State of Uncertainty," in The Deal, October 17, 2005 (with Eva H. Davis). 

Bar Admissions

• California
• United States District Courts—Central and Northern Districts of California