Philip Wang is an associate in the Los Angeles office of Irell & Manella LLP, where he specializes in litigation.

Mr. Wang has represented clients in the LCD manufacturing, video game, and biotechnology industries in complex patent litigations. He has also assisted clients with patent prosecution and reexamination.

Mr. Wang received his J.D. from Columbia University School of Law, where he was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. He received his B.S. in Computer Science from Stanford University. His research focused on operating systems and artificial intelligence, and he is credited with fixing dozens of bugs in the Linux operating system. Before attending law school, Mr. Wang was a graduate student in philosophy, where he taught courses in moral and political philosophy.

Mr. Wang is a nationally-recognized chess master. He is ranked as one of the top 100 chess players in the United States and has competed as a professional chess player. Recently, he became the 2010 California State Chess Champion.

Bar Admissions

• 2009, California