Andrew Strabone concentrates his practice on complex intellectual property disputes, with a particular emphasis on patent litigation. He has represented clients across a wide range of industries, including telecommunications, computer hardware, semiconductors and computer software. Andrew has extensive trial experience and has played a key role in securing nine-figure verdicts (altogether totaling over $1.3 billion) and favorable findings of patent infringement, validity and willfulness in eight separate jury trials. He is experienced in all phases of litigation, from pre-suit investigation through trial and appeal.

Andrew is a member of the firm’s Management Committee. He also is actively involved in other aspects of firm management as a member of the Hiring and Mentoring Committees.  Andrew attended UCLA School of Law, where he served as co-editor-in-chief of the Journal of Law and Technology.

Experience

  • Netlist Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co. (E.D. Tex.). Part of the trial team that secured a $303.15 million jury verdict for Netlist in a suit against Samsung involving five patents relating to computer memory technology. The jury also found willful infringement, and determined Samsung failed to prove any of the patents are invalid.
  • Optis Wireless Technology LLC et al. v. Apple Inc. (E.D. Tex.). Secured a $300 million jury award for PanOptis in a patent infringement suit against Apple involving 4G LTE technology. The award represented the fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory (FRAND) royalty that jurors determined Apple owes PanOptis. Jurors in a previous trial found Apple infringed claims of the five patents at issue, determined all asserted claims were valid and found Apple’s infringement was willful.
  • Obtained jury verdicts of $200 million and $102 million for USAA in patent infringement trials against Wells Fargo in the Eastern District of Texas. The suits involved mobile remote deposit capture technology.
  • Represented Warner Bros. in a well-publicized class action alleging that participants received improper royalty payments on the exploitation of motion pictures in home video formats. In writ proceedings that resulted in a published opinion, Andrew and his colleagues convinced a three-justice panel of the California Court of Appeal for the Second District to order a complete dismissal of all claims against Warner Bros.
  • Served as defense counsel for the officers and directors of a Fortune 500 company in a shareholder class action alleging violations of securities laws.
  • Defended a Fortune 500 biopharmaceutical company in a shareholder class action alleging violations of securities laws.
  • Defended a national bank in a securities fraud lawsuit relating to multiple auto loan backed securitizations.
  • Represented a national radio broadcaster in common law copyright dispute alleging infringement of performance rights in pre-1972 sound recordings.
  • Represented a limited liability company and its co-founder in a complex business dispute to recover multimillion-dollar damages.
  • Represented a Delaware limited liability company in the opposition of a dissolution action.

Honors & Awards

  • Recognized on the list of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch (2024-2025)

Education

UCLA School of Law (J.D., 2014); Co-editor in chief, Journal of Law and Technology

University of California, San Diego (B.A., Linguistics and History, 2010)

Admissions

  • California, 2014
  • U.S. District Court for the Central and Northern Districts of California
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth and Federal Circuits
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