Lisa S. Glasser is a formidable litigator with extensive trial experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants in matters involving patent infringement, licensing and other disputes surrounding complex technology issues. Her work has been repeatedly recognized, including recently as Litigator of Year (The American Lawyer), with the California Lawyer Attorneys of the Year (CLAY) award, as a Top IP Lawyer (Daily Journal) and as a Trial MVP (Law360).
Lisa also holds significant management roles, including years of service on Irell's three-person firmwide Management Committee, Irell's Executive Committee and as vice chair of the Litigation group.
Lisa is well-versed in a wide range of high technology and life sciences matters, including medical devices, pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, imaging and computer science applications. Lisa’s strong grasp of the technological issues faced by her clients is key to distilling complex technical details into legal arguments that are persuasive to juries and judges.
Lisa's litigation experience covers the entire process—from pre-litigation counseling to trial and appeal. She has handled jury trials in state and federal court, as well as trials in the Delaware Court of Chancery, the U.S. International Trade Commission and arbitrations.
News
Honors & Awards
- Named "Litigator of the Year" by The American Lawyer (2024)
- Recognized as one of the “Top IP Lawyers” in California by the Daily Journal (2022-2024)
- Ranked in Intellectual Property (Patent Litigation) in Chambers USA (2023-2024)
- Named among the “Top Women Lawyers in California” by the Daily Journal (2017, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024)
- Selected as “Trials MVP” by Law360 (2020, 2023, 2024)
- Honored as one of the “Women Leaders in Tech Law” by The Recorder (2015, 2017, 2023)
- Recognized by The Legal 500 for Intellectual Property-Patent Litigation (Full Coverage) (2023)
- Named to the Southern California Super Lawyers list (2014-2024)
- Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America (2021-2025)
Publications
- "Ethically Speaking: A Decade After Seagate, Uncertainty Over the Scope of Privilege Waiver in IP Cases Remains," 60 Orange County Lawyer (October 2018)
- "Recent Patent Decisions Illustrate Variation in Application of the Common Interest Privilege," The Computer & Internet Lawyer (January 2016)
- "Don't Win a Trademark Battle, Only to Lose the War," The Recorder (June 24, 2015)
- "Ethically Speaking: Recent Patent Decisions Illustrate Variation In Application Of The Common Interest Privilege," 57 Orange County Lawyer (2015)
- "Ethically Speaking: Seahaus v. Superior Court: An Uncommon Fact Pattern Highlights Complexities of the Common Interest Privilege in California," 56 Orange County Lawyer (2014)
Practice Areas
Education
Duke University School of Law (J.D., 2002), magna cum laude; Order of the Coif; Duke Law Journal; Award for Outstanding Achievement in Intellectual Property and Technology Law
University of St. Thomas, Minnesota (B.A., Economics, 1999), summa cum laude
Admissions
- California
- U.S. District Court for the Central, Northern and Southern Districts of California
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth and Federal Circuits
Clerkships
- Hon. Cynthia Holcomb Hall, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit