Maureen Sheehy serves as Co-Managing Partner of the firm and serves on the firm's Executive Committee. Her practice focuses on complex business litigation, intellectual property litigation, and unfair competition matters. She has extensive experience leading litigation teams in both federal and state courts, as well as before the United States International Trade Commission in ITC 337 proceedings. In addition to intellectual property disputes, Ms. Sheehy's litigation practice has spanned accounting fraud, white-collar investigations, trade secret, trust disputes, and antitrust and unfair competition claims.

Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Sheehy was a partner at a California-based litigation boutique, where she represented both small and large business concerns in complex commercial and intellectual property litigation in state and federal courts.

Professional & Community Activities

East Bay Community Law Center, Board of Directors, Member

Education

  • University of Chicago, J.D. (1987)
  • Stanford University, B.A., American Studies (1984)
    with distinction

Bar Admissions

  • California

Court Admissions

  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (2002)
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (1987)
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California (2003)
  • U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (1999)
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico (1995)
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California (1988)
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California (1987)

Who We Are

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San Francisco, CA, 94111
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Maureen A. Sheehy

Experience Highlights

Patent litigation for Kumho Korea Petrochemical Co.
Obtained early summary dismissal of ITC patent infringement investigation on collateral estoppel grounds, subsequently upheld by full Commission. more
Laboratory Skin Care, et al. v. White et al.
Represented international law firm sued for malpractice related to foreign patent filing; concluded with a favorable settlement. (Cal. Sup. Ct. 2002). more
Patent litigation for Kumho Korea Petrochemical, et al.
Successfully defended 337 proceeding at the ITC action against Korean petrochemical concern.
In the Matter of Certain Antidegradants, more
Fisherman’s Wharf Bay Cruise Corporation dba "Red and White Fleet" v. Blue and Gold Fleet, Inc. et al.
Prosecute antitrust and unfair competition claims on behalf of maritime operator against its primary competitor, concluding with a successful more