Annette Hurst Recognized as a Top Woman in IP and Business Law

June.11.2014

The International Financial Law Review awarded Orrick intellectual property partner Annette Hurst the Best in Copyright honor at the Americas Women in Business Law Awards. In addition, the Daily Journal named Ms. Hurst to its list of the top 100 women lawyers in California.

Ms. Hurst is honored for her work representing Dish Network in two of the highest profile IP cases of the past year. These cases involved copyright disputes with several major broadcast networks over the company’s advanced DVR recording and ad-skipping features (known as Primetime Anytime and AutoHop). She is also recognized for her pro bono work on behalf of Black Rock City, the organizers of the Burning Man event, in its dispute with local leaders of Pershing County, Nevada.

Earlier this year, Ms. Hurst was named to the Daily Journal’s Top IP Litigators list, and was selected as a Law360 IP MVP for 2013.

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Annette Hurst Partner, Intellectual Property, Trademark, Copyright & Media

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Annette Hurst Partner

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Annette is an experienced trial lawyer who has tried copyright, trade secret, trademark, patent and business tort claims. As a risk analyst and problem solver with deep proficiency in the software industry, Annette is a go-to counselor and speaker regarding the legal issues surrounding access and use of datasets in the development of machine learning algorithms. She was named “Litigator of the Week” by The American Lawyer for her work as co-lead counsel on the Mattel/MGA case. Chambers USA ranks her in Band 1 for Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets, with clients reporting that she is “smart, creative and terrific at oral argument” and “a very well-known authority in copyright law, a great advocate and a great trial lawyer.” Chambers reports: “Clients agree that Annette Hurst is ‘a very powerful and experienced trial lawyer for copyright cases, and a good team leader who is reliable before judges,” and “Peers consider Annette Hurst a ‘remarkably intuitive’ lawyer who ‘brings unique perspectives to soft IP cases.” Since 2018, The Legal 500 has recognized Annette as a “Leading Lawyer” in copyright law, and she was named “Female Litigator of the Year West” by Benchmark Litigation in 2013. Annette has been repeatedly named one of the top 75 IP litigators in California by The Daily Journal.

Annette’s community and professional activities include past service on the Northern District of California Patent Local Rules Committee, President of the Lafayette Elementary School PTA, and past membership on the Board of Directors of the Volunteer Legal Services Program and Board of Directors of the Bar Association of San Francisco for which she was chair of the Finance and Investments Committee. She also is a past member of the Board of Directors of the Legal Aid Society of San Francisco and the Board of Governors of the Association of Business Trial Lawyers, Northern California Chapter, as well as a past president of the Barristers Club.

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