Catherine Y. Lui

Cathy Lui, a partner in the San Francisco office, is a member of the Complex Litigation and Dispute Resolution group. Cathy primarily specializes in trade secrets litigation, and has particular expertise in obtaining and defending against temporary restraining orders and preliminary injunctions under exigent circumstances in fast-paced trade secret actions. 

• Engagements

  Cathy's notable engagements include the following:

  • Successfully defended Scopely, Inc., a gaming company, in defeating a TRO and preliminary injunction sought by Zynga in one of the first DTSA cases in Northern District of California.
  • Represented AllCells, LLC, a biotech company specializing in stem cell blood products, in successfully obtaining a preliminary injunction against former employees who started a competing company in an early DTSA case.  AllCells also successfully defeated a motion to dismiss based on the effective date of the DTSA. 
  • After a three-day evidentiary hearing, successfully represented two subsidiaries of Williams-Sonoma, Inc. in obtaining a preliminary injunction against a former executive and his new employer from using plaintiffs' trade secrets.
  • Represented Oracle America, Inc. in defending against a $6.6 billion breach of contract, fraud, false claims act, and civil RICO claims brought by the State of Oregon. The matter resolved very favorably to Oracle.    
  • Represented medical devices leader Varian Medical in successfully obtaining a preliminary injunction after an evidentiary hearing against its biggest competitor, Elekta, in a trade secrets action.  The injunction included the rarely-granted enjoinment that forced a senior VP of Elekta to stop sales activity related to Varian’s customers.
  • Represented Toyota Motor Credit Corporation in successfully obtaining a preliminary injunction against a former employee who misappropriated Toyota's trade secrets.
  • Represented semiconductor manufacturer Nanya Technology Corporation and Nanya Technology Corporation USA in DRAM antitrust price-fixing cases, including actions brought by direct and indirect purchasers, U.S. government entities, and the European Commission.
  • Represented Nanya Technology Corporation in patent infringement defense before Northern District of California and International Trade Commission.