Managing Associate
Los Angeles
A litigator and former electrical engineer, Jake pairs deep technical fluency with federal trial and clerkship experience to represent clients in complex IP disputes.
Jake is a litigator with a particular focus on patent litigation. His cases span a breadth of technology, including cybersecurity software, OLED and LED displays, gaming, digital advertising, circuit design and fabrication, and renewable energy. Because he speaks the language of engineers as fluently as that of the courtroom, Jake translates dense technical subject matter into clear, persuasive narratives that win over judges and juries.
His commitment to public service runs just as deep. Jake is dedicated to pro bono work in indigent criminal defense and inmate advocacy, and his impact has been tangible. As an Orrick Fellow at the Office of the Federal Public Defender for the Central District of California, he secured compassionate release for a client serving a life sentence and served as third-chair in a ten-day trial concerning alleged violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA).
Jake's technical credentials are the foundation of his practice. He graduated first in his class with a degree in electrical engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder, then put that training to work at the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP), where he developed circuits for NASA-contracted space missions, including the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) mission. He went on to attend the University of Southern California Gould School of Law, graduating in the top 10% of his class. Most recently, he completed a federal district court clerkship with the Honorable Fernando L. Aenlle-Rocha in the Central District of California, where he researched and drafted over 100 orders on a range of civil and criminal matters.
When Jake isn't advocating for his clients, he writes and records music under the name Drip Lines.