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John Lu 合伙人

Los Angeles

业务重点和经验

吕博士的执业领域主要是专利、商业秘密和生命科学诉讼。他曾代表客户处理涉及专利侵权、中美商业秘密盗用、生物仿制药、ANDA诉讼和许可纠纷等事宜。他还代表客户处理美国专利审判和上诉委员会的诉讼。他的客户包括Genentech、Tris Pharma、Rosenberger、Natera和吉利德(Gilead)。

认可与成就

吕博士一直是《法律360》生命科学出版物的编辑顾问委员会成员，并被列入《Benchmark Litigation》“40岁以下热门律师榜”，该榜单旨在表彰全美40岁以下最有成就的诉讼律师。他还被《超级律师》列入“南加州新星律师名单”。

吕博士还撰写了诸多出版物，包括：《Thryv：最高法院的反对政策》（Thryv: opposing policies in the Supreme Court)， 《世界知识产权评论》（2020年6月5日）； 《在线大学的增长： 如何解决认证困境、保护学生以及扩大高等教育机会》 (The Growth of Online Universities: How to Solve the Accreditation Dilemma, Protect Students, and Expand Access to Higher Education) （作为《教育与社会媒体：迈向数字未来》中的一章），麻省理工学院出版社（2016年）；《参议院僵局引发的全员庭审不确定性》（Senate Gridlock Causes En Banc Uncertainty）及《知识产权特别报告》 (Intellectual Property Special Report)， The Recorder（2013年7月15日）；以及《质子泵抑制剂市场的促销和市场份额：案例研究》 (Promotion and Market Share in the Proton Pump Inhibitor Market: A Case Study)， 《医药营销与管理杂志》，第17卷，第3期，39-59（2007年）。

吕博士还是非营利性组织亚太裔美国人争端解决中心（APADRC）的董事会主席。他也是法律多样性领导委员会的研究员。

在私人执业之前，吕博士是美国加州北区地区法院William Alsup法官的法律助理。

吕博士在耶鲁大学法学院获得法学博士学位，并担任《耶鲁大学法律杂志》的注释编辑和《耶鲁大学法律与技术杂志》的执行编辑。在法学院期间，他是美国第九巡回上诉法院John T. Noonan法官的实习生，也是康涅狄格地区检察官办公室的实习生。

在进入法学院之前，吕博士以最高荣誉获得了北卡罗来纳大学的药剂学博士学位，并从事医药营销工作。

Catherine Y. Lui 合伙人

旧金山

Cathy also engages in complex commercial litigation including employee mobility, breach of contract, and fraud cases. Her matters are often high-profile and industry-changing. Cathy's practice also includes trade secrets investigations as well as counseling on joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, third-party vendor relationships, and emerging technology to help minimize the risk to companies. Cathy has significant experience in actions arising from the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA), which created the first federal civil misappropriation of trade secrets claim in May 2016. Cathy has helped shape DTSA law on behalf of her clients through her involvement in some of the earliest DTSA litigation. Many of her trade secrets cases involve parallel criminal proceedings.

For her achievements, Legal 500 recognized Cathy as a "Leading Lawyer" in trade secrets in 2024. The National Asian Pacific American Bar Association also honored Cathy as a 2019 Best Lawyer Under 40. This annual list recognizes individuals within the APA community who have achieved prominence or distinction in their field and demonstrated a strong commitment to the APA community or civic affairs.

Cathy also regularly speaks and writes about trade secrets issues. She previously served as the Co-Vice Chair of the Trade Secrets Interest Group of the California Lawyers Association's (formerly of the California State Bar) Intellectual Property Section and she writes an annual column about trade secret hot topics in the CLA's "New Matter" publication.

Cathy is very active within the firm and her community. Cathy previously served as the Hiring Partner for the San Francisco office. Orrick selected Cathy to serve as the firm's 2020 Fellow for the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity, and Cathy previously served as the Co-Chair of the Asian American Bar Association's Judiciary Committee, which is focused on increasing representation on the bench.

Cathy also maintains an active pro bono practice. Cathy's dedication to pro bono service was demonstrated by her work in an asylum merits hearing representing a Salvadoran religious activist persecuted by gangs in El Salvador. For her work on this matter, the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights honored Cathy with the Father Cuchulain Moriarity Award. In addition, the Justice & Diversity Center of the Bar Association of San Francisco recognized Cathy as an Outstanding Volunteer in Public Service in 2014 through 2020 for her work with helping homeless clients remove outstanding warrants barring them from access to housing and employment.

Emily Luken 高级律师

Washington, D.C.

Emily routinely handles all aspects of civil and class action litigation, from early motions practice to trial before a jury or arbitration panel. Her extensive litigation practice concentrates on antitrust and competition law, and she has represented plaintiffs, defendants, and third parties in high-stakes matters.

In addition to her litigation practice, Emily also advises clients on a spectrum of critical antitrust and competition matters, spanning government investigations, merger clearance, and strategic counseling. She adeptly navigates clients through the intricacies of regulatory inquiries and enforcement actions, specifically from the FTC and DOJ. She represents clients across a diverse range of industries, including technology, healthcare and life sciences, automotive, oil & gas, and professional membership organizations.

Notably, Emily has developed a focus on issues at the intersection of antitrust and intellectual property, with a particular emphasis on standards-essential patents (SEPs) subject to a commitment to license on fair, reasonable, and nondiscriminatory terms (FRAND). In addition to representing clients in licensing negotiations, litigation matters, and government outreach with respect to SEPs and FRAND, she has authored extensive thought leadership on this topic.

Prior to law school, Emily worked as a research assistant and project coordinator at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C.

Ed Lukins 合伙人

伦敦

He regularly advises on IPOs, direct listings, follow-ons, de-SPACs, reverse mergers and takeovers on UK, U.S. and European stock exchanges, domestic and cross-border public and private M&A deals, venture capital, private and growth equity investments, debt financings, joint ventures, carve-outs, and restructurings, as well as on governance, disclosure, compliance, and strategic advisory matters.

His broad industry experience includes working with clients in the AI and technology, healthcare and life sciences, logistics, retail, media, marketing, financial services, energy and natural resources sectors.

Ashley Luo 主理律师

旧金山

Ashley works on single plaintiff and class action cases, defending against discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and wage claims. She also advises employers on employment policies and practices, including compliance with evolving pay transparency laws.

Before becoming a lawyer, Ashley worked in education. She was also a 2020 Pro Bono Orrick Fellow at the Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County, where she practiced eviction defense and special education law.

Jing Luo 高级律师

硅谷

Jing’s practice is primarily focused on patent and trade secret litigation. Her experience covers a broad range of technologies including small molecules (salts, polymorphs, formulations, and process patents) and biologic drugs, medical devices, diagnostics, software, and semiconductors.  She has worked on Hatch Waxman (ANDA) litigation as well as Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act (BPCIA) cases defending multi-billion-dollar diabetes and cancer drugs from generic/biosimilar challenges. Her clients have ranged from big pharmaceutical companies, to biotechnology companies, to pre-IPO startups, which uniquely positions her to counsel companies at all stages on portfolio strategy. Jing’s extensive background in biosciences, including years of laboratory research experience, serves her clients well in  high-stakes matters before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, U.S. District Courts, and Federal Circuit. Recently, Jing helped defend the validity of all challenged claims in a salt/polymorph patent in an IPR and was instrumental in developing parallel district court cases for a blockbuster diabetes drug.

Alongside her intellectual property practice, Jing has the privilege of using her Federal Circuit experience to represent veterans pro bono in their appeals to the court.

Prior to joining Orrick, Jing served as a judicial law clerk for Judge Raymond T. Chen at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and was an associate at a Vault 100 litigation boutique in Washington, D.C. Before law school, Jing was a Marshall Scholar, and she pursued dual graduate degrees in biosciences and policy studies while conducting public policy research in the U.K. and the United States.

Lisa Lupion 合伙人

New York

She begins by gathering an in-depth understanding of her client’s business and goals, and then evaluating the specific issue at hand, so that whether navigating a counseling issue or a complex litigation, she can understand every possible angle and design the best possible solution.

Lisa, who serves as a member of Orrick's Management Committee, regularly litigates a broad range of employment issues in court, administrative agencies, and arbitration. Lisa also helps companies at all stages of development avoid litigation or prevent a single-plaintiff matter from escalating to a class action. She has successfully handled a number of high-stakes arbitrations and internal investigations. In addition, she offers counseling on discrimination, harassment, equal pay, wage and hour issues, disability accommodations, termination and compensation.  Lisa regularly advises clients on a variety of employment-related issues, including human resources policies and procedures, offer letters, severance agreements and employee termination. 

Prior to joining Orrick, Lisa served as a law clerk to the Hon. Peter Leisure in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.