Yanan Zhao is an intellectual property partner in the Los Angeles office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
Experience
Representative Matters
Prior to joining Kirkland, Yanan was involved in the following representative matters:
Represented patent owner in IP litigations against memory module manufacturers in jury and bench trials and secured over $800 million in verdicts.
Represented orthopedic and neurosurgery companies defending patent litigation and secured a favorable settlement.
Represented client in defending trademark infringement claims covering telecommunications equipment and secured a favorable settlement.
Represented premium athletic apparel retailer clients in mediation for employment disputes and secured a favorable settlement.
Clerk & Government Experience
Judicial Law ClerkHonorable Judge Lee H. RosenthalUnited States District Court for the Southern District of Texas2018–2019
Judicial InternHonorable Judge Jeffrey C. ManskeUnited States District Court for the Western District of Texas2016
Prior Experience
Irell & Manella LLP, 2021–2024
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, 2019–2021
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Thought Leadership
Publications
Author, “Applying the Presumption against Extraterritoriality to Bankruptcy Avoidance Provisions: a Modified Universalism Solution to the Current Circuit Split,” Texas International Law Journal, vol. 53, 2018
Memberships & Affiliations
LCLD Pathfinders, 2022
Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
2021California
2020New York
2018Texas
Courts
United States District Court for the Central District of California
United States District Court for the Northern District of California
United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Languages
English
Mandarin
Education
University of Texas at Austin School of LawJ.D.2018
Order of the Coif
Chancellors-at-Large
Articles Editor, Texas Law Review
Research Assistant, Bankruptcy Law Professor Jay L. Westbrook
Quarter Finalist, Hutcheson Moot Court Competition for First Year Law School Students
Shandong UniversityLL.B.2015
Price Media Law Moot Court Competition
Phillip C. Jessup International Moot Court Competition
Exchange Student, Hong Kong University, Social Science Department
