Lara Ameri is an associate in the intellectual property litigation group with a wide-ranging practice. Lara represents clients in patent, copyright, trademark, false advertising, trade secret, and contract disputes across a variety of fields, including wireless technology and telecommunications, e-commerce, software, retail, pharmaceuticals, and data storage. Lara has experience in district court litigation and international arbitration, from pre-suit analysis through trial preparation, including managing discovery, drafting pleadings and dispositive motions, defending expert witness depositions, assisting with damages assessments, and preparing witnesses for depositions and trial.
Lara also has a robust pro bono practice in which she works with refugees, asylum seekers, and others seeking immigration assistance. She was awarded the Scott S. Taylor Pro Bono Award for her work on immigration matters.
Lara is an attorney advisor for IP and patent law classes and formerly served as a teaching assistant for multiple IP classes. During law school, Lara interned at the United States Securities and Exchange Commission in the Commission’s Honors Program. Prior to law school, Lara worked as a paralegal in Ropes & Gray’s litigation and enforcement practice group.
Experience
- Carbyne Biometrics v. A Major Multinational Consumer Electronics Company (W.D. Tex): Defending a major multinational consumer electronics company in a six-patent suit concerning authentication and fraud reduction.
- Leading Restaurant Brand v. Labor Unions (S.D. Iowa): Representing one of the world’s largest restaurant brands in a trademark and copyright lawsuit arising out of the misuse of the client’s branding by labor unions organizations.
- Hermès Int’l v. Rothschild (2d. Cir.): Advised leading Restaurant Brand on amicus concerning interplay of the First Amendment’s protection of free speech and Lanham Act’s protection for trademark rights.
- Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance v. Novavax, Inc. (ICC Arbitration): Represented biotech manufacturer Novavax in commercial arbitration concerning alleged breach of COVID-19 vaccine advance purchase agreement.
- Collision Communications, Inc. v. Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson et al. (E.D. Tex.): Represented Collision Communications in the Eastern District of Texas in a lawsuit involving infringement of multiple 4G/LTE patents by Ericsson’s cellular infrastructure products and services.
- Godo Kaisha IP Bridge 1 v. Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson et al. (E.D. Tex.): Represented IP Bridge in a set of related litigations concerning infringement of LTE and 5G essential patents by Ericsson and Nokia’s infrastructure products.
- Stylitics, Inc. v. FindMine, Inc. (S.D.N.Y.): Represented Stylitics in a patent infringement lawsuit involving e-commerce software.
- Represents refugees, asylum-seekers and others seeking pro bono immigration assistance from countries around the world, including countries in Africa, South America, and the Middle East.