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We have a deep understanding of the industry and the importance of semiconductors for nearly every piece of technology shaping our world, which is why our clients turn to us to advise them on all aspects related to semiconductor technology, including digital, mixed signal, and analog integrated circuits. 

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Bita Rahebi Named a Woman Leader in Tech Law at the 2024 California Legal Awards

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Erik Knudsen is a corporate partner and a member of the Private Equity Buyouts & Investment Group.Erik focuses his practice on complex business transactions, including leveraged buyouts, strategic mergers, acquisitions, investments and joint ventures, reorganizations, growth equity and venture capital investments, and divestitures.With a broad industry reach, Erik has led transactions in diverse sectors such as healthcare, industrial, software, internet, technology, business services, distribution, and manufacturing. His industry‑specific knowledge and comprehensive understanding of the private equity market and corporate counsel requirements position him as a trusted advisor for clients navigating complex business landscapes.

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Bita Rahebi serves as co-chair of Morrison Foerster’s global IP Litigation Group and cross-disciplinary Intellectual Property Group and is a co-leader of its Semiconductor Industry Group. The world’s largest and most innovative technology companies turn to Bita for her trial skills and her strategic direction leading complex, high-stakes litigation matters. She litigates before state and federal trial courts, the Federal Circuit, and the International Trade Commission on a wide range of matters involving semiconductors, software, consumer electronics, medical devices and standard essential patents (SEPs).As a trial lawyer, Bita is known for zealously representing her clients’ interests. She brings an ability to explain complicated issues to juries and judges, a skill honed through years of experience working with cutting-edge technologies. She has obtained a complete defense victory as lead trial lawyer, invalidated numerous patents, and also obtained winning results for plaintiffs.Bita’s successes have built her reputation as a recognized leader for intellectual property litigation. Chambers USA noted that Bita “offers substantial expertise handling patent disputes for technology-sector clients,” and clients have called her a “razor-sharp” lawyer who “excels at trial and litigation strategy” and is “client focused.” Bita’s accolades include:<ul><li>Named a Top Intellectual Property Lawyer by Daily Journal for multiple years</li><li>Selected as the 2022 Patent Lawyer of the Year by Euromoney Legal Media in its annual Americas Women in Business Law Awards</li><li>Recognized for Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation, California in the 2022 and 2023 Chambers USA guides</li><li>Recommended in the 2022 and 2023 Legal 500 US rankings for Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation and in 2023 for Trade Secrets (Litigation and Non-Contentious) </li><li>Named one of the Top Women Lawyers in Southern California by Los Angeles Magazine</li></ul>Bita’s litigation practice includes patent, trade secrets, and copyright litigation. In addition to her litigation practice, Bita advises clients on strategic transactional issues and negotiates on behalf of clients in patent licensing discussions. Bita has also successfully tried criminal jury matters at the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office, securing a guilty verdict for every trial.Bita is the past president of the Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association and she co-founded the organization’s Women in IP committee. She also served as a Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference Lawyer Representative. Bita is a board member for ALM’s Intellectual Property Strategist.Earning her B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley, she served as president and editor-in-chief of the Daily Californian. She received her J.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles, where she was an editor of the UCLA Law Review.

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