Sharre Lotfollahi, P.C.
Overview
Sharre Lotfollahi is a nationally recognized trial attorney in Kirkland & Ellis’ Litigation Group. Sharre focuses on high-stakes commercial disputes involving cutting-edge technology, including in the areas of SaaS, online ad creation and customer service software, online tracking, semiconductor manufacturing, microprocessor design, and medical devices and implants.
Sharre is a deeply experienced litigator, and has tried numerous cases, including as lead and co-lead counsel. These include both plaintiff and defense side cases to verdict. In January 2026, Sharre obtained a complete defense win days before trial on behalf of Applied Materials in a high-stakes litigation with hundreds of millions in dispute. She also recently obtained a complete defense jury verdict for Samsung in February 2024 in a patent case brought in Waco, Texas alleging $4 billion in damages. At trial, Sharre has conducted numerous direct and cross-examinations of fact and expert witnesses and argued numerous motions. As a firm leader in pro bono matters, she successfully led a trial team on behalf of low-income tenants against slumlords in South Los Angeles in California state court. Sharre’s roster of clients includes LivePerson, Omnitracs, Samsung and Applied Materials, among others.
Experience
Representative Matters
Trade Secret, Trademark & Copyright Litigation
- Represented manufacturer of power technology for semiconductor manufacturing in successful trade secret suit against a competitor.
- Represented technology company providing platform for online customer service in action for patent infringement and trade secret misappropriation, among other torts.
- Represented technology company providing software and hardware for object tracking, including athletes during televised sporting events in action for trade secret misappropriation and incorrect inventorship, among other torts.
- Represented television producers in connection with trade secrets and intellectual property issues involving a highly successful television series.
- Represented developers of successful instrument-based video games in copyright, patent, and trade secret litigation.
- Represented identity theft-protection company in trademark, false advertising and unfair competition litigation.
- Represented well-known clothing retailer in copyright infringement action.
- Represented and advised production company on copyright and DMCA issues.
- Represented cosmetics company in trademark infringement litigation.
- Represented inventor in product liability actions.
- Represented medical device company in a royalty dispute with surgeon.
Patent Infringement Litigation
- Represented developer of online advertising technology in patent infringement suit against online provider of such technology.
- Represented microprocessor manufacturer in patent infringement suit brought by patent assertion entity.
- Represented medical device and technology company in patent infringement suit involving spinal technology.
- Represented manufacturer of foot and ankle medical device technology in patent infringement suit brought by competitor.
- Represented technology company providing platform for online customer service, in action for patent infringement and trade secret misappropriation, among other torts.
- Represented large medical device manufacturer in multiple patent infringement actions involving spinal technology and insulin pump devices and in action relating to antitrust violations.
- Represented computer manufacturer in patent infringement action involving computer components.
- Represented manufacturers of vehicle accessories in patent infringement actions involving truck accessories.
- Represented pharmaceutical company in actions relating to false patent marking.
- Represented medical device manufacturer in patent infringement actions involving imaging technology.
Clerk & Government Experience
Law ClerkLos Angeles County District Attorney’s OfficeCompton, CA
Judicial ExternHonorable Judge Audrey B. CollinsUnited States District Court for the Central District of CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA
Summer Law Clerk, Southern California Edison, Rosemead, CA
Prior Experience
Professor, Patent Litigation, UCLA Law School
Staff Research Associate, UCLA Physiology Department, Los Angeles, CA
Pro Bono
Lead pro bono trial counsel to over 100 tenants of slum housing in Los Angeles in pro bono litigation against former owners of building. See ‘Tenants in building cited for housing violations settle for $2 million, LA Times.'
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Recognition
“Top Minority Attorney in Los Angeles,” Los Angeles Business Journal, 2026
“500 Leading Global IP Lawyers,” Lawdragon, 2025
“Global Trade Secrets Rankings,” World Intellectual Property Review, 2025
“Trade Secrets (Litigation and Non-Contentious Matters),” The Legal 500 United States, 2024–2025
“Patents: Litigation (Full Coverage),” The Legal 500 United States, 2024–2025
“USA Trade Secrets Rankings,” World Intellectual Property Review, 2024
“Women of Influence: Attorneys,” Los Angeles Business Journal, 2024
Memberships & Affiliations
Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
- 2008California
Courts
- United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- United States District Court for the Central District of California
- United States District Court for the District of Colorado
- United States District Court for the Northern District of California
- United States District Court for the Southern District of California
Education
- Loyola Law School, Los AngelesJ.D.summa cum laude2008
Order of the Coif
Articles Editor, Loyola Law Review
- University of California, BerkeleyB.S., Bioengineering2002UC Berkeley Alumni Scholar