Manatt Bolsters Intellectual Property Practice In Southern California

LOS ANGELES, May 11, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, announced today that Yuri Mikulka has joined the firm's Intellectual Property practice as a partner in its Orange County office. Mikulka joins from Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth, where she chaired the Intellectual Property practice group.

Mikulka has nearly 20 years of litigation experience representing Fortune 500 companies to startups in litigation nationwide. She leads high-stakes patent, trademark and copyright trials and arbitrations in the fields of technology, medical devices and action sports. She also counsels domestic and multinational companies on intellectual property protection, brand protection and online legal issues. She frequently authors and speaks on intellectual property and litigation strategies at national CLE conferences, and serves as a guest lecturer at the University of California, Irvine's Henry Samueli School of Engineering.

"Yuri is focused on protecting her clients' most important asset: their intellectual property," said Robert W. Dickerson, Jr., chair of Manatt's Intellectual Property practice. "She has an impressive track record of obtaining excellent results for her clients. Her broad range of experience in the IP field and litigation, sophisticated knowledge, and innovative strategies make her a valuable resource to clients, and an exciting addition to our growing practice."

Mikulka's notable client successes as lead counsel include securing a jury verdict of willful patent and copyright infringement; obtaining judgments of noninfringement and invalidity in patent infringement actions between competitors; prevailing in a Ninth Circuit Appeal; and obtaining sanctions and attorneys' fees in favor of her clients.

"Manatt's strong cross-disciplinary platform is a great fit for my practice," said Mikulka. "The firm's combination of superior litigation capabilities with deep industry focus is rare. I'm excited about the opportunity to work with this talented team."

Mikulka is the latest in a series of new partners joining Manatt across the country in 2015, including corporate transactions lawyers Douglas C. Boggs, Alan M. Noskow and Joseph G. Passaic, former Medicaid official Cindy Mann, and consumer protection partner Katherine Winfree in Washington, D.C.; healthcare partner Randi Seigel and financial services partner Brian Korn in New York; and TCPA litigator Christine Reilly in Los Angeles.

Manatt's Intellectual Property lawyers work with a broad range of IP-intensive industries, creating and refining strategies for protecting and monetizing some of the most significant and valuable product innovations, brands and content in the marketplace. They provide top-notch transactional and litigation services, including counseling, registration, brand protection, mediation, arbitration, trial and appeal. The firm is nationally ranked for excellence in IP litigation and copyright law on the U.S. News & World Report list of "Best Law Firms."

About Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, is one of the nation's leading law and consulting firms, with offices strategically located in California (Los Angeles, Orange County, Palo Alto, San Francisco and Sacramento), New York (New York City and Albany) and Washington, D.C. The firm represents a sophisticated client base—including Fortune 500, middle-market and emerging companies—across a range of practice areas and industry sectors. For more information, visit www.manatt.com.

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