Jason T. Lao

Jason Lao is a first-chair trial lawyer and lead counsel in the firm's Intellectual Property Litigation Practice Group. He focuses on litigating patent infringement, trade secret misappropriation, unfair competition, trademark, copyright, and licensing actions in federal and state courts and before the U.S. International Trade Commission. Jason has tried many cases to verdict and serves as lead counsel in high‑stakes disputes across a wide range of industries, including biotech, semiconductor, artificial intelligence, automotive technologies, wireless communications, smart meters, standards patents, trusted computing, digital rights management, satellite technology, virtual machines, and cybersecurity.

Jason leads trial teams on both the plaintiff and defense side and is experienced at every stage of litigation—from TROs and preliminary injunctions through trial and post‑trial proceedings. He frequently coordinates multi‑district and multi‑country litigations, working closely with foreign counsel to align strategy, evidence, and remedies across jurisdictions.

Before law school, Jason served as a process engineer for a large automotive corporation.  He was also a senior member of the Computer Incident Response Team for a Fortune 10 company, where he performed vulnerability assessment in network security and software analysis.

Jason also maintains an active pro bono practice and has represented clients on matters concerning civil actions for the deprivation of rights (1983 suit), immigration, and contract disputes.