Maureen Sheehy serves as Managing Partner of the firm and serves on the firm's Executive Committee. Her practice focuses on complex business litigation, intellectual property litigation, and unfair competition matters. She has extensive experience leading litigation teams in both federal and state courts, as well as before the United States International Trade Commission. Her business litigation experience includes representation of clients in business torts, breach of fiduciary duties, officer and director liabilities and related indemnification claims as well as a range of unfair competition matters, whether individual or representative actions. She has also handled a range of intellectual property matters ranging from trade secret theft claims to licensing disputes and patent infringement claims. Whether representing a Fortune 50 company or a privately held company, Ms. Sheehy works with the client to develop a strategy that is built around the client’s business needs and objectives.

Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Sheehy was a partner at a litigation boutique firm in Emeryville, California. Ms. Sheehy was recognized as a Northern California "Super Lawyer" for Intellectual Property Litigation in 2012 by SuperLawyers magazine.

Professional & Community Activities

East Bay Community Law Center, Board of Directors, Member

Education

  • University of Chicago, J.D. (1987)
  • Stanford University, B.A., American Studies (1984)
    with distinction

Bar Admissions

  • California

Admissions

  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (2002)
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (1987)
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California (2003)
  • U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (1999)
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico (1995)
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California (1988)
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California (1987)

Who We Are

Eighth Floor, Two Embarcadero Center
San Francisco, CA, 94111
USA
t +1 415.273.7571
f +1 415.723.7221
Suite 2800, 1100 Peachtree Street NE
Atlanta, GA, 30309-4528
USA
t +1 404.815.6472

Maureen A. Sheehy

Experience Highlights

Leuthold et al. v. Destination America Inc.
Defended proposed class action lawsuit alleging wage and hour violations. Leuthold et al. v. Destination America, Inc., et al., No. more
Patent litigation for Kumho Korea Petrochemical Co.
Obtained early summary dismissal of ITC patent infringement investigation on collateral estoppel grounds, subsequently upheld by full Commission. more
Clean Heat LLC v. Enviro-Log Management Inc.; Ultra-Clean Logs LLC v. Enviro-Log Management Inc.
Representing green technology company in two licensing disputes and prosecuting cross-claim for breach of warranty and fraud. (California more
Internal investigation into trust activities
Represent trustees in an investigation by federal authorities into trust activities. (D. Alaska). more