Deanna Kwong

Associate

dkwong@cov.com
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Covington & Burling LLP
One Front Street
San Francisco, CA 94111-5356
Tel: 415.591.7054
Fax: 415.591.6091


 

Practices

Industries

Education

  • University of California, Berkeley School of Law, J.D., 2004
    • BCLT Law & Technology Certificate Program
    • Asian Law Journal, Senior Articles Editor
    • Berkeley Journal of Gender, Law & Justice, Recent Developments Editor
    • Berkeley Technology Law Journal, Production Editor
    • Samuelson Law, Technology & Public Policy Clinic
  • University of California at Berkeley, B.A., 2001
    • Chancellor's Scholar
    • Phi Beta Kappa

Bar Admissions

  • California


Deanna Kwong is resident in our San Francisco office practicing in the areas of litigation and intellectual property.

Representative Matters

  • Co-authorship of amicus brief in In re Seagate Technology, LLC.
  • Defense of online dating services companies in patent infringement suit involving web-based database systems.
  • Member of trial team in the defense of a Fortune 500 food company in a patent infringement suit.
  • Defense of pharmaceuticals corporation in litigation involving authorized generics and alleged violations of California antitrust laws.
  • Intellectual property counsel on the IPO, related debt financings, and spin-off of the chemical business of a global energy company.
  • Defense of manufacturer in patent infringement litigation concerning LCD technologies.

Pro Bono

  • The Committee Concerning Community Improvement et al., v. City of Modesto, County of Stanislaus, et al.  Representation of indigent Latino residents of unincorporated pockets of Stanislaus County in a lawsuit alleging that the City of Modesto and Stanislaus County discriminated against the plaintiffs on the basis of race in the provision of basic municipal services.
  • Justice for Children.  Filed an amicus curiae brief in a child custody case on behalf of Justice for Children, a national nonprofit organization whose mission is to identify and improve the plight of child abuse victims in the justice system, to provide legal advocacy for abused children, and to collaborate in the development and implementation of solutions that enhance the quality of their lives.

Memberships and Affiliations

  • Intellectual Property Organization, Damages & Injunctions Committee Member (2008); Patent Law (US) Committee Member (2007); Patent Law (US) Committee Member (2006); and Damages Committee Member (2005).
  • San Francisco Bay Area Intellectual Property American Inn of Court
  • American Bar Association

Publications and Speeches

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