Catherine R. Lacey

Catherine R. Lacey is an Of Counsel attorney at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, specializing in intellectual property disputes with a focus on patent and trade secret litigation. Her practice involves high-stakes matters across diverse technologies, including medical and wearable devices, computer and mobile hardware and software, networking technology and security, and industrial chemistry. The single tracked case, Cortex MCP, Inc. v. Visa, Inc., where she represented the defendant, aligns with her stated experience in software and networking technology.

Lacey's experience primarily involves defending clients, as indicated by her appearance on the defendant side in the tracked litigation. She handles cases in district courts nationwide, the Federal Circuit, California state court, and arbitration. Before joining Wilson Sonsini, she practiced in the San Francisco office of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan.

A key aspect of her practice includes complex, multi-jurisdictional matters that can involve simultaneous proceedings in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO), the International Trade Commission (ITC), and Europe, indicating experience with PTAB (Patent Trial and Appeal Board) proceedings such as IPRs. She possesses significant experience at all stages of litigation, from pre-filing counseling through trial examination and appeals.

Lacey earned her J.D. from Harvard Law School in 2013, following a B.A. from Dartmouth College in 2009, where she double-majored in Chemistry and Classical Languages and Literature. She is admitted to the State Bar of California and is admitted to practice in several U.S. District Courts, including the Northern, Central, and Southern Districts of California, and the Eastern and Western Districts of Texas.