James Raza Lawrence

James Raza Lawrence is a Partner at Zuber Lawler LLP, based in Los Angeles, California. He was admitted to the California bar in 2004 after graduating from Harvard Law School in 2003. While his broader practice areas encompass cannabis law, criminal defense, civil litigation, and administrative law, his recorded patent litigation experience centers on intellectual property disputes.

In his tracked patent litigation appearances, Mr. Lawrence has exclusively represented plaintiffs. His sole recorded patent litigation case is SPADA Innovations, Inc. v. AT&T Inc., where he serves as Counsel for the plaintiff, SPADA Innovations, Inc. This ongoing litigation, filed in the Central District of California, involves patents related to Passive Optical Networks (PON) and information security methods for distributing virtually separated IP-based voice, video, and data signals. The patents in question address technology for minimizing damage from hacking attacks by isolating signals within a combined data stream over a PON, adhering to the BGP/MPLS IP Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) standard (RFC 4364).

There is no reliably sourced information indicating Mr. Lawrence regularly appears in PTAB/IPR proceedings, nor are there publicly available records of notable trial verdicts, settlements, or Federal Circuit appeals specifically attributed to his patent litigation practice beyond the details of the SPADA Innovations case. The SPADA Innovations case was filed in August 2024 and, as of May 2025, involved the filing of a Third Amended Complaint, indicating its ongoing nature.