Lisa M. Kattan

Lisa M. Kattan is a partner and the Chair of the International Trade Commission (ITC) Litigation Practice Group at Baker Botts, where she also leads the Washington D.C. Intellectual Property group. Her practice is extensively focused on intellectual property disputes within the ITC, encompassing Section 337 investigations, district court patent litigation, and related Customs and Border Protection Rule 177 proceedings. Kattan handles a diverse range of technologies, including telecommunications hardware and standards, video streaming, semiconductor manufacturing (e.g., CMP slurries), pharmaceuticals, DNA sequencing, medical devices, and consumer products such as security cameras and cleaning devices. While her tracked appearances primarily involve representing plaintiffs, such as Bissell Inc. in matters including Bissell Inc. v. International Trade Commission and Bissell Inc. v. Tineco Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd., her broader experience includes representing both complainants and respondents in complex ITC matters.

Before joining Baker Botts as a partner in 2016, Ms. Kattan served for five years as a Senior Investigative Attorney in the Office of Unfair Import Investigations at the U.S. International Trade Commission, providing her with a unique perspective on ITC proceedings. Her notable achievements include securing a more than $100 million settlement for complainant DISH in an ITC trial and enforcement litigation related to video streaming, and successfully representing complainant CMC in an ITC trial concerning semiconductor manufacturing slurries. She has also achieved significant results for respondents, such as defeating an exclusion order for Oxford Nanopore Technologies in a patent ITC investigation, which was affirmed on appeal, and successfully defending clients in investigations related to artificial eyelash extensions and toner cartridges.

Ms. Kattan's practice frequently involves coordinating multi-pronged disputes that span district courts, the ITC, Federal Circuit appeals, and PTAB proceedings, reflecting a comprehensive approach to patent litigation strategy. She is admitted to practice before the District of Columbia Bar, the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the U.S. Court of International Trade, and the U.S. Supreme Court. She earned her J.D. from Northwestern University School of Law in 1999, an M.S. in Scientific & Technical Communications from the University of Minnesota in 1996, and a B.A. in Chemistry & English from the University of South Dakota in 1994.