Lisa Sharrock Glasser

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Lisa Sharrock Glasser — Irell & Manella LLP (Newport Beach / Los Angeles)

Specialty. Glasser's practice is high-stakes patent litigation spanning semiconductors and computer memory (Netlist's DRAM/NAND portfolio, Xockets v. NVIDIA), remote deposit capture and financial-services software (USAA), medical devices and orthopedics (DePuy Synthes), pharmaceuticals and life sciences (Glaukos; Gilead/Royalty Pharma arbitration), and standards-based telecommunications and video compression (G+ Communications' 5G SEPs; DivX v. Netflix/Amazon). Her firm bio describes her as handling "high technology and life sciences matters, including medical devices, pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, imaging and computer science applications," and she has tried cases in federal and state court, the Delaware Court of Chancery, the ITC, and arbitrations. She is not confined to patent work — she co-led a $48 million environmental jury verdict for the City of Pomona (2021).

Side preference. The tracked appearance data here is thin (a single plaintiff-side appearance, lead counsel), and it materially understates her docket. The searchable record shows a predominantly plaintiff/patent-owner-side practice in recent years — Netlist, USAA, G+ Communications, DePuy Synthes, Glaukos, DivX, Xockets — but her own firm bio states she represents both plaintiffs and defendants, and her earlier record includes defense work (Juniper Networks in Juniper v. Palo Alto Networks, and an Irell trial team recognized for a "Top Defense Verdict of 2010"). She should be characterized as capable on both sides rather than as a dedicated defense or NPE-side litigator.

Firm context. She has been at Irell & Manella throughout her litigated career, including service on the firm's three-person firmwide Management Committee, its Executive Committee, and as vice chair of the Litigation group. Irell has reportedly narrowed its practice toward IP and complex business litigation amid partner departures in recent years; her Irell profile and the firm's 2025–2026 rankings pages remain current. Earlier in her career she clerked for Judge Cynthia Holcomb Hall of the Ninth Circuit.

Notable results (verifiable). Netlist v. Micron — $445 million willful-infringement verdict, E.D. Tex., May 2024; Netlist v. Samsung — $303.15 million verdict (April 2023, E.D. Tex.) and $118 million verdict (November 2024, E.D. Tex.), plus a C.D. Cal. jury finding Samsung materially breached the parties' license agreement (May 2024); USAA v. PNC Bank — $218.45 million willful-infringement verdict (2022), part of more than $500 million in USAA verdicts against Wells Fargo and PNC; G+ Communications v. Samsung — 5G SEP jury win with $67.5 million in damages (E.D. Tex., January 2024); StreamScale v. Cloudera — $240 million verdict (October 2023); DePuy Synthes v. Veterinary Orthopedic Implants — $59.5 million verdict plus a permanent injunction (M.D. Fla., 2023); Glaukos v. Ivantis — $60 million settlement after summary-judgment wins (2021); and, earlier, a $506 million verdict for PanOptis against Apple (2020). She and Jason Sheasby were recognized as Law360 Trials MVPs (2020, 2023–2025), Am Law "Litigators of the Week" (2023), and American Lawyer "Litigator of the Year" (2024). Netlist v. Samsung was named a Managing IP "Impact Case of the Year" (2026).

PTAB / IPR. She appears in PTAB proceedings, but as back-up counsel admitted pro hac vice rather than as a registered practitioner — including IPR2013-00369 (Juniper), IPR2021-01163 and IPR2025-01326 (USAA), where she was listed alongside registered Irell counsel. She was on the brief and argued-adjacent team in USAA v. PNC Bank, the Federal Circuit appeal from an IPR final written decision (Fed. Cir. Jan. 30, 2025, affirming the Board's unpatentability ruling). Her IPR role is substantial but typically secondary to the district court litigation.

Bar / education. J.D., Duke University School of Law, 2002 (magna cum laude, Order of the Coif); B.A. in Economics, University of St. Thomas (Minnesota), 1999 (summa cum laude). California bar (No. 223406); admitted in the Central, Northern, and Southern Districts of California and the Ninth and Federal Circuits. She does not appear to be a registered USPTO practitioner.