Xaviere N. Giroud

Xaviere N. Giroud is an Associate at Goldman Ismail Tomaselli Brennan & Baum LLP, based in Chicago, where her practice focuses on complex intellectual property litigation. She handles patent infringement, copyright, and commercial matters across various technical domains, including medical devices, pharmaceuticals, semiconductors, consumer electronics, and mechanical systems. Her experience also encompasses technology areas such as computer hard drives, closed-circuit TV, elevator belts, and radio frequency identification (RFID). Throughout her career, Ms. Giroud has primarily represented defendants, defending operating companies against infringement claims.

Ms. Giroud served as lead counsel for Apple Inc. in the patent infringement case Vampire Labs LLC v. Apple Inc. Beyond this, her representative experience includes successfully obtaining monetary and terminating sanctions against a plaintiff in garage door patent litigation, and achieving a favorable resolution for a Fortune 100 semiconductor chip manufacturer after successfully moving to transfer venue. She also secured discovery sanctions in a retail shelving patent litigation case that led to a resolution. Ms. Giroud has led briefing on successful dispositive motions and motions for fees, and has argued at Markman and Daubert hearings in federal district court. She was also involved in a case where Goldman Ismail helped Edwards Lifesciences secure summary judgment in a patent infringement case.

Prior to joining Goldman Ismail, Ms. Giroud practiced with Kirkland & Ellis LLP. She earned her B.S. in Biomedical Engineering magna cum laude from the University of Arizona and her J.D. cum laude from Northwestern Law, where she was the Managing Notes Editor for the Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property. Her professional affiliations include admission to the U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Central Districts of Illinois. Publicly available information does not explicitly detail her involvement in IPR or PTAB proceedings.