Christa Anderson

Prior to joining Baker McKenzie, Christa represented clients in the following matters:

• Led a trial team to jury verdict in favor of a multinational technology company in a matter concerning questions of patent and contract law.

• Successfully defended world-renowned technology and advertising company through trial in a matter where the plaintiff sought billions of dollars in damages for patent and copyright infringement relating to source code.

• Represented a global technology company in patent infringement case filed against it concerning alleged power consumption technology.

• Defended a company against claims of anticompetitive unfair business practices brought by a competitor in the healthcare field. Won jury verdict in favor of client.

• Defended a cloud-computing company against patent infringement allegations brought by a competitor through case resolution.

• Represented one of the largest semiconductor companies in the world in an ITC investigation in which a competitor asserted infringement of seven patents that purportedly cover graphics processing units.

• Defended one of the largest technology companies in the world in a patent infringement case involving advertising placement technology. A Virginia federal judge granted motion for summary judgment on all but one of plaintiff’s patent infringement claims. Soon after, plaintiff stipulated to invalidity on the last remaining claim.

• Successfully led a joint-defense group of wireless chip manufacturers, PC manufacturers, and cellular network carriers on behalf of a leading semiconductor company.

• Advised a client in a suit raising novel issues of franchise law, represented a national fashion retailer in a breach of contract suit filed by client's former distributor.

• Won jury verdict against a leading energy company for wrongfully terminating and retaliating against a female petroleum engineer. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the award.

• Successfully represented a leading search engine in class action litigation concerning online advertising.

• Defended a major consumer finance company in a statewide class action alleging some of its financing disclosure statements were inadequate under governing law.

• Represented the designer of a popular line of dolls in a federal trial to determine which toy company owns the doll's copyright. Settled the case on favorable terms before the commencement of trial.

• Represented an online file-sharing company’s investors against allegations of copyright infringement and asserted counterclaims of antitrust violations.

• The American Lawyer: Litigator of the Week, Women Leaders in Law
• Benchmark Litigation: Litigation Star, Top 250 Women in Litigation
• Best Lawyers: Leading Commercial and Intellectual Property Litigator
• BTI Consulting Group: Client Service All-Star
• Daily Journal: Top IP Lawyers in California, Top Women Lawyers in California, California Lawyer of the Year for Intellectual Property
• IAM Patent 100: Leading Patent Practitioner Law360: 20 Most Influential Women in IP Law
• Managing Intellectual Property: Top 250 Women in IP, IP Stars Martindale-Hubbell: Rated AV® Preeminent
• The Recorder: Women Leaders in Tech Law

• Harvard Legal Aid Bureau
• California Women Lawyers