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Laura A. Wytsma
Partner

Laura Wytsma’s practice focuses on intellectual property proceedings in federal court, with an emphasis on patent litigation. In addition to intellectual property matters, Ms. Wytsma’s broad litigation experience includes representations involving claims for antitrust violations and unfair competition; false advertising and Lanham Act violations; defamation and violation of privacy and publicity rights; breach of contract; and other complex commercial disputes. She has significant trial and appellate experience in federal proceedings. In addition to her litigation practice, Ms. Wytsma provides clients with pre-litigation counseling on intellectual property issues.

Ms. Wytsma is actively involved in pro bono litigation and has represented refugees seeking asylum from Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Iran, Russia, China and Syria, as well as victims of domestic violence, in Immigration Court, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court.

Prior Work Experience

Prior to joining Loeb, Ms. Wytsma was a partner in the Los Angeles office of Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP. She began her legal career in the Attorney General’s Honors Program at the United States Department of Justice.

Media Mentions

It Takes an INS Lawyer to Know an INS Lawyer By Paul Nolan, Southern California Super Lawyers Rising Stars

Affiliations

Member, LACBA Litigation Section Executive Committee (2001-2006)
Mentor, National Children’s Center, U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants

Distinctions

Rising Star, Southern California Super Lawyers (2007)
Recipient, Inaugural Angel Award from California Lawyer in 2006
Nominee, Los Angeles Business Journal "Women Who Make a Difference Award" (2006)
Recipient, Pro Bono Advocate of the Year from Public Counsel’s Immigrants’ Rights Project (2004)

George Mason University School of Law, J.D., 1996, with distinction

George Mason University, B.S., 1993, with high distinction, Presidential Scholar

California

U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

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