Elizabeth Manno focuses on technology disputes, including patent infringement, licensing, trade secrets, and other IP litigation. Elizabeth represents leading companies in technology fields including media streaming, software, semiconductors, GPS, wireless devices, internet-of-things, artificial intelligence, and medical devices. She also counsels companies on creating, maintaining, and maximizing the benefits of their IP portfolios. With her holistic approach, Elizabeth provides a steady hand and sound advice at every phase of disputes. She provides pre-suit counseling to help achieve the clients’ goals without litigation. When litigation is necessary, she leads teams toward success and is an especially strong advocate in oral arguments and on appeal.
Elizabeth has a knack for breaking down highly complicated technical concepts in a way that judges and juries can easily understand. A prolific writer and speaker on patent and legal issues, Elizabeth has published articles in World IP Review, BNA-Bloomberg, Law360, and Inside Counsel, among other publications, and spoken at national conferences related to intellectual property, patent litigation, and artificial intelligence. She currently serves as a board member of the National Association of Women Lawyers (NAWL) and received the organization’s Virginia S. Mueller Outstanding Member award in 2019.
Before entering private practice, she spent two years clerking for a federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida and a year clerking for the chief justice of the Colorado Supreme Court.
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