Education

  • J.D., Santa Clara University School of Law (2007)
  • B.A., Business Administration, Azusa Pacific University (2004)

Clerkship

  • The Honorable Edward J. Davila
    U.S. District Court, Northern District of California

Admissions

  • California
  • Kansas
  • U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Eastern, Central, and Southern Districts of California
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas

Jennifer Estremera, a founder and Deputy Managing Partner of the firm, is a trial lawyer with nearly two decades of experience in high-exposure commercial and intellectual property cases in federal and state courts nationwide. She has played a crucial role in helping the firm secure nearly $1 billion in jury verdicts in just five years. Jennifer is known for her ability to organize and manage large-scale, complex cases as well as her unique perspective in connecting with jurors.

Jennifer is recognized among the Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America, Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation, and Benchmark Litigation for her commercial and intellectual property litigation skills. Recently, she won the "Women Leaders in Tech – Intellectual Property" category at the 2024 California Legal Awards by Law.com/The Recorder and was named a “Women Worth Watching in Leadership” by Profiles in Diversity Journal. Featured in IAM Patent 1000, sources described her as a “brilliant researcher and writer who is exceptionally bright and hard working. She has a keen insight into how juries think and is excellent at framing patent cases for them.” Clients also praised her as “uniquely gifted in organizing the large teams that are necessary to try complex patent cases. Thoughtful and decisive, she is extremely accomplished all round.”

Representing clients in a wide range of cases, Jennifer’s work involves trade secrets, commercial transactions, patents, trademarks, false advertising, energy and environmental issues, constitutional violations, consumer class actions, product liability and personal injury, and securities claims in FINRA arbitration. In addition, she has represented clients in pro bono cases including insurance, consumer protection, housing, and immigration.

Jennifer serves on the board of directors for Teach Democracy, a nonprofit organization which focuses on civic engagement through interactive programs and resources for teachers and youth. She also serves on Law360’s 2024 Trials Editorial Advisory Board.

Jennifer served as a clerk to Hon. Edward J. Davila of the U.S. District Court Northern District of California. Jennifer is a graduate of Santa Clara University School of Law, where she was on the Dean’s List, was an Honors Moot Court Finalist, and received the merit-based Emery Scholarship and the Witkin Award in Legal Research and Writing. During law school she also served as a judicial extern in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Representative Matters

  • Achieved a $673 million award for Kove IO in its patent infringement case against Amazon Web Services, involving cloud storage technology. The judge upheld a $525 million verdict and added $148 million in interest during post-trial motions. At the time, this was the largest patent victory of 2024 and ranked as the 9th highest over the past decade. These accomplishments earned Law360’s “Legal Lions of the Week” honor twice.

  • Won a $236 million willful patent infringement verdict for Densify against VMware, following a nine-day jury trial in the District of Delaware. Law.com’s VerdictSearch recognized the win in the 2021 “Verdicts Hall of Fame” and 2020 “Top 100 Verdicts.”

  • Secured an $84 million willful patent infringement verdict on behalf of Cirba, Inc. (d/b/a Densify) against VMware, following a five-day jury trial in the District of Delaware. The verdict was named among Law.com’s VerdictSearch “Top 100 Verdicts of 2023” and received The AmLaw Litigation Daily’s Shout Out.

  • Represented Droplets in securing a $15 million patent infringement verdict against tech giant Yahoo following a three-week jury trial in the Northern District of California. Won post-trial motions for a total award of $27 million for client Droplets against Yahoo. In Droplets’ consolidated case against Nordstrom, Nordstrom settled on confidential terms immediately after the Yahoo verdict.

  • Represented Densify in two cases against Turbonomic involving patent and Lanham Act claims in the Southern District of New York and the District of Delaware.

  • Represented Arconic (f/k/a Alcoa) in trade secret and antitrust litigation with a strategic rival regarding aluminum aerospace parts. The case in the Northern District of Georgia, involved hundreds of millions of dollars in dispute based on allegations of willful misappropriation of critical aircraft wing components.

  • Represented Immersion in patent infringement cases against Fitbit in China and the U.S. (Northern District of California) regarding haptic feedback technology in wearable devices. 

  • Represented Unwired Planet in a patent infringement lawsuit against Apple involving mobile handset and networking technology (Northern District of California).

  • Represented Alcoa at trial of a several hundred-million-dollar dispute against the state of North Carolina before the Eastern District of North Carolina. The case involved ownership rights to a 45-mile stretch of riverbed and four hydroelectric dams on the Yadkin River under federal navigability doctrine and associated constitutional principles. Represented Alcoa through multiple summary judgment proceedings and trial, resulting in a complete defense win for Alcoa. 

  • Represented Ericsson in a patent infringement dispute against Apple in the Eastern District of Texas involving patents related to LTE and wireless communication devices and echo cancellation technology.

  • Represented San Diego Gas and Electric in an energy and environmental dispute involving a $300 million-dollar wind farm in Montana and compliance with federal laws relating to preservation of wildlife habitat. 

  • Represented individual with disabilities pro bono as lead counsel in a three-day jury trial in housing case in San Mateo County state court. 

  • Represented Maxava in Lanham Act claims against a competitor in appeal to the Ninth Circuit. Case involved innovative high availability and disaster recovery software solutions and services. 

  • Represented Les Mills in copyright, trademark, and false advertising matters.

Rankings & Honors

  • Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America

  • Law.com/The Recorder, California Legal Awards, Women Leaders in Tech Law Winner (Intellectual Property) 2024

  • Profiles in Diversity Journal, Women Worth Watching in Leadership 2024

  • IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Professionals

  • Benchmark Litigation, Future Star for IP Litigation

  • Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation for IP and Commercial Litigation

  • Law.com/VerdictSearch, Top 100 Verdicts of 2023

  • Law.com/VerdictSearch, Verdicts Hall of Fame for 2021

  • Law.com/VerdictSearch, Top 100 Verdicts of 2020

  • Law360 Legal Lions of the Week, $673 Million Trial Win (August 2024)

  • Law360 Legal Lions of the Week, $525 Million Trial Win (April 2024)

  • The AmLaw Litigation Daily Shout Out, $84 Million Trial Win (May 2023)

  • Best Lawyers in America for IP Litigation (California)

  • Northern California Super Lawyers, Rising Stars List

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