Ji Young Ahn

Ji Young Ahn is an associate in Goodwin’s Intellectual Property Litigation practice. Her areas of focus include patent, trademark, copyright litigation, and technology-related disputes. Ji Young has represented clients in various commercial and intellectual property disputes across diverse industries including AI, financial services, software, and healthcare.

• Representing Groq Health and its CEO, Dr. Florence Comite, in trademark infringement lawsuit Groq Inc. v. Groq Health
• Representing Goldman Sachs and Voodoo SAS in copyright infringement claims  
• Represented an Italian cancer drug development company in inventorship issues  
• Represented BeiGene in a breach of contract and defamation case
• Represented a healthcare staffing services company in a trademark infringement lawsuit 
• Represented a UK global hedge fund in an arbitration before the International Arbitration Tribunal involving claims brought by the fund’s former chairman seeking nearly $6.6 million in damages*
• Represented an American technological conglomerate in Congressional inquiries by the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives*
• Represented a US global investment firm in a dispute against a Chinese investment company for terminating its limited partner status*
• Advised a US software company on an internal investigation concerning the company CTO’s resignation amid allegations of sexual misconduct*
• Advised a US insurance conglomerate on Constitutional objections to a potential subpoena by a House committee*
• Advised a New York ballroom icon on the trademark application for his performance name*
• Advised a New York artist collective on licensing agreements with its artists and music agencies  
• Advised a leading global workforce solutions company on DMCA takedown issues*

*Denotes experience prior to joining Goodwin.

Prior to joining Goodwin, Ji Young was an associate at Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Before that, Ji Young was an English teacher in Seoul, South Korea.

• Co-Author, “Northern District of California Judge Rules That Meta’s Training of AI Models Is Fair Use,” Goodwin Client Alert (2025)
• Co-Author, “Supreme Court Curtails Disgorgement in Trademark Infringement Case,” Goodwin Client Alert (2025)
• Co-Author, “Court Rejects Fair Use Defense in AI Copyright Case,” Goodwin Client Alert (2025)
• Co-Author, “Seeing the Growth: Strengthening Teacher-Student Connectedness through Outward Bound Excursions,” Journal of Youth Development (2017)
• Co-Author, “Line-1 Expression and Retrotransposition in Barrett’s Esophagus and Esophageal Carcinoma,” National Academy of Sciences (2015)