Lora Krsulich

Lora Krsulich is a trial lawyer in Goodwin's Intellectual Property Litigation practice. She has litigated cases across a broad spectrum of industries and technologies, including wireless communications, semiconductors, AI data centers, consumer electronics, and medical devices. She believes the best outcomes come from one thing: actually understanding what you are fighting about.

In a recent patent infringement matter in the Eastern District of Texas, Lora led defense strategy for a major consumer electronics company facing a multi-product challenge involving natural language processing and voice recognition technology. The case required her to get fluent in how devices understand human speech, coordinate across parallel proceedings, and build a defense that held together across an entire product portfolio. It reflects how she works: understand the facts as thoroughly as the law, and build everything else around that foundation.

That same preparation shows up in the courtroom. Lora believes judges and juries decide cases based on whether they understand, not whether they are impressed. She takes complicated science and engineering and turns it into a clear, honest story. Her trial work includes opening statements, expert direct examination, and contested motion practice in cases involving AI-driven trade secrets and intellectual property rights. Clients and colleagues say she has "incredible judgment" under pressure, and that she marshals facts with precision whether she is examining a witness or arguing in court.

Lora earned her law degree from UC Berkeley School of Law, where she served as Editor-in-Chief of the California Law Review, and clerked for two federal judges. Those experiences gave her something she draws on every day: a clear sense of how courts think, and what it takes to be genuinely persuasive rather than just technically correct.

Outside the courtroom, Lora writes and speaks about trial advocacy and what it looks like to practice law as a full human being. She has written about going to trial as a new mom and using empathy to drive effective direct examination, and has been featured on The Legal 500 Podcast, Khurram’s Quorum, and The Woman 2 Woman Podcast, where she talks openly about her path as a first-generation lawyer and female litigator.

Trade Secret Litigation

• AI Trade Secret Criminal Defense (N.D. Cal.) — Defended a former Google engineer at federal jury trial against Economic Espionage Act charges involving alleged theft of Google's AI chip and supercomputing trade secrets. Led defense opening statement, cross-examined Google witnesses, and presented expert testimony on security measures.

Patent Litigation

• Globus Medical, Inc. v. Moskowitz Family LLC (E.D. Pa.)* — Won complete defense verdict after eight-day jury trial in patent infringement action seeking $86M+ in damages involving spinal implant technology.
• Software Company Patent Litigation (E.D. Tex.) — Resolved patent infringement claims involving natural language processing and voice recognition technology across consumer devices.
• Certain Computing Devices Utilizing Indexed Search Systems and Components Thereof (International Trade Commission) — Advanced patent infringement claims through an ITC Section 337 investigation involving search indexing technology. 
• Fractus SA v. ZTE Corp. (E.D. Tex.)* — Achieved favorable settlement in smartphone and IoT antenna patent case after defeating summary judgment and Daubert motions. Secured key sales data through cross-border Hong Kong deposition.

Class Action and Antitrust Litigation

• Cost of Insurance Litigation* — Achieved certification of all classes and defeated all summary judgment motions across three class actions on behalf of policyholders challenging improper insurance rate increases.
• Stromberg v. Qualcomm (N.D. Cal. & 9th Cir.)* — Represented consumer class in antitrust and consumer protection action challenging mobile device pricing, coordinating with FTC through appellate proceedings.

Pro Bono Litigation

• ACLU / ACLU Ohio Pro Bono Representation — Represented families in constitutional challenge to legislation restricting access to gender-affirming healthcare.

* Denotes experience prior to joining Goodwin.

Lora is currently serving as the membership chair of the Judge Paul R. Michel Intellectual Property Inn of Court.

Lora is also actively involved in efforts to meet legal service gaps through mentorship and pro bono work. Goodwin has twice named Lora a Most Valuable Mentor for her role counseling junior associates. Lora also enjoys supporting her alma mater, Berkeley Law, and its efforts to support current law students through financial aid and by providing experiential learning opportunities.

Prior to joining Goodwin, Lora built a multidisciplinary background spanning public policy, litigation, and academic leadership. Before law school, she served as a senior policy advisor for the City of Newark, New Jersey’s award-winning Office of Prisoner Reentry, where she managed federally funded initiatives and oversaw program strategy, budgeting, and compliance. She also worked as a policy analyst in the Cost-Benefit Analysis Unit of the Vera Institute of Justice, evaluating the economic and policy impacts of criminal justice reforms.

Prior to joining Goodwin in 2024, Lora gained invaluable insights from federal clerkships on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. She was also an associate at Susman Godfrey LLP in Los Angeles, where she represented clients in high-stakes commercial and intellectual property disputes.

• Order of the Coif 
• Thelen Marrin Law Award (Excellence in Academic Achievement) 
• American Jurisprudence Award (Highest Grade), Legal Research and Writing
• Prosser Prizes (Legislation & Statutory Interpretation; Public Law & Policy)
• Editor-in-Chief, California Law Review, Vol. 104 
• Finalist, McBaine Moot Court Honors Competition
• Co-Chair, Berkeley Law First Generation Professionals