Michaela Ogden

Associate
Michaela Ogden
San Francisco
+1 415 733 6140

Michaela Ogden is a senior associate in Goodwin’s Intellectual Property Litigation practice. She focuses on complex intellectual property and technology disputes, supporting trial teams in high-stakes litigation involving trade secrets, trademarks, copyrights, and patents.

Michaela has experience working on all phases of litigation. She was a member of the Goodwin trial team that secured a unanimous defense verdict for Central Coast Agriculture following a two-week jury trial in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, defeating trademark infringement and unfair competition claims after more than six years of litigation. She was also a member of the Goodwin trial team that secured a $41 million judgment for Nangate shareholders following a two-phase jury trial in California State Court. Throughout her time at Goodwin, she has authored and contributed to numerous briefs and dispositive motions in state and federal court.

Professional Experience

From 2020 to 2024, Michaela clerked for Judge Alex G. Tse of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. While attending law school, Michaela served as a judicial extern to Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley and Judge William H. Orrick, both of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Michaela was also a senior articles editor for the Hastings Law Journal.

Credentials

Education

JD2018

University of California College of the Law, San Francisco

(cum laude)

BA2012

University of Washington, Seattle

(with honors)

Clerkships

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, Honorable Alex G. Tse

Admissions

Bars

  • California

Courts

  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
  • U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
  • U.S. District Court of Arizona
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas