Silicon Valley Office Technology and IP Litigation in Silicon Valley
Ness PLLC represents technology companies, founders and investors throughout Silicon Valley and the San Francisco Bay Area in high-stakes intellectual property and commercial disputes.
Our Silicon Valley practice serves companies whose value lives in their code, their data and their people, and the founders and investors who build them. These disputes move quickly and turn on technical detail, and we handle them with the fluency they require.
From our Redwood Shores office, we litigate, try and arbitrate in state and federal courts throughout Northern California.
Our Silicon Valley Practice
Trade Secrets and Employee Mobility
Claims against departing engineers, executives and competitors, including emergency injunctive relief to protect source code, data, models and customer relationships.
Patent and Technology Licensing
Patent infringement and licensing disputes involving software, semiconductors, artificial intelligence and connected devices.
Founder and Investor Disputes
Co-founder separations, board and control fights, and disputes with investors over financing terms, preferences and fiduciary duties.
Technology Contracts
Disputes arising from SaaS, cloud, development, reseller and acquisition agreements, including earn-outs.
Eli Ness, Managing Partner
Eli Ness leads a team of experienced trial lawyers who handle matters of any size and complexity, from the first filing through trial.
Eli Ness is admitted to practice in the state and federal courts of Florida, California and Texas, and appears pro hac vice in courts across the United States. Read Eli’s background.
