Career
A go-to advisor for her clients, Stefani Shanberg has obtained successful outcomes based on creative and novel issues of law, winning cases at trial, on summary judgment, and on motions to dismiss. She has prevailed on advantageous claim constructions, won motions to transfer and stay, and persuaded courts of appeal to affirm favorable lower-court rulings.
Stefani has litigated patent cases across the nation for over 25 years, including more than 100 cases in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California alone. Stefani has deep experience crafting winning strategies for technology companies in International Trade Commission (ITC) investigations, understanding their needs and priorities when litigating in this unique forum.
Her experience is complemented by her leadership roles. Stefani is a judicially appointed member of the Patent Instructions and Rules Attorney Advisory Committee and a Lawyer Representative for the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Stefani is also the only West Coast-based past president of the ITC Trial Lawyers Association.
Stefani is ranked by Chambers USA in two categories: International Trade: Intellectual Property (IP) (Section 337) and California: Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation. “A brilliant and tough litigator who represents her clients well,” she has been commended for “see[ing] the big picture in ways that some other attorneys don’t” and being “very creative and show[ing] thorough leadership.” Per Chambers, “clients love Stefani: she thinks through cases with great rigor and is a pleasure to work with.” She has also been lauded as “very knowledgeable about the peculiarities of the ITC,” “whip-smart, aggressive when she needs to be,” and as “serv[ing] her clients’ interests really well.” Stefani has also been recognized by the Daily Journal as among the Top Intellectual Property Lawyers in California from 2011 to 2024.
Stefani serves as a mediator and early neutral evaluator in IP disputes. Her longtime litigation experience informs her perspective, helping others to recognize the strengths and risks associated with their own litigation and to creatively resolve cases when possible.
