Ranked in 2 Practice Areas
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Band 2

Artificial Intelligence

USA - Nationwide

1 Years Ranked

About

Provided by Angela Dunning

USA

Practice Areas

Angela's IP Litigation practice places her at the forefront of the generative AI revolution. Technology companies regularly turn to Angela to handle their most high-stakes litigation matters, including copyright, DMCA, trademark, false advertising, trade secrets, defamation, and contract and licensing disputes. She is counsel to leading AI developers in putative class action lawsuits alleging copyright and trade dress claims directed to the training and output of image models and large language models. In this capacity, Angela is playing a pivotal role in the resolution of the core fair use principles on which the future of generative AI in the United States will turn. She has tried numerous cases to a jury verdict and has substantial experience in the federal appellate courts, including successful arguments before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in high-profile, published IP cases. Angela also devotes substantial time to pro bono asylum, civil rights, and other impact litigation.

Career

Angela has 25 years’ experience as a trial and appellate lawyer to the world’s leading companies. She joined Cleary Gottlieb as a partner in 2023 from another major international law firm and has been teaching trademark law at UC Berkeley School of Law since 2022. Angela received her J.D. from the University of California, Davis and her B.A. from the University of California, San Diego.

Professional Memberships

Bar admissions to the California Supreme Court, Ninth and First Circuit Courts of Appeal, and the Northern, Central and Eastern Districts of California.

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Artificial Intelligence - USA - Nationwide

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Band 2
Individual Editorial

Angela Dunning is a respected litigator with an impressive track record of success in complex IP disputes. She has notable experience defending leading AI companies facing high-stakes copyright disputes.


Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets - California

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Band 4
Individual Editorial

Angela Dunning of Clearly Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP is noted for representation of major technology companies in IP disputes, focusing mainly on copyright, rights of publicity, unfair competition and trade mark infringement.

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