Deepa Acharya

Deepa Acharya is a partner in Quinn Emanuel’s Washington, D.C. office. She joined the firm in 2011 as a founding member of the Washington, D.C. office. She represents clients in all aspects of offensive and defensive litigation matters. Her practice focuses on high-stakes disputes relating to patents, trade secrets, contracts, licensing, and other complex commercial issues. She has litigated numerous cases through trial and appeal in federal courts, the International Trade Commission, and the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office.

Deepa has experience litigating a wide range of technologies, including digital camera technology, Internet communications, software, digital video recording/decoding, electrical vehicle technologies, semiconductors, telecommunications, artificial intelligence, streaming, digital rights management, content delivery systems, payment systems, network security, financial/banking business methods, integrated circuits, and various consumer electronics. Recently, Deepa has played a leading role in multiple matters involving the licensing and enforcement of standard essential patents relating to wireless technology. She has a deep understanding of wireless standards, such as 5G, LTE, WCDMA, CDMA, GSM, Wi-Fi, and other wireless technologies.

Deepa has a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering with a double major in Business Administration and Economics from Carnegie Mellon University. She received her J.D. with honors from the University of Texas School of Law, where she was on the Texas Intellectual Property Law Journal.