Band 1
Provided by Shylah Alfonso
Antitrust & Unfair Competition Litigation
Business Litigation
Class-Action Defense
Litigation
Trade Secrets
Trademark, Copyright, Internet & Advertising
Intellectual Property Law
Patent Litigation
Consumer Protection
Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical
Communications
Fintech & Payments
Medical Device
Retail & Consumer Products
Semiconductor
Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
Digital Media & Entertainment, Gaming & Sports
Immersive Technology
Interactive Entertainment
Regulated Gaming
Life Sciences & Healthcare
Shylah Alfonso’s practice spans antitrust litigation, government investigations, and counseling; class-action and consumer protection litigation; merger clearance; and IP and FRAND disputes. She regularly leads large, cross-office, and cross-disciplinary teams on high-stakes matters involving novel legal and economic issues.
Shylah advises and represents multinational companies, including those entering or expanding into the U.S. market. Her experience spans matters before federal and state regulators and courts, including the FTC, the DOJ, state attorneys general, and private plaintiffs. She has represented clients across the supply chain—manufacturers, distributors, retailers, R&D companies, and patent portfolio holders—across a wide range of industries, including AI, telecommunications, social networking, big data, gaming, platform markets, semiconductors, software, agriscience, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, retail, aerospace, and the internet. She is particularly known for her work at the intersection of antitrust and IP for technology-driven businesses.
In addition to litigation and investigations, Shylah provides strategic, pragmatic counseling and training on the antitrust implications of pricing practices, vertical restraints, distribution arrangements, IP acquisition and licensing, joint ventures, trade association and standard-setting participation, and other commercial transactions. She has represented market-leading companies across the technology, retail, telecommunications, and manufacturing sectors, bringing a business-focused approach to managing risk while enabling growth and innovation.
Representative clients include Microsoft, Amazon, Google, LinkedIn, Nintendo of America Inc., HTC, REI, Starbucks, Costco Wholesale Corporation, T-Mobile, and Simplot.
Provided by Chambers
Provided by Chambers
Shylah is exceptionally good across the gamut. She is among the best.
I like that Shylah provides practical advice, simplifies and doesn't use big legal words. She makes it understandable to a lay person. That's great in a complex field like Antitrust.
Shylah is exceptionally good across the gamut. She is among the best.
I like that Shylah provides practical advice, simplifies and doesn't use big legal words. She makes it understandable to a lay person. That's great in a complex field like Antitrust.