Donahoe, Karen Phillips

Alex focuses her practice on intellectual property litigation. She has experience in cases involving patent, trademark, and copyright infringement as well as trade secrets and unfair competition. Alex has represented clients in a variety of industries including computer software, flashlights, X-ray screening devices, and toys for children. Most recently, Alex represented a video game publishing company against its former employees and a former consultant who were engaged in setting up a competing business using their former employer's trade secrets. Alex has also performed a large-scale due diligence review and evaluation of a client's intellectual property portfolio in connection with a major investment and acquisition and has counseled the client regarding the same.

Additionally, Alex has worked on complex business, class action, and commercial litigation matters with an emphasis on federal court practice. In particular, she has represented clients in wage and hour disputes, securities fraud, and breach of contract actions.

In 2006, Alex was awarded the Pro Bono Volunteer Attorney of the Year Award by the Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law along with a team of Jones Day attorneys. The award was made in recognition of her successful representation of a victim of domestic violence in an international custody dispute.

Alex is a proficient Spanish speaker and has represented monolingual Spanish speaking clients. While in law school, Alex volunteered her time at El Centro Immigration Clinic, participated in moot court, and served as a teaching assistant in the first-year writing class.

Alex is a member of the State Bar of California.