Overview
Jessica Rothschild litigates a variety of complex commercial matters in federal and state courts as well as in arbitral forums. Jessica regularly advises major international companies in business disputes alleging trade secret misappropriation and copyright infringement, breach of contract, and fraud. Jessica is experienced in all aspects of litigation on both the plaintiff and defense side. She is skilled at every stage of litigation, from conducting legal and factual development to best relay the client’s positions to the judge and/or jury, writing persuasive briefs, and conducting effective examinations of witnesses at deposition and at trial.
Jessica hails from Memphis, Tennessee, but ventured out of the South for college, law school, and her legal practice. Jessica majored in computer science in college, a subject that has provided valuable skills and ensures that there is no subject matter too technical for Jessica to represent in a case. In her practice, Jessica has represented clients in cases involving technology like robots, antennas, radios, and pharmaceutical products, in addition to traditional financial products like securities.
Jessica brings over ten years of experience to organizations in technology and other spaces.
- Developing creative arguments to evaluate technical issues
- Ensuring protection of foreign entities from being forced to litigate where they do not conduct business
- Collaborating with subject matter experts throughout the lifecycle of technical compliance and litigation matters on behalf of clients
- Translating highly technical language and issues for non-technical audiences, be it a judge or jury
Jessica does not apply a one-size-fits-all approach to litigation and instead develops a client-specific approach.
- District of Columbia
- California
- Supreme Court of the United States
- US Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
- US District Court, District of Columbia
- J.D., Stanford Law School, 2011, Notes Committee Editor and Member Editor, Stanford Law Review
- B.A., Amherst College, 2006, cum laude, Political Science, Psychology, and Computer Science
Representative Matters
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Served as counsel for Huawei Device USA and Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd, an original equipment manufacturer of cellphones and other telecommunications equipment, in a trade secret and breach of contract case involving robotics and other touchscreen testing. The case went to trial in the Western District of Washington and the jury found no damages and no basis for punitive damages resulting from a misappropriation of a trade secret.
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Served as counsel for Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Huawei Technologies USA, Inc. and Futurewei Technologies, Inc., original equipment manufacturers and developers of telecommunications equipment, in a trade secret litigation, also involving breach of contract, correction of inventorship, and fraud claims, all relating to antenna technology. The case was successfully settled on terms favorable to the clients on the sixth day of a jury trial that was scheduled to last for twelve days in federal court in the Eastern District of Texas.
- Obtained a major summary judgment victory for Aquestive Therapeutics by winning dismissal of antitrust conspiracy claims brought against Aquestive by a consortium of 42 State attorneys general. The ruling, which dismissed all claims, brought a close to more than six years of litigation.
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Served as co-first chair for a federal jury trial in a Section 1983 case, where Jessica prepared witnesses for trial, deposed party witnesses, conducted direct and cross examinations, and argued motions in limine and jury instructions.
- Exonerated a client who had been wrongfully convicted of murder and served over 19 years in prison. Jessica wrote a successful Petition for Writ of Actual Innocence in Baltimore City Circuit Court. Her work on the case was featured in Amherst, Winter 2015.
News & Publications
Publications
China Law & Practice
November 7, 2024
Noteworthy
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Defender of Innocence Award recipient, Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project (2014)