Evan Mann is a litigation associate in the San Francisco office of Munger, Tolles & Olson.
Evan represents technology and entertainment companies—with a focus on intellectual property and patent litigation. He also maintains an active pro bono practice and has provided pro bono representation in various cases involving the constitutional rights of criminal defendants.
In support of the community, Evan participates annually in Food From the Bar, a deeply impactful annual campaign that unites legal professionals across the country in combating child hunger.
Evan received his J.D., cum laude, from Harvard Law School. He graduated with a dual degree, magna cum laude, from the University of Washington, with a B.S. in chemical engineering and a B.A. in philosophy.
Before joining MTO, Evan clerked for the Honorable Richard G. Taranto at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Experience
- AbbVie, Inc., in decade-long, multi-part antitrust litigation relating to various patent litigation and patent settlements.
- Google in numerous district court actions defending against patent-infringement claims related to Google’s reCAPTCHA, cloud security, voice assistant, and content delivery network products; in petitioning for writs of mandamus; and on appeal at the Federal Circuit defending a judgment of no liability after a jury trial.
- The Walt Disney Company in a copyright case alleging that Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean franchise infringed plaintiffs’ copyright in their speculative screenplay.
- Netflix in defending a $1 billion copyright infringement lawsuit involving the hit streaming series Stranger Things.
Education
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Harvard Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2018)
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University of Washington (B.S., B.A., magna cum laude, 2015)
Clerkships
- Judge Richard G. Taranto, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (2019-2020)
Bar Admissions
- California
Experience
- AbbVie, Inc., in decade-long, multi-part antitrust litigation relating to various patent litigation and patent settlements.
- Google in numerous district court actions defending against patent-infringement claims related to Google’s reCAPTCHA, cloud security, voice assistant, and content delivery network products; in petitioning for writs of mandamus; and on appeal at the Federal Circuit defending a judgment of no liability after a jury trial.
- The Walt Disney Company in a copyright case alleging that Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean franchise infringed plaintiffs’ copyright in their speculative screenplay.
- Netflix in defending a $1 billion copyright infringement lawsuit involving the hit streaming series Stranger Things.
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Education
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Harvard Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2018)
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University of Washington (B.S., B.A., magna cum laude, 2015)
Clerkships
- Judge Richard G. Taranto, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (2019-2020)
Bar Admissions
- California