Dawn Roelofs

Paralegal Specialist
droelofs@cooley.com
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I enjoy the ever-changing landscape of technology, and patent litigation allows me to fulfill that passion.

About Dawn

Dawn Roelofs is an IP litigation specialist in Cooley's intellectual property litigation practice group and a member of the litigation department. She has many years of experience managing complex IP matters in the most common patent infringement jurisdictions, such as the Northern and Central Districts of California, the Eastern District of Texas and the Eastern District of Virginia ("rocket docket"). She works on all phases of patent litigation, including Markman hearings and jury trials.

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Passions

Rescuing retired racing greyhounds

Redskins football


Experience

Cooley, Representing Neuroscience Scholars, Seeks Parole Reform for Youthful Offenders

Cooley, Representing Neuroscience Scholars, Seeks Parole Reform for Youthful Offenders

September 1, 2023

Cooley filed an amicus brief representing more than 25 of the nation’s leading neuroscience, psychology, and juvenile justice scholars and nonprofits in the pending California Supreme Court merits case, People v. Hardin.

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Adam Gershenson
Partner, Boston
Kathleen R. Hartnett
Partner, San Francisco
Matt Nguyen
Associate, Washington, DC
Ariana E. Bustos
Associate, Los Angeles
Dawn Roelofs
Paralegal Specialist, Reston

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Issues and Appeals
Pro Bono

Veritone Acquires Broadbean

Veritone Acquires Broadbean

June 5, 2023

Cooley is advising Veritone, an artificial intelligence company, on its acquisition of Broadbean for $52 million.

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C. Thomas Hopkins
Partner, Santa Monica
Bram G. Couvreur
Partner, Santa Monica
Natalie D. Vernon
Associate, Colorado
Rajdeep Roger Bains
Associate, San Diego
Thomas Connors
Partner, Boston
Ross Eberly
Partner, Santa Monica
Todd Gluth
Partner, San Diego
Lei Shen
Partner, Chicago
John-Paul Motley
Partner in Charge, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
Logan Tiari
Partner, Los Angeles
Megan Browdie
Partner, Washington, DC
Rama Padmanabhan
Partner, San Diego
Ann Bevitt
Partner, London
Barbara Mirza
Partner, Santa Monica
Christopher Kimball
Partner, Washington, DC
Matthew Caplan
Partner, San Francisco
Chris Coulter
Partner, London
Paula Holland
Partner, London
David Wilson
Partner, London
Patrick Van Eecke
Partner, Brussels
Christine Graham
Special Counsel, London
Amy Collins
Special Counsel, London
Stella Sarma
Partner, Brussels
David Hopkins
Special Counsel, Colorado
Karen Tsai
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Susan Piascik Christoff
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Dillon Martinson
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Reid Hooper
Special Counsel, Washington, DC
Julie Wicklund
Special Counsel, Palo Alto
Kristopher Kleiner
Special Counsel, Colorado
Eerik Kukebal
Associate, London
Liza Hadley
Associate, Boston
Christian Lee
Special Counsel, San Francisco
Austin Holt
Partner, Santa Monica
Chris Lynn
Associate, London
Sara Kim
Associate, Los Angeles
Rachel F. Katz
Special Counsel, New York
Megan Drill
Associate, San Diego
Neelam Atwal
Associate, London
Julia Gage
Associate, San Francisco
James H. Reizman
Associate, Santa Monica
Allison Kutner
Associate, New York
Leo Spicer-Phelps
Partner, London
Bethan Chalmers
Associate, London
Dominic Taylor
Associate, London
Cara Buchicchio
Associate, New York
Eileen Leman
Associate, Los Angeles
Patricia Myers
Paralegal Specialist, Colorado
Leanne Andrepont
Senior Trademark Paralegal
Susan Mobley
Paralegal Specialist, Reston
Melissa Eskola
Paralegal Specialist, Reston
Dawn Roelofs
Paralegal Specialist, Reston
Douglas Lyles
Senior Research Services & Access Analyst

Related Practices & Industries

Mergers and Acquisitions
Public Companies
Emerging Companies
Technology
Technology Transactions
Labor and Employment
Tax
Cyber/Data/Privacy
Antitrust and Competition
Compensation and Benefits
CFIUS
Intellectual Property Litigation
Trademark, Copyright and Advertising
Insurance

Spin Master Prevails in Sanctions Dispute at 7th Circuit

Spin Master Prevails in Sanctions Dispute at 7th Circuit

December 23, 2020

Cooley secured a major victory for Spin Master and its former subsidiary Swimways in a litigation filed by two individuals seeking royalties they baselessly claimed they were owed. The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed an award to Spin Master and Swimways of nearly $272,000 in sanctions against the plaintiffs and their former counsel for filing and pursuing the frivolous lawsuit. Partner Jon Graves led the Cooley litigation team.

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Jon Graves
Senior Counsel, Reston
Joseph Van Tassel
Associate, Reston
Dawn Roelofs
Paralegal Specialist, Reston

Related Practices & Industries

Intellectual Property Litigation
Intellectual Property

Memberships and affiliations

National Capital Area Paralegal Association

University of Maryland Alumni Association