LYNN M. ENGEL

Litigation/Intellectual Property Attorney
(206) 676-7000

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Practice: Lynn Engel is a litigator. Her practice focuses on complex commercial litigation including intellectual property, antitrust, contract and insurance coverage.

Experience: Lynn represents clients, both as plaintiff and defendant in federal and state antitrust cases, particularly in cases involving software technology. She also has experience in intellectual property law, including extensive experience with trade secret issues and software licensing. Lynn has experience obtaining insurance coverage for clients named as defendants in environmental, antitrust and intellectual property cases.

Education: Oberlin College (B.A., 1987); University of Chicago Law School (J.D., 1991), Managing Editor, University of Chicago Legal Forum.

Representative Cases:

• RealNetworks v. Microsoft: Counsel for plaintiff in antitrust action. $760 million settlement.
• AMI v. The Boeing Company: Counsel for defendant in breach of contract case involving software development. Dismissed in favor of defendant.
• Superior Technical Resources v. The Boeing Company: Counsel for defendant in breach of contract case. Successfully mediated settlement.
• Cincom Systems, Inc. v. The Boeing Company, et al.: Counsel for defendant in a case alleging claims for copyright infringement and breach of software licensing agreement. Settlement achieved.
• RealNetworks v. MLB Advanced Media: Counsel for plaintiff in breach of contract case. Successfully settled.
• Alakayak v. All Alaskan Seafoods: Counsel for largest seafood processor defendant in $1.2 billion antitrust class action. Obtained unanimous jury verdict for defendant after four-month trial.
• Caldera v. Microsoft: Counsel for plaintiff in billion dollar antitrust action. Negotiated multi-hundred million dollar settlement.
• United States v. Trident Seafoods: Counsel for defendant in Clean Air Act enforcement case. Obtained jury verdict for defendant at trial.

Memberships: Washington State Bar Association; American Bar Association; Federal Bar Association.