Quinn Emanuel


Melissa J. Baily Melissa J. Baily Quinn Emanuel 50 California Street, 22nd Floor San Francisco California 94111 work(415) 875 6600 melissabaily@quinnemanuel.com Download vCard San Francisco Office Tel: 415-875-6600 Fax: 415-875-6700 melissabaily@quinnemanuel.com Practice Areas Antitrust and Trade Regulation Intellectual Property Litigation Securities Litigation Education Harvard Law School (J.D., 2001) Harvard Law Review: Executive Editor Stanford University (B.A.S., Chemistry and Political Science, Phi Beta Kappa, 1998) Oxford University, Magdalen College (1997) Publications and Lectures "Willful Patent Infringement: The First Year of the Post-Seagate Era," 20 Intellectual Property & Technology Law Journal 9 (September 2008). Note, "Article 7(1) of the European Contracts Convention: Codifying the Practice of Applying Foreign Mandatory Rules," 114 Harvard Law Review 2462 (June 2001). Supreme Court Case Comment, "Prayer at High School Football Games: Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe, 120 S. Ct. 2266 (2000)," 114 Harvard Law Review 249 (November 2000). Recent Case, "Eleventh Circuit Refuses To Allow Garnishment Against Government Instrumentality To Satisfy Judgment Against Associated Terrorist-Sponsoring State," 113 Harvard Law Review 615 (December 1999). Book Review, "EC Environmental Law by Joanne Scott," 40 Harvard International Law Journal (1999). Prior Associations Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP: 2001-2004 Admissions Member, The State Bar of California; Member, The State Bar of New York	Send to a friend Biography Melissa J. Baily is a partner in the San Francisco Office of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP. Her practice focuses on intellectual property litigation and other high-stakes complex commercial litigation. Melissa has a national practice and has handled matters in California, New Jersey, New York, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wisconsin. Representative Clients IBM Hitachi Flagstar Bank Credit Suisse First Boston Terayon Vermillion Notable Representations Represented public company and individual director defendants in a shareholder derivative suit. Obtained dismissal with prejudice for lack of standing and successfully defended appeal to the Ninth Circuit. Represented plaintiffs in an antitrust lawsuit alleging violations of Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act, Section 3 of the Clayton Act, and the analogous California antitrust and unfair competition laws. Obtained a favorable settlement for plaintiffs after defeating defendant's motions for summary judgment. Represented plaintiff video technology company in a trade secret action against former employees. Obtained a favorable settlement after conducting limited, targeted discovery. Represented brand-name pharmaceutical company in Hatch-Waxman Act litigation. After a bench trial, the patent at issue was found to be valid and infringed and sales of generic drugs covered by the patent were enjoined. Represented flat glass manufacturer in class action alleging horizontal price-fixing conspiracy. Represented national accounting firm in litigation with audit client asserting securities law violations and civil RICO claim stemming from alleged auditor independence violations.