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.

Prior to joining Cooley in May 2000, she was a senior litigation paralegal in the DC offices of Howrey and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom.

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Education

  • University of Maryland, College Park
    BA, Criminal Justice, 1992

Memberships and affiliations

  • National Capital Area Paralegal Association
  • University of Maryland Alumni Association