Teresa Michaud

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tmichaud@cooley.com
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I help industry-leading clients resolve disputes in alignment with their global business strategy – whether at inception, through motion practice or winning a favorable verdict at trial.

About Teresa

Teresa is an accomplished litigator who represents industry-leading companies on a range of cutting-edge disputes, including complex business disputes, class actions, intellectual property and international arbitration. Her practice focuses primarily on complex cross-border issues for the technology industry, and she has earned significant, precedent-setting wins on novel theories of liability for platforms, software, ecommerce and gaming companies. Throughout her multi-jurisdictional career, Teresa has successfully defended clients in courts and tribunals across the United States, England, Hong Kong and Singapore. She has managed contract and business tort disputes; consumer class actions involving consumer protection, false advertising, unfair business practices, data privacy and breach actions, wiretapping, and anti-gambling laws; copyright and trademark disputes; trade secret misappropriation; Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act; and the defense of other statutory and common law claims.

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Admissions and credentials

California

New York

Texas

England and Wales

Rankings and accolades

The Legal 500 US: International Arbitration (2025)

Memberships and affiliations

Litigation Counsel of America

Association of Business Trial Lawyers

International Centre for Dispute Resolution

International Association of Privacy Professionals

Diversity Law Initiative

Trial Law Initiative

American Bar Association – Consumer Litigation Committee and Class Actions Subcommittee

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