Irene Hwang is an associate who focuses her practice on patent and trade secret litigation. Irene has litigated on behalf of defendants and plaintiffs in federal District Court and the U.S. International Trade Commission, working on all phases of the case from pre-suit diligence through trial and post-trial.
Irene’s experience includes strategizing and developing invalidity, validity, non-infringement, and infringement positions; developing claim construction positions; writing Markman briefs and arguing at Markman hearings; taking and defending depositions; collaborating with experts on technical reports and preparing experts for deposition and trial; and writing dispositive motions and post-trial motions. Irene has also written appellate briefs for the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Irene’s experience extends across a broad range of technologies, including processing and memory chips, signal processing, lithium-ion batteries, medical technology, software, and consumer goods.
Outside of her patent practice, she devotes her time to immigration- and human rights-related legal advocacy, and has worked with the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinic at Greater Boston Legal Services and Physicians for Human Rights.
Recognitions & awards
Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll
District of Columbia Courts
2022
Pro bono activities
Irene has a robust pro bono practice in the asylum law field, representing asylum seekers in immigration court as well as in appeals at the Board of Immigration Appeals.
