Angela Dunning, Partner at Cleary Gottlieb

Today, my guest is Angela Dunning, a Partner at Cleary Gottlieb whose practice focuses on trademark, copyright, trade secrets, unfair competition, and other complex commercial litigation for the world’s top companies.

Angela has tried numerous cases to a jury verdict and has substantial experience in the federal appellate courts, including successful arguments before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in high-profile, published cases. In 2008, Angela served as an assistant district attorney for the City and County of San Francisco under then-District Attorney Kamala Harris, prosecuting criminal cases. In 2022, she taught trademark law and branding at UC Berkeley School of Law. Angela holds a JD from UC Davis (where she was Order of the Coif) and a BA from UCSD.