Andrew is a determined and creative litigator whose thoughtful approach and attention to detail has been invaluable to our cases.
Andrew Parkhurst represents clients in all phases of litigation, with an emphasis on intellectual property and arbitration matters.
Andrew has experience representing clients in a variety of intellectual property and general litigation disputes, including trademark or patent infringement, trade secrets, unfair competition and false advertising claims.
Representative Experience
- Obtained complete dismissal in $100M action brought against large cloud security company alleging trade secret misappropriation by former executive.
- Prevailed at trial in action brought by investing software firm against counterfeiter and software pirate operating a scheme abroad from the United States.
- Awarded summary judgment for social media company in arbitration brought as a test case by user alleging breach of the terms of service and community guidelines.
Professional Highlights
- Lieutenant Commander in Judge Advocates General’s Corps, United States Navy Reserve
- Named a Rising Star for Northern California by Super Lawyers (2020 – 21, 2023)
- Most viewed article for 2020, JD Supra, “Hazard Pay During COVID-19 – Who May Be Entitled And What To Do Next” (edited and re-published in the Daily Journal)
Education
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J.D., Santa Clara University School of Law, 2018
B.S., Civil Engineering, University of California, Davis, 2007
Admissions
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California
Courts
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U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
All State Courts of California