+ Education
UCLA School of Law, J.D., 2011
University of Washington, B.S., Biology, with college and departmental honors
+ Speaking Engagements
Moderator, Plenary Panel at Washington in the West (LAIPLA), IP Attache Program (January 28, 2021)
Moderator, LAIPLA Panel, In-House Counsel Perspectives (January 30, 2020)
Presenter, UCI Diversity Panel (November 5, 2019)
Presenter, An Evening with Lisa Smith, Author of Girl Walks Out of a Bar (ChIPs Silicon Valley, January 17, 2019)
Moderator, Path to Partnership Panel (SABA-SC, September 13, 2018)
+ Prior Affiliations
Winston & Strawn LLP (2016-2020)
Kirkland & Ellis LLP (2010-2016)
+ Civic Involvement
SABA-SC Mentorship Program, Mentor
Leadership Council on Legal Diversity, Mentor (2021-present)
Read to a Child, Volunteer (2016-2020)
+ Bar Admissions
Admitted in California and the District of Columbia
Federal Courts:
U.S. District Court for the Central, Northern, and Southern Districts of California
U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
+ Professional Affiliations
South Asian Bar Association of Southern California, Steering Committee (2020-present)
South Asian Bar Association of Southern California, Co-President (2019-2020), Member (2017-present)
Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association, Patent Committee Co-Chair (2019-2020)
ChIPs Next-Gen, Co-Chair (2018-2019)
LAIPLA Sponsorship Committee, Member (2021-2022)
+ Publications
Author, "Digital Dialogue Dilemma: Wiretapping Statutes and the Internet," Circuits (December 2023)
Author, "Younger Generations Demand DEI in the Law," Los Angeles Business Journal (April 4, 2023)
Featured, “Young Female Attorneys Lacking Fair Credit for Work Suffer Later,” Bloomberg Law (May 6, 2022)
Author, “Millennials Demand More Diversity in the Profession,” Los Angeles Lawyer (January 2022)
Featured, “5 Things You Need to Become a Top Lawyer In Your Specific Field of Law,” Thrive Global (October 2021)
Co-Author, "Retention Is Key To Meaningful Diversity At Law Firms,” Law 360 (August 9, 2021)
Author, “Why Millennials Should Give ‘Managing Upward’ a Chance,” The Recorder (March 20, 2019)
Author, “Dissecting ‘Firm Culture’—What This Term Means For Millennials,” The Recorder (February 21, 2019)
Author, “Millennial Attorneys and Work-Life: Why ‘Blend’ May Be Better Than ‘Balance,’” The Recorder (January 25, 2019)
Author, “Millennial Attorneys and the Pressure to be Perfect,” The Recorder (December 7, 2018)
Co-Author, “Imposter Syndrome in Big Law Millennials: A Survival Guide,” The Recorder (August 2, 2018)
+ Contact
scoorg@dtolaw.com
Direct: (213) 335-7069
Connect with me: LinkedIn
Shilpa Coorg is an experienced litigator who handles all aspects of civil litigation. Her practice focuses on intellectual property litigation and counseling. Her patent expertise spans a broad range of technologies, including medical device, pharmaceutical generic product, smartphone, hardware, software, and telecommunication, as well as design patents. Shilpa is also well-versed in a wide variety of other areas of litigation, including contract, copyright, trademark, Lanham Act cases, Proposition 65 cases, and business disputes. She has routinely taken a leading role in bet-the-company cases from pre-filing through trial.
Prior to joining DTO, Shilpa developed her practice at Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Winston & Strawn LLP. During her time at Winston & Strawn, Shilpa argued and secured a denial of a motion for preliminary injunction brought against her client. On several occasions, she has successfully obtained dismissal on the papers for her Fortune 500 clients.
Shilpa is committed to supporting and mentoring other members of the Southern California legal community. She is the author of a well-received series of articles published in The Recorder on navigating legal practice as a Millennial attorney. As a former Co-President of SABA-SC (South Asian Bar Association of Southern California) and current member of the SABA-SC Steering Committee, Shilpa remains dedicated to the professional development of South Asian lawyers and law students, including through SABA-SC’s Mentorship Program. She also leads the firm’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion efforts as Chair of the firm’s DEI Committee.
In her spare time, Shilpa enjoys baking, yoga, and travelling.