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Lauren W. Linderman
Partner
Overview
Lauren Linderman is a trial lawyer who litigates complex commercial disputes, advocating for businesses and franchisors during trade secret, noncompete and trademark litigation as well as other business torts and contractual disputes. Lauren helps companies protect the valuable trade secrets and intellectual property that are critical to their businesses, including by providing strategic advice and oversight on trade secret protection programs and implementation of clean-room development plans. She also provides business-focused and practical advice on managing risk and protecting innovations, with a focus on clients in the franchise space and clients that are developing new technologies. Lauren’s experience includes a part-time secondment with a Fortune 10 company’s in-house intellectual property legal team.
Trial Experience
Lauren’s recent jury trial victories include:
- In 2024, Lauren and team won a complete defense verdict in a $100+ million trade secret misappropriation jury trial in Orange County, California. See Law360’s coverage here.
- In 2024, Lauren first-chaired a one-day evidentiary hearing in Minnesota state court, in which the team defeated a franchisee's request for an injunction to halt the franchisor's termination of its franchise.
- In 2023, Lauren and team won a complete defense verdict in a $243 million trademark infringement case. See Law360’s coverage here.
Prior Experience
Lauren is a former federal law clerk and graduated with the Order of the Coif from the University of Southern California Gould School of Law, where she served as editor-in-chief of the Southern California Law Review.
Personal Interests
Lauren likes to travel and spend time outdoors with her family. She also enjoys playing board games.
Credentials
Bar Admissions
California
Minnesota
Court Admissions
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Clerkships
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, Hon. Janis L. Sammartino, 2011-2012
Education
University of Southern California Gould School of Law
J.D. Order of the Coif, Southern California Law Review (editor-in-chief) (2011)
Colgate University
B.A. in Psychology, magna cum laude (2006)
Insights & Events
Latest
Insights
Events
Upcoming Events
Past Events
Other Perspectives
- Texas Court Strikes Down NLRB's Expansive Joint Employer Rule: What Next?
Republished in HR Legal & Compliance Excellence, April 2, 2024 - Case Update: The Southern District of New York Picks a Side in a Joint Employer Case
The Franchise Lawyer, 2019 - Amendments to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
- Daily Journal, October 2, 2015
- Beyond Malpractice Cases: Determining the Existence of Federal Jurisdiction Under Gunn v. Minton
Intellectual Property Today, January 2014
Leadership & Community
Pro Bono
- Representing a death-row inmate in challenging his sentence for a crime committed when he was 19 years old
- Successfully represented criminal defendant in pro bono appeal of his conviction based on due process and Fourth Amendment violations before the Minnesota Court of Appeals, including oral argument
Honors
- Best Lawyers® — "Ones to Watch," Commercial Litigation, 2024-25
- Minnesota Super Lawyers — Rising Star, Business Litigation, 2023
- Minnesota Lawyer — Attorney of the Year, 2025
- World IP Review – “Recommended,” U.S. Trade Secrets, 2024
- Faegre Drinker — Pro Bono Honor Roll, 2024
- Faegre Baker Daniels – Pro Bono Honor Roll, 2017-18