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John D. Esterhay Partner

  • San Diego

    D +1.858.720.5758

    F +1.858.720.5799

    San Diego

    11452 El Camino Real, Suite 300

    San Diego, CA 92130-2080

    +1.858.720.5758

    JEsterhay@perkinscoie.com

  • Los Angeles

    D +1.310.788.3381

    F +1.310.788.3399

    Los Angeles

    1888 Century Park East, Suite 1700

    Los Angeles, CA 90067-1721

    +1.310.788.3381

    JEsterhay@perkinscoie.com

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Overview

Experience

News

  • 12.01.2023
    Perkins Coie Lawyers Secure New York Federal Court Win for ValveTech Inc. in NDA Breach Case Tied to Starliner Spacecraft
    Press Releases
    Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that a team of firm lawyers secured a victory in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York for client ValveTech, Inc. against Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc.
  • 06.29.2023
    Perkins Coie Lawyers Mentioned in Law360—NC Judge Says $3.4M Verdict Against Ex-CEO Will Stand
    General News
    John D. Esterhay, Louise Lu, John P. Schnurer and Hayden Schottlaender were mentioned in “NC Judge Says $3.4M Verdict Against Ex-CEO Will Stand,” an article Law360, regarding a North Carolina business court's decision to not wipe out a more than $3.4 million unfavorable verdict against the former CEO of a  high-speed knitting machine maker accused of self-dealing.
  • 09.21.2022
    Perkins Coie Trial Team Secures Jury Win and $4.5 Million Judgment for Clients Pai Lung Machinery Mill Co. LTD and Vanguard Pai Lung, LLC in Long-Running Embezzlement Case
    Press Releases
    Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that a team of firm lawyers have secured a jury trial win and a $4.5 million judgment, that included $150,000 in punitive damages, for Pai Lung Machinery Mill Co. LTD and Vanguard Pai Lung LLC in a long-running case against Vanguard Pai Lung LLC’s former President and CEO William Moody. The trial win was secured on Monday following a ruling by Judge Adam M. Conrad in North Carolina State Business Court.
  • 07.06.2022
    Perkins Coie Wins Federal Circuit Appeal for Client U.D. Electronic Corp.
    General News
    Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that it has achieved a victory in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on behalf of client U.D. Electronic Corp., a global Ethernet solutions provider, after Pulse Electronics, Inc., alleged that electrical connectors commonly used for Ethernet networking manufactured by U.D. Electronic infringed four of its U.S. patents.
  • 06.02.2022
    Perkins Coie Wins Federal Circuit Appeal for Client U.D. Electronic Corp.
    Press Releases
    Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that it has achieved a victory in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on behalf of client U.D. Electronic Corp., a global Ethernet solutions provider, after Pulse Electronics, Inc., alleged that electrical connectors commonly used for Ethernet networking manufactured by U.D. Electronic infringed four of its U.S. patents.
  • 05.11.2022
    Perkins Coie Secures Favorable Ruling Before US International Trade Commission for Client Shenzhen Carku
    Press Releases
    Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that it has secured a favorable ruling in a patent infringement investigation before the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) for client Shenzhen Carku Technology Co., Ltd., a global leader in developing and manufacturing lithium-ion vehicle jump starter devices.
  • 11.10.2021
    Perkins Coie Announces 2022 Partner Class
    Press Releases
    Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that 28 counsel and senior counsel have been promoted to partner effective January 1, 2022.
  • 08.26.2021
    Best Lawyers® 2022 Recognizes 367 Perkins Coie Attorneys
    Press Releases
    Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 367 of its attorneys were recognized by the 2022 Best Lawyers®. A total of 278 attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2022 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and 89 attorneys were selected for inclusion in the 2022 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.
  • 08.20.2020
    Best Lawyers® 2021 Recognizes 358 Perkins Coie Attorneys
    Press Releases
    Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 358 of its attorneys were recognized by Best Lawyers® 2021. A total of 290 attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2021 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and 68 attorneys were selected for inclusion in the inaugural edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.
  • 01.02.2018
    Perkins Coie Announces 2018 Counsel Promotions
    Press Releases
    Perkins Coie has announced that 28 attorneys have been promoted to the firm’s counsel position, effective January 1, 2018.

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Bar and Court Admissions

  • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
  • California
  • New York
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado

Education

  • Yale Law School, J.D., 2010, Editor-in-Chief, Yale Journal of Law and Technology
  • Columbia University, B.S., Materials Science and Engineering, C. Prescott Davis Scholar, 2007