Shylah R. Alfonso Partner

Shylah Alfonso is an innovative problem solver who delivers. 

Shylah assists clients in antitrust litigation and counseling, antitrust clearance for mergers and acquisitions, class action and complex commercial litigation, and intellectual property (IP) and fair, reasonable, and nondiscriminatory (FRAND) litigation. She thrives on complex matters and regularly leads large cross-office and cross-disciplinary teams.

Shylah works with multinational companies, including those looking to do business in the United States. She has represented manufacturers, distributors, retailers, research and development companies, and patent portfolio holders in matters implicating the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), state attorneys general, and private litigants. Her industry experience includes telecommunications, social networking, big data, gaming, platform markets, semiconductors, computer software, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, retail, the internet, and aerospace. She has particular knowledge working with technology companies on issues arising at the intersection of IP and antitrust.

Shylah brings a strategic, pragmatic approach to counseling and training companies on the antitrust aspects of pricing, vertical restraints, distribution agreements, IP acquisition and licensing, joint ventures, trade association and standard-setting organization participation, and other transactions or trade activities. She has represented market leaders such as Microsoft, Amazon, Google, LinkedIn, Nintendo of America Inc., HTC, REI, Starbucks, Costco Wholesale Corporation, T-Mobile, Simplot, and The Boeing Company.