Alex Dao is an associate in Gibson Dunn's Los Angeles office. He practices in the firm’s Litigation Department, with a focus on intellectual property litigation.
Alex earned his law degree from the University of Southern California Gould School of Law in 2025, where he was a member of the Intellectual Property and Technology Law Clinic and competed on USC’s Patent Trial and Appeal Board Moot Court Team. At USC, he earned certificates in Technology and Entrepreneurship Law and Media and Entertainment Law. Prior to law school, he worked as an embedded systems software engineer on Boeing’s autonomous submarine program. He also worked as a software engineering intern at Microsoft, where he developed Microsoft Office for Apple devices. Alex received a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the University of California, Berkeley.
Alex is admitted to practice in the State of California and before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Capabilities
- Intellectual Property
- Antitrust and Competition
- Artificial Intelligence
- Litigation
- Technology Litigation
Credentials
Education:
- University of Southern California - 2025 Juris Doctor
- University of California, Berkeley - 2019 Bachelor of Science
Admissions:
- California Bar