Liwen A. Mah

633 Carmel Avenue * Albany, CA  94706 * (510) 524-4706 * limabean@cal.berkeley.edu

Education

University of California, Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall)

J.D., May 2005

Activities:  Member, California Law Review                                              Article Editor, Ecology Law Quarterly

                    Member, Berkeley Technology Law Journal

University of California, Berkeley

B.S., Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, May 1994

Honors:     Bechtel Award, 1994. Senior with greatest service, leadership, and excellence in engineering.

                            Mering Award, 1994. Sacramento-area senior with greatest contribution to campus community.

               Regents and Alumni Scholar, 1989-1994. Scholastic excellence and outstanding leadership.

               Alpha Pi Mu Honor Society, 1993-1994. Industrial engineering academic honor society.

Activities:  East-West Stage Productions, 1992-1994. Actor, production and technical consultant.

         Engineers' Week Organizing Committee, 1991-1994. Chair.

Experience

Fenwick & West, San Francisco, California                                                                                           October 2005-present

Associate

Serve litigation clients, with emphasis on patents, securities, and intellectual property. Write promotional articles about patent law developments. Average of over 100 pro bono hours per year.

Fenwick & West, San Francisco, California                                                                                        May 2004-August 2004

Summer Associate

Researched and wrote memos for pending litigation. Wrote and helped file patent application. Wrote article about how courts have adapted trademark law to the Internet.

Professor Norman Spaulding, Berkeley, California                                                                         March 2004-May 2004

Research Assistant

Researched recent rule changes and developments in case law relating to civil procedure. Suggested updates for upcoming revision of casebook.

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California                                              August 2003-December 2003

Judicial Extern for the Honorable Bernard Zimmerman

Researched legal questions in both civil and criminal contexts for federal court. Wrote memos to support judge's decisions in pending litigation. Drafted judicial orders. Participated in settlement and pretrial conferences.

U.S. Department of Justice, Sacramento, California                                                                     May 2003-August 2003

Extern for General Litigation Section

Wrote Rule 12 motion to dismiss, proposed order, and supporting opening brief and response to opposition. Assisted in writing answer to complaint. Researched and wrote memos about standing and jurisdiction, ripeness, administrative agency bias, and due process requirements for informal adjudication. Attended depositions and witness preparation.

Altera Corporation, San Jose, California                                                                                             June 1994-August 2002

Senior Customer Quality Engineer, Technical Staff

Primary quality contact for top customer: explained new technologies, communicated product changes and guidelines, supported customer qualifications, and oversaw technical analysis. Worked with customers and suppliers to reduce semiconductor defects. Developed procedures to evaluate and improve logic devices. Statistically analyzed and reported quality. Regularly presented status of quality efforts to management. Constructed database of product attributes, changes, and issues. Served as primary liaison between factory and distributors and was the primary auditor of distributors worldwide. Altera representative to NEDA, an industry standards organization.

New United Motor Manufacturing, Fremont, California                                                                      January-August 1993

Quality Control Engineer

Investigated problems with automobile parts, then planned, implemented, and evaluated countermeasures. Coordinated design changes with suppliers. Teamed with line workers to effect improvements. Constructed database to reconcile departmentsı quality data. Regularly presented status of quality efforts to management.

National Youth Science Foundation, Charleston, West Virginia                                 Summers, 1990-1992, 2002

Unit Leader, Program Administrator

Led team in planning and facilitating an academic and extracurricular program for delegates. Scheduled and coordinated guest lectures and seminars. Interviewed delegates and scientists for press releases. Edited and coordinated pressbook.

Organizations & leadership

Docent and team leader for special projects at San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge, 1997-2002

Tutor for homeless children at Santa Clara Family Living Shelter, 1994-1997

Honors & awards

Eagle Scout, 1987. Honor for leadership, service, and citizenship

California Delegate, National Youth Science Camp, 1989. Honor for science and leadership

Avenue of the Giants Marathon, 1997. Second place in division.

McBaine Moot Court Competition, 2005. Semifinalist for best oral argument.

Publications

Liwen Mah, Comment, Legal Profession Faces New Faces, 93 Cal. L. Rev. 1721 (2005).

 

Liwen Mah, In Brief: EPA Cannot Exempt Discharges of Ballast Water from Clean Water Actıs Permit Requirements, 32 Ecology L.Q. 757 (2005).

 

Liwen Mah, Note, Sailing by Looking in the Rearview Mirror: EPA's Unreasonable Deferral of Ballast-Water Regulation to a Now Ineffective Coast Guard, 31 Ecology L.Q. 665 (2004).

 

Liwen Mah, In Brief: Property Owners Cannot Repeatedly Challenge Regional Planning Process Every Time that Development Permits Are Denied, 30 Ecology L.Q. 749 (2004).