Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

Intellectual Property

Co-leader, ITC Litigation Section

Mareesa Frederick focuses on complex, high-stakes intellectual property litigation, with a particular emphasis on Section 337 proceedings before the International Trade Commission (ITC). She was named by The Legal 500 U.S. as a Next Generation Lawyer for ITC patent litigation and listed by Savoy Magazine as one of the “Most Influential Lawyers,” recognizing her as one of the top Black attorneys in the country. Mareesa also has extensive experience counseling clients on pre-trial strategy, strategic licensing opportunities, and patent portfolios.

National Bar Association (member of Executive Board, 2017; secretary, 2015-2016; treasurer, 2014; webinar coordinator and editor IP Newsletter, Intellectual Property Committee, 2013) International Trade Commission Trial Lawyers Association (member of Executive Committee, 2017-present; editor, Section 337 Reporter, Summer Associate edition, 2013-2016) Women’s Bar Association (WBA) (Women of Color Task Force, 2019-present; co-chair, IP Committee, 2016-2018; co-chair, Working Parents Committee, 2013-2018) Intellectual Property Owners Association (chair, Diversity Outreach Committee, 2024-2025; co-chair, Diversity Outreach Committee, 2021-2023; Women in IP Law, 2018-2019) American Bar Association (editorial board member, Landslide, 2024-2026; vice chair, International Trade Commission Committee, 2024-2025; Business Law fellow, Business Law Section, 2018-2020; Business Law Fellow, Business Law Section, 2018-2020) American Intellectual Property Law Association (Editorial Board, AIPLA Quarterly Journal, 2018-2021) Alfred Street Baptist Church (council member, Legal & Governance Committee, 2018-present) Only Make Believe (board member, 2022-present)

George Washington University Law School J.D., with honors, 2002

Georgia Institute of Technology B.S., Chemical Engineering, 1997

Spelman College B.S., Chemistry, magna cum laude, 1997