Linda E. B. Hansen is a trial lawyer and registered patent attorney with Foley & Lardner LLP. She focuses her practice on disputes involving patents, trademarks, trade secrets, copyrights and unfair competition. She is a partner in the Intellectual Property Litigation, Mechanical & Electromechanical Technologies and Patent Office Trials Practices with Foley & Lardner LLP. She is also a member of the Energy Industry Team and the Trade Secret/Noncompete Specialty Practice.

Ms. Hansen has more than 30 years of experience in complex litigation. She has tried dozens of cases, and has been lead counsel in class actions and multi-party litigation. She successfully defended one of two defendants in a lawsuit involving hundreds of thousands of claimants and preliminary damage estimates exceeding several billion dollars. Her work has involved various industries, including consumer products, telecommunications, software, electronic components, sporting goods, water treatment, construction materials, automotive, and medical equipment. Ms. Hansen also counsels clients concerning their patent rights, assists clients in license negotiations and drafts patent opinions.