Steve Morrissett joined SomaLogic in December 2011 as Chief Legal Counsel. Prior to joining SomaLogic, Mr. Morrissett was a partner at Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, in San Francisco, CA, where he concentrated on intellectual property litigation. He has litigated patent, trademark, trade secret, and antitrust cases, advising clients on litigation strategies, contract negotiations, and other technology- related legal matters. His litigations have included electronic, computer and medical device technologies. Mr. Morrissett has handled all phases of trials and appeals before state and federal courts and taken many cases to jury or bench trials. He has more than fifteen years of experience in managing complex technology-related litigations.
Before joining Finnegan, Mr. Morrissett served as a trial attorney with a business litigation firm in Anchorage, AK in oil and gas, real estate, and business litigations. Also while in Alaska, Mr. Morrissett gained extensive jury trial experience as a district attorney, supervising a criminal prosecution office, presenting cases to grand juries, and trying major felonies. He obtained additional experience as a trial attorney in civil and criminal cases and supervising attorney with the Utah Attorney General in Salt Lake City, Utah. During his public service, Mr. Morrissett also assisted in preparing state and federal legislation and testified before state legislative committees on issues including computer crimes and Internet jurisdiction.
Mr. Morrissett received his B.A. in Physics from Pomona College, and his J.D. from Hastings College of Law, University of California.