Jordan Jaffe

Jordan R. Jaffe is a partner in the San Francisco office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where his practice focuses on high-stakes intellectual property disputes, including patent, trade secret, copyright and trademark litigation.  Jordan has expertise in the emerging technologies sector, especially artificial intelligence and autonomous vehicles, where Jordan was identified in 2022 as one of the top eight lawyers advising AI companies by Business Insider.  Jordan’s recent experience includes representing Waymo against Uber regarding self-driving technology, representing Google against Sonos regarding alleged smart speaker technology, and representing multiple cybersecurity companies in trade secret litigation. Leveraging his background in computer science, Jordan regularly leads teams in litigation concerning a variety of complex technologies from prelitigation through trial.

Jordan has a national practice, including appearing before the International Trade Commission and district courts nationwide. Prior to joining Wilson Sonsini, Jordan was a partner in the San Francisco office of law firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, where he was chair of the autonomous vehicle practice. He joined Quinn Emanuel in 2007 and became a partner in 2016.

Jordan regularly speaks on IP litigation topics and maintains an active pro bono practice.

• Artificial intelligence and machine learning
• Patent litigation
• Trade secret litigation
• Trademark and copyright litigation

• University of San Francisco School of Law, JD (2007)
• Lake Forest College, BA in Computer Science and Politics (2004)

• Partner, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati (2021-Present)
• Partner, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan (2016-2021)

• Named among Lawdragon’s 2025 "500 Leading Global IP Lawyers"
• Recognized in the 2024 and 2025 editions of Lawdragon 100 Leading AI & Legal Tech Advisors