Chiemi Suzuki

Chiemi Suzuki is an Associate General Counsel specializing in intellectual property, sponsored research, technology transfer, athletics, litigation, and business and government contract issues.

Prior to joining Caltech's Office of the General Counsel, Ms. Suzuki was an attorney in private practice, where she focused on patent litigation. Ms. Suzuki was recognized in 2014-2017 as a "Rising Star" in intellectual property litigation by Super Lawyers Magazine, New York Metro edition. Ms. Suzuki was part of team that was recognized as Public Justice Foundation's 2015 Trial Lawyers of the Year, and that won the American Lawyer 2015 Global Pro Bono Dispute of the Year Award.

Ms. Suzuki earned her B.A. in Biology from Bryn Mawr College and her M.A. in Biotechnology from Columbia University. She received her J.D. from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law where she was a member of the Hastings Communication and Entertainment Law Journal (Comm/Ent). Ms. Suzuki was also a Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) student at Caltech.