Lauren E. Peterson is an international trade and intellectual property attorney focusing her practice on Section 337 unfair competition investigations before the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC). She represents clients in a wide range of industries, including lithium-ion batteries, steel, pharmaceuticals and dietary supplements, barbeque grills, consumer lighting, footwear, computers, flash memory devices, network security, solar power, hospital beds, and office machines. She has handled claims involving patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, false designation of origin, and antitrust violations.

Lauren has experience in all stages of an ITC investigation, from drafting a complaint through final appeals to the Commission. This experience has involved significant collaboration with domestic and foreign co-counsel, as well as industry experts.

Previously, Lauren was a partner at an international trade boutique in Washington, DC, focusing exclusively on Section 337 litigation.

Lauren is a contributing author to the second, third, and fourth editions of the American Bar Association book titled "A Lawyer’s Guide to Section 337 Investigations Before the U.S. International Trade Commission." She frequently speaks on a variety of intellectual property issues and currently serves as a co-chair of the Intellectual Property Owners Association's U.S. International Trade Commission committee.