Vandana S. Koelsch

Vandana is a seasoned commercial litigator focused on privacy, intellectual property, and appellate matters. She represents clients in complex disputes involving technology, telecommunications, patent infringement, trade secrets, contracts, fraud, and other business disputes, often involving emerging technologies.

Drawing on her engineering background, Vandana advises clients on legal and policy issues involving artificial intelligence, surveillance technology, and privacy. She has litigated matters involving AI-driven surveillance and security systems, telecommunications networks, software platforms, neural networks, and other advanced technologies.

A registered patent attorney, Vandana brings both litigation and in-house leadership experience to her practice. She previously served as general counsel of a publicly traded intellectual property licensing company and as chief intellectual property counsel for a major telecommunications company, overseeing patent portfolios and litigation through trial and appeal.

Appeals are a significant part of Vandana's practice, and she regularly handles appellate strategy, briefing, and advocacy in state and federal courts.

Vandana joined Michael Best from Allen Vellone Wolf Helfrich & Factor P.C.

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