Morgan Chu

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Morgan Chu (Chinese: 朱慶文; pinyin: Zhū Qìngwén) is an American lawyer from southern California. He is a Partner and Executive Committee Member of Irell & Manella LLP. From 1997 to 2003, Chu was Managing Partner of the firm. He is particularly known for his achievements in patent litigation.

[edit] Background

Chu earned A.B., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, in 1971, 1972 and 1973 respectively. In 1974, he received an M.S.L. degree from Yale University. He then received is law degree magna cum laude from the Harvard Law School in 1976. After law school, Mr. Chu clerked for The Honorable Charles M. Merrill of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He joined Irell & Manella as an associate in 1977 and became a partner in 1982.

One of Chu's older brothers is Nobel Prize-winning physicist Steven Chu, and the eldest, Gilbert Chu is a researcher and professor of Biochemistry and Medicine at Stanford University.