• Elisa Santos works on intellectual property matters.

    Elisa returns to Kramer Levin after joining the firm as a summer associate in 2023, during which time she worked on patent litigation cases. During law school, Elisa also interned in the legal department of a Bay Area-based medical technology company. Before beginning her legal studies, Elisa worked for six years as a corporate paralegal for several law firms in New York and California.

    Credentials

    Education

    • J.D., University of California Law San Francisco, 2024
      • Senior Production Editor & Staff Editor, UC Law Journal
      • UCLSF Moot Court Board Member & Student Coach
      • Regional Quarterfinalist, Giles S. Rich Moot Court Competition
      • Teaching Assistant: Legal Research & Writing I and II; Appellate Advocacy
    • B.S., Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of California, Davis, 2014

    Bar Admissions

    • California – Not admitted

    Languages

    • Cantonese
    • Mandarin

    Focus Areas