Noreen is Vice President and Chief Litigation Counsel for Apple Inc., and is responsible for all aspects of Apple’s global commercial and intellectual property litigation. She leads a team that handles one of the largest litigation dockets in the industry, including competitor and NPE patent litigation in venues across the globe, class actions, competition law cases, commercial disputes, mass tort, small claims and subpoenas. Prior to joining Apple, Noreen was the Vice President and Chief IP Counsel for Sun Microsystems where she worked for over 10 years. She is one of the co-founders and a current board member of ChIPs, an organization dedicated to the advancement and development of women in the IP field. Noreen earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from Manhattan College, a Master’s Degree in Computer Science from Iona College, and a Juris Doctor from Denver University.