Law360 reporter Bonnie Eslinger is based in Silicon Valley, covering the full range of legal issues related to technology, including antitrust matters, intellectual property rights, trade secret theft, employment concerns, product liability, cybersecurity, and data protection.

She also reports on other practice areas and industries, including copyright and trademark cases, public policy developments, mergers and acquisitions, white collar crime, and entertainment stories.

Bonnie joined Law360 in 2015 and has 15 years of experience in journalism. She previously worked for the San Francisco Examiner, where she covered then-mayor Gavin Newsom and later served as one of the daily newspaper’s editors, and was also a reporter at the Daily News/Bay Area News Group, covering community concerns in Silicon Valley including Facebook’s move into Menlo Park, the social media company’s Frank Gehry-designed headquarters, and local government, housing, crime and business concerns.

During her career, Bonnie has written articles and opinion pieces for Newsweek, the San Francisco Chronicle, KQED, the Oakland Tribune, and other news outlets. She also founded and edited a magazine for women travelers.

She has appeared as a guest panelist on the KQED public television show “This week in Northern California,” KQED radio, and San Francisco’s Comcast City Desk Newshour.

Bonnie has a master’s degree from the University of California, Berkeley School of Journalism, where she was chosen by her graduating class to give a speech at their commencement. She also holds a bachelor’s degree in communications from California State University, Fullerton.

Coverage Highlights:

• Calif. Jury Says Emerson Owes BladeRoom $30M For IP Theft
• Facebook Settles $365M Trade Secrets Case Mid-Trial
• Facebook Users' Biometric Privacy Suit Will Go Forward
• GrubHub Driver In Gig Economy Case Is A Contractor: Judge
• Fed. Circ. Ruling Prompts Mistrial In Symantec Unit IP Case
• Cisco’s Acts In IP Row Don’t Seem 'Egregious,' Judge Says
• Google Calls Order To Remove Search Results ‘Dangerous’
• Google, Facebook, Others Blast Bill To Revamp Patent System