Mahdi Eslamimehr - Senior Software Consultant

Mahdi Eslamimehr, PhD, MBA

VP of Emerging Tech Due Diligence

Dr. Mahdi Eslamimehr is an award-winning scientist and a senior tech executive in the software product and service industry. He has years of experience in leading tech companies around the world, including Ericsson R&D Center, Samsung Electronics R&D Labs, SAP Research Lab, Y Combinator Research, and Clarity Global. Additionally, he participated in several prestigious international research collaborations.

Furthermore, he has taught in universities and research institutes, including UCLA, California State Polytechnic University Pomona, French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), Joseph Fourier University, and Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble.

Dr. Eslamimehr now serves as an expert witness in IT and computer-related litigation, such as patent and intellectual property infringement, breach-of-contract, and software disputes.

Summary of Qualifications

  • Appointed as Emerging Technology Professional at the World Economic Forum
  • Ph.D. degree from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
  • MBA degree from the London School of Economy and Political Science (LSE)
  • Two Postdoctoral fellowships at UCLA and Viewpoints Research Institute
  • Master’s degree in Computer Science from Linköping University, Sweden
  • Served as a testifying and consulting expert in more than fifty cases, including patent infringements, trade secret theft, breach of contract, copyrights
  • Authored numerous expert reports in intellectual property cases and other types of cases
  • Has been retained and provided expert opinions on behalf of both plaintiffs and defendants
  • His award-winning research and academic papers were recognized and received numerous citations
  • Served as a program committee member in top conferences and discussion panels
  • Years of experience in executive management as a CTO of large-scale companies with regional headquarters across several time zones

Areas of Expertise

  • Smartphone applications and wireless devices
    iOS (Swift and SwiftUI) Android (Java and Kotlin)
  • Programming and software development
    Java(J2SE, J2EE), C/C++, C#, Objective C, .NET (Core), Python, Perl, PHP, Scala, OCAML (ML), SmallTalk, Racket, Elf, Coq, R, Cobol, Erland
  • Hardware programming
    Assembly (x86), Verilog, VHDL
  • Internet services, websites, and web applications
    HTML, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript, CoffeeScript, AJAX, JSP, Node.js, Ruby and Ruby on Rails
  • Databases
    RDBMS, SQL, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, MongoDB
  • Operating systems and servers
    Linux, Windows, Mac OS
  • Cloud servers and virtual computing
    Amazon, Azure, Google Cloud
  • Telecom and Networking and protocols
    SNMP, TCP/IP, HTTP, IMAP/POP/SMTP, DNS, Wifi/802.11, OSS/BSS, 2G/3G/4G/5G, VoIP, Data, Voice.
  • Litigation support

Litigation Experience

  • MIADVG, LLC v. V2Solutions, Inc.
    Jurisdiction: American Arbitration Association, Santa Clara, California
    Case #: 01-23-0000-2561
    Counsel: Palmieri, Tyler, Wiener, Wilhelm &; Waldron LLP
    Nature of Suit: Breach of Contract
  • Polaris PowerLED Technologies, LLC v. Samsung Electronics America
    Jurisdiction: Eastern District of Texas, Marshal Division
    Case #: 2:22-CV-353-JRG
    Counsel: Kramer Alberti Lim & Tonkovich LLP
    Nature of Suit: Patent
  • Tuscany Hotel & Casino, LLC v. ROI-IT, LLC
    Jurisdiction: Clark County Nevada Eighth District Court
    Counsel: Expert Strategy Group | Kravitz Schnitzer Johnson & Watson
  • 3D Systems, Inc. v. Ben Wynne, et al.
    Jurisdiction: United States District Court Southern District of California
    Case Number: 3:21-CV-01141-LAB-DEB
    Counsel: Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP
    Nature of Suit: Trade Secrets
  • Cypress Holdings, III v. Sport-BLX, Inc
    Jurisdiction: Southern District of NY
    Case Number: 1:22-cv-01243
    Counsel: Morvillo Abramowitz Grand Iason & Anello PC
    Nature of Suit: Breach of Contract
  • dmarcian, Inc. v. DMARC Advisor BV
    Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, Asheville
    Case Number: 1:21−cv−00067−MR
    Counsel: Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
    Nature of Suit: Copyright
  • Bang Huynh v. T-Mobile USA Inc
    Jurisdiction: Federal – California Central
    Case Number: 2-22-CV-01537 – 20468
    Counsel: Kersten & Associates
  • Entangled Media, LLC v. Dropbox, Inc.
    Jurisdiction: Western District of Texas
    Case Number: 1:22-cv-01324
    Counsel: Skiermont Derby
    Nature of Suit: Patent
  • Nextpulse, LLC v. Brunswick Corp.
    Jurisdiction: US District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
    Case Number: CGC-18-571065
    Counsel: Edelsberg Law, P.A.
    Nature of Suit: Class Action
  • Jazmine Harris v. Public Broadcasting Service
    Jurisdiction: US District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
    Case Number: 1:22-cv-02456-AT
    Counsel: Edelsberg Law, P.A.
    Nature of Suit: Class Action
  • Jabari Seller v. Bleacher Report, Inc. (Warner Media)
    Jurisdiction: US District Court for the Northern District of California
    Case Number: 3:2023cv00368
    Counsel: Edelsberg Law, P.A.
    Nature of Suit: Class Action
  • Zachary Rohlfs v WGNTV (Nexstar Media Inc)
    Jurisdiction: US District Court for the Central District of Illinois
    Case Number: 1:23-cv-01050
    Counsel: Edelsberg Law, P.A.
    Nature of Suit: Class Action
  • Jennifer Waller v. Tampa Bay Times 
    Jurisdiction: US District Court for the Middle District of Florida
    Case Number: 8:23-cv-00119
    Counsel: Edelsberg Law, P.A.
    Nature of Suit: Class Action
  • Greg Roland v. The Chive (Chive Media Group, LLC)
    Jurisdiction: US District Court for the Western District of Texas
    Case Number: 1:2023cv00337
    Counsel: Edelsberg Law, P.A.
    Nature of Suit: Class Action
  • Emma Mendoza v. Newsweek Digital, LLC
    Jurisdiction: US District Court for the Southern District of New York
    Case Number: 1:2023cv00643
    Counsel: Edelsberg Law, P.A.
    Nature of Suit: Class Action
  • Melanie Barber v. Eisenhower Medical Center, Inc.
    Jurisdiction: California Central District Court
    Case Number: 5:23-cv-00250
    Counsel: Edelsberg Law, P.A.
    Nature of Suit: Class Action, Breach of Contract
  • Emma Mendoza v. The Washington Post
    Jurisdiction: U.S. District of Columbia Superior Court
    Case Number: 2023CAB001101
    Counsel: Edelsberg Law, P.A.
    Nature of Suit: Class Action
  • LifeScience Technologies, LLC v. Mercy Health
    Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
    Case Number: 4-21-cv-1279 SEP
    Counsel: Stinson LLP
    Nature of Suit: Breach of Contract & Trade Secret Misappropriation
  • Goldfarb v. Acceleron Law Group
    Jurisdiction: American Arbitration Association
    Case Number: AAA 1110025228
    Counsel: Century Law Group
    Nature of Suit: Breach of Contract
  • Bit Reactor v. Reaktor Group Oy
    Jurisdiction: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
    Counsel: Gerard Fox Law
    Nature of Suit: Trademark
  • Wildseed Mobile, LLC v.Google LLC
    Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
    Counsel: Feinberg Day Kramer Alberti Lim Tonkovich & Belloli LLP
    Nature of Suit: Patent Infringement
  • BagCam LLC v. Ristich LLC
    Jurisdiction: American Arbitration Association
    Counsel: Ramey Litigation Group
    Nature of Suit: Breach of Contract
  • Nation Info Corporation v. Karl Rink
    Jurisdiction: American Arbitration Association
    Counsel: Structure Law Group
    Nature of Suit: Breach of Contract
  • FastTrac Transportation, LLC v. Pedigree Technologies, LLC
    Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota
    Counsel: Shackelford, Bowen, McKinley & Norton, LLP
    Nature of Suit: Breach of Contract
  • CommScope, Inc v. Rosenberg Technology Co. Ltd
    Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
    Counsel: King & Wood Mallesons LLP
    Nature of Suit: Trade Secrets
  • Content Engine, LLC v. Rumble USA, Inc
    Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for Southern District of New York
    Counsel: Burk, Williams, Sorensen LLP
    Nature of Suit: Patent
  • CG3 Media, LLC v. Belleau Technologies, LLC
    Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for Middle District of Florida
    Counsel: Radulescu LLP
    Nature of Suit: Patent
  • HowLink Global LLC v. Verizon, Corp.; ATT Corp.
    Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for Eastern District of Texas
    Counsel: LTL Attorneys
    Nature of Suit: Patent
  • OpenText Corporation v. Softil, Inc
    Jurisdiction: American Arbitration Association
    Counsel: Vedder Price
    Nature of Suit: Breach of Contract
  • ClubReady LLC v. Xponential Fitness
    Jurisdiction: American Arbitration Association
    Counsel: Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
    Nature of Suit: Breach of Contract
  • 1-800 Hansons LLC v. Rightpoint Consulting LLC
    Jurisdiction: American Arbitration Association
    Counsel: Honigman LLP
    Nature of Suit: Breach of Contract
  • Broadband iTV, Inc v. Comcast Corporation; Comcast Cable Communications, LLC;
    NBCUniversal Media, LLC; Charter Communications, Inc; Charter Communications Holding Company, LLC; Spectrum Management Holding Company, LLC; Altice USA, Inc; CSC Holdings, LLC; Cablevision Systems Corp.
    Jurisdiction: International Trade Commission
    Counsel: Feinberg Day Kramer Alberti Lim Tonkovich & Belloli LLP
    Nature of Suit: Patent
  • Video Labs, Inc v. Dell Technologies Inc and Dell Inc
    Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for Western District of Texas
    Counsel: Feinberg Day Kramer Alberti Lim Tonkovich & Belloli LLP
    Nature of Suit: Patent
  • Mbyte Tech Hong Kong Limited v. AdShoppers, Inc d/b/a Minty.com
    Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for Western District of North Carolina
    Counsel: Bayramoglu Law
    Nature of Suit: Trademark
  • M. Lahatte and The Lahatte Company v. S. Smith, and TopCoat Holdings, LLC
    Jurisdiction: American Arbitration Association
    Counsel: Bishop & Mills
    Nature of Suit: Trademark
  • JK Soft, Inc v. Innoas, Inc
    Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
    Counsel: Choi Law Group
    Nature of Suit: Trade Secret and Copyright
  • Ventive LLC v. Title Pipe, Inc
    Jurisdiction: American Arbitration Association
    Counsel: Mooney Wieland
    Nature of Suit: Breach of Contract
  • Chetu, Inc v. Bodies Done Right, LLC d/b/a/ Health 360
    Jurisdiction: Circuit Court, County of Broward, State of Florida
    Counsel: Lampert Law Firm
    Nature of Suit: Breach of Contract
  • Express Mobile, Inc v. Google LLC
    Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
    Counsel: Feinberg Day Kramer Alberti Lim Tonkovich & Belloli LLP
    Nature of Suit: Patent Infringement
  • Infoshare Systems, Inc v. La Telugu LLC
    Jurisdiction: Superior Court of California, County of Orange
    Counsel: Curat Lex, Inc
    Nature of Suit: Breach of Contract
  • Burhaan Saleh v. Nike, Inc
    Jurisdiction: US District Court for the Central District of California
    Counsel: Bursor and Fisher PA
    Nature of Suit: Class Action
  • Bridge IT Consulting, Inc v. Join Digital, Inc
    Jurisdiction: Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara
    Counsel: Finestone Hayes LLP
    Nature of Suit: Breach of Contract
  • Centripetal Networks, Inc v. Palo Alto Networks, Inc
    Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
    Counsel: Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
    Nature of Suit: Patent
  • Trevera Solutions, Inc v. Semtech Corporation
    Jurisdiction: Superior Court of California, County of Orange
    Counsel: Tredway, Lumsdaine & Doyle, LLP
    Nature of Suit: Trade Secret
  • Global Equity Management (SA) PTY. Ltd v. alibaba.com, Inc,
    Alibaba group holding Ltd
    Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
    Counsel: Ramey & Schwaller, LLP
    Nature of Suit: Patent
  • Internap Corporation v. Noction, Inc
    Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
    Counsel: Warner Norcross & Judd LLP
    Nature of Suit: Patent
  • Ericsson Inc v. TCL Communication Technology Holdings, Ltd
    Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
    Counsel: Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
    Nature of Suit: Patent
  • Fitbit Inc v. Jawbone Inc
    Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
    Counsel: Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
    Nature of Suit: Patent
  • T-Mobile USA, Inc v. Huawei DeviceUSA, Inc
    Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
    Counsel: Hueston Hennigan LLP
    Nature of Suit: Trade Secrets
  • Tait Environmental Services Inc v. Pro TechnologyAutomation, Inc
    Jurisdiction: Superior Court of California, County of Orange
    Counsel: Pettibone & Associates
    Nature of Suit: Trade Secrets
  • Nicole, Inc v. B.L.K. International, Inc
    Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
    Counsel: Greenberg & Bass LLP
    Nature of Suit: Copyright
  • Bryndon Fisher v. The United States of America
    Jurisdiction: Pre-Litigation
    Counsel: Schubert Jonckheer & Kolbe LLP
    Nature of Suit: Class Action
  • Chipp’d Ltd v. Crush & Lovely LLC
    Jurisdiction: American Arbitration Association
    Counsel: White and Williams LLP
    Nature of Suit: Breach of Contract
  • Seymore Levine v. The Boeing Company
    Jurisdiction: U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
    Counsel: Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP
    Nature of Suit: Patent

Technical Due Diligence

  • Doosan Bobcat North America
    Context: TDD of Agriculture Robotics
    Technology: AI/ML, Robotics, IoT
  • 213 Management-Sandbox Industries
    Context: Startup M&A
    Technology: AI/ML, Insurance, Health
  • SitusAMC
    Context: Startup M&A
    Technology: AI/ML, Real Estate, SaaS
  • Safe Life Defense
    Context: Internal Tech Audit
    Technology: Commerce, SaaS
  • Genpact
    Context: M&A
    Technology: AI/ML, Predictive Analysis
  • EnoviQ Technology
    Context: Technical Vetting
    Technology: SaaS, AI/ML, Insurance
  • Foundation Partners Group
    Context: Startup M&A
    Technology: SaaS, B2B/B2C, Funeral Services
  • The Computing Technology Industry Association
    Context: Startup M&A
    Technology: SaaS, B2B/B2C, E-Learning Platform
  • Hello Hive
    Context: Technical Vetting
    Technology: SaaS, CRM
  • Parkland Health/Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation
    Context: Startup M&A
    Technology: AI/ML/NLP, EHR
  • Lionard PTE, Ltd
    Context: Startup M&A
    Technology: Blockchain, Dynamic Document Management Systems
  • Tenex Capital Management
    Context: Startup M&A
    Technology: B2B/B2C, Digital Health
  • Schneider Electric
    Context: Startup Investment
    Technology: Electric Vehicles, SaaS
  • Setana Energy Ltd
    Context: Startup Investment
    Technology: Big Data Analytics, AI/ML, FMCG
  • Saudi Research and Media Group (SRMG)
    Context: Startup Investment
    Technology: AI/ML, NLP, E-Commerce, and Media Content Management
  • Schneider Electric
    Context: Startup Investment
    Technology: Renewable Energy, SaaS
  • Tenex Capital Management
    Context: Startup M&A
    Technology: Lead Generation, AI/ML, Insurance, Real Estate

IP Valuation and Patent Portfolio Analysis

  • E^NAT IP | Technical Vetting |
    Technology: Virtual Private Network, CDN, M2M, Edge/Fog Computing, Enterprise Solutions
  • Goldfarb. LLC. | Technical Vetting |
    Technology: Blockchain Authentication
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Client Testimonials

Our client requested we locate the best expert in the state of California for a trade secret case. We were able to accomplish that by hiring Mahdi Eslamimehr, PhD. His CV speaks for itself. The case settled shortly after we designated him as an expert and he prepared his expert declaration in response to a summary judgment. I enjoyed working with Mahdi. He was very knowledgeable, thorough and gave a complete analysis for us. I would recommend Mahdi as an expert witness.
Douglas Pettibone Attorney, Pettibone Law
Dr. Mahdi Eslamimehr provided excellent and thoughtful analysis. His work was extremely thorough and he supplied many valuable insights. Dr. Eslamimehr is timely with his findings and is very responsive to meeting critical deadlines. Additionally, Dr. Eslamimehr possesses the important but rare ability of being able to effectively explain and teach complicated technical concepts to those without the same level of expertise. I would highly recommend his and his team's services.
Vikram Mathrani Partner at Honigman LLP
I hired Quandary Peak consultant Dr. Mahdi Eslamimehr for a software copyright-infringement arbitration. Arbitration is a lot less formal, and much faster paced, than federal litigation. Dr. Eslamimehr dealt with our short deadlines and changing timetables and, in the process, really helped our case. He produced a very high-quality affidavit on short notice. Then, he adjusted his testimony on the fly to fit into a VERY short period available at our hearing. We really were pleased with him.
Steve Wieland Managing Partner at Mooney Wieland Warren
Dr. Eslaminehr was a great help in assisting me with a patent litigation involving cellular technology. He is extremely easy to work with and always available to provide additional support and guidance. He is also extremely well spoken and able to summarize difficult concepts for our non-technical attorneys.
Dat Nguyen Senior Counsel, LTL Attorneys LLP
I worked with Dr. Eslamimehr and he was very patient, knowledgeable, and understanding throughout. He dealt with short and changing deadlines very professionally and was easy to get in contact with, both via email and telephonically. I would highly recommend him.
David Silver Attorney, Bayramoglu Law Offices
Mahdi Eslamimehr did excellent work on very short notice. He provided a structure for his analysis and research, kept me apprised of his findings along the way, and articulated his opinions and bases for them clearly and persuasively.
Alex Briggs Attorney, Bishop & Mills PLLC
Had the pleasure of working with the Quandary Peak team on a tech audit recently and was thoroughly impressed by their level of professionalism, analysis and insight. The team (Dr. Mahdi Eslamimehr, Gordon MacKay, and Tuyana Molokhoeva) is knowledgeable, detail oriented and can break down technical concepts into very easy to understand language, even for non-technical folks. I highly recommend working with them.
Uri Kenig Chief Operating Officer, hellohive
Quandary Peak was very thorough in their process, and their deliverables were high quality. From the onset, they were structured and made clear what the next few weeks of our engagement would look like. They had a strong and diverse team of domain experts who were willing and able to work with me through a tight timeline. They delivered what we needed right when we needed it. I would happily work with them again.
Micah Wood Operating Advisor to Tenex Capital Management
It's easy to say things like I couldn't be happier, but I literally couldn't be happier with the work Quandary did for us. They are fast, agile, incredibly savvy and intelligent, able to communicate with all levels, and really nice and genuine people. I truly hope to work with them again very soon - thank you all so much.
Randy Gross CISO, CompTIA
Dr. Eslamimehr is a very well-qualified, thoughtful, and articulate technology expert. My law firm greatly appreciated his expertise and we would be pleased to work with him again.
Sander Moody Attorney, Bishop & Mills PLLC
We hired Quandary Peak for technical due diligence on a tech investment. Very impressed with the service and the insights provided. I would highly recommend them.
Chandresh Shah Group Financial Controller, Setana Oil Limited

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