Antonia Sequeira of Fenwick & West led a team that filed patents for the latest Facebook and Instagram app features, and the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset.

What piece of advice do you have for young lawyers in tech?

When I look around my office at the collection of amazing tech that I've patented over the years, what I can say is make a point to regularly step out of your comfort zone to learn about a new field in tech. In the course of my day, I might jump from working on social networking software to surgical robotic instruments to RNAi-based therapeutics to mapping for autonomous vehicles. And I can do this because I was always wiling (excited) to step up and learn something new.