PRACTICE AREAS
Business Litigation
We represent entrepreneurs, privately held businesses and public companies in complex cases locally, regionally and internationally. We have enjoyed success before judges, arbitrators and juries. At the same time, we frequently counsel on litigation avoidance and risk management and employ creative means to resolve cases early depending on a client’s business objectives.
We have significant experience litigating sophisticated trust and probate matters, construction disputes, complex commercial issues, and shareholder/partnership disputes. Clients include companies in the technology, manufacturing, construction, consumer products and communications industries.
Intellectual Property Litigation
We have litigated and tried patent, trademark and copyright cases in federal courts throughout the country, Europe and Asia and have received favorable results in Markman proceedings, preliminary injunction hearings, structured settlements and at trial.
Our IP litigation experience also includes unfair competition and misuse of trade secrets as well as Internet enforcement under the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act and UDRP proceedings under the arbitration rules adopted by ICANN. Our litigation strategies often implicate licensing and transactional objectives, as our focus is always on the client’s business plan and competitive objectives.
Trademark and Copyright Registration, Maintenance and Protection
We focus on trademark and copyright portfolio development and maintenance. Combining our legal knowledge and business expertise, we work with our clients to devise effective, business-focused strategies to maximize intellectual property protection and brand recognition. We routinely advise companies in diverse industries on all issues concerning how best to protect intellectual property assets, and our relationships with firms internationally allow us provide the strategic coordination critical to successful national and international intellectual property protection.