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Experience
Intellectual Property Litigation
Patent Infringement Victory for Netflix, Hulu and Amazon
Served as counsel in three patent infringement lawsuits brought against clients Hulu, Netflix and Amazon, winning their motions to dismiss in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida. The court dismissed all three cases with prejudice.
Bally Gaming v. New Vision Gaming & Development
Serving as counsel for petitioner in CBM reviews involving gaming patents.
IPR2017 - 01534
Serving as counsel for patent owner in an IPR involving polymer production technology.
Trade Secret Dispute
Negotiated stipulated injunctive relief on behalf of a client whose employee had taken customer lists.
Headphone Technology Infringement Suit Settlement
Negotiated a favorable and confidential settlement in a patent infringement suit between two makers of music headphones.
Trademark Appeal*
Assisted in obtaining reversal or vacatur on Second Circuit appeal of adverse summary judgments on descriptiveness, secondary meaning, infringement and validity, including sanctions of more than $1 million, for a NYC-based digital advertising company.
Patent Litigation*
Assisted in obtaining judgment as matter of law of noninfringement in high-profile, multi-million-dollar patent dispute for a leading smartphone manufacturer after a jury trial in the Northern District of California. Named by the Daily Journal as one of the top defense verdicts in California in 2012.
Business Litigation
Biologics Licensing Dispute
Represent biopharmaceutical company in dispute regarding licensing of monoclonal antibodies for oncological research and treatment.
Investment Bank MBS-Related Counsel*
Represented investment bank in MBS-related actions in connection with the collapse of two hedge funds.
Insider Trading Litigation*
Represented a hedge fund in parallel criminal and SEC insider trading investigations.
Insider Trading Investigations*
Represented multiple hedge funds in internal investigations relating to trading inquiries.
Bondholder Litigation*
Represented corporate CEO in class action and bondholder litigations stemming from collapse of an automotive company.
Securities Fraud Class Action Dismissal*
Represented company and individuals accused of securities fraud. The case was dismissed on the first day of trial after the plaintiff’s expert was excluded on Daubert grounds.
Hedge Fund Administrator Counsel*
Represented hedge fund administrator in trade secret and breach of contract case involving an ex-employee with access to source code.
Special Committee Counsel*
Investigated allegations of corporate wrongdoing on behalf of special litigation committee relating to derivative claims
*Prior experience
