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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner Offices

1290 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
NEW YORK, NY 10104 - 3300
NEW YORK
United States
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Mr Paul Sudentas

Work Department
Intellectual Property and Technology Disputes
Position
Associate – Litigation and Investigations
Career
Paul Sudentas is an associate in the firm’s New York office. Paul’s practice is focused on building and maintaining relationships with emerging and established companies in a variety of industries, such as healthcare, life sciences, technology, manufacturing, retail, food and beverage products, marketing and advertising, equipment, and consumer goods. He regularly advises clients on a variety of transactions, including Software as a Service (SaaS) agreements, NDAs, pre-clinical/clinical study agreements, supply agreements, distribution agreements, confidentiality agreements, third-party manufacturing agreements, staffing supplier agreements, and licensing agreements as well as primary business deals of start-up companies and M&A transactions.
Paul also advises clients on data privacy and security matters including applicability of U.S.-based states laws, such as the California Consumer Privacy Act, and works with clients to develop and navigate complex data privacy and security regimes.
In addition, Paul has experience representing clients in complex, high-stakes intellectual property litigations from pre-suit due diligence through appeals as well as post-grant proceedings before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. He has represented companies of all sizes from start-ups to international corporations in the pharmaceutical, medical device, and chemical industries, among others.
Before entering law school, Paul was a research coordinator for pre-clinical and clinical studies on tuberous sclerosis complex at Harvard’s Brigham & Women’s Hospital.
CIVIC INVOLVEMENT & HONORS
- Adjunct Professor of Law, Business Transactions in Healthcare, Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University (2024)
- Faculty, Foundational Lawyering Skills, Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University (2015-2018)
- Top ANDA Litigators in 2020, ANDA Litigation Intelligence Report, prepared by Patexia Data Science Team
- Named, “New York Metro Rising Star,” Super Lawyers (2015-2018)
- Board Member, St. Patrick School – Smithtown, New York (2019-2021)
- Sports Coordinator, St. Patrick School – Smithtown, New York (2021- Present)
- Board Member, St. James Smithtown Little League (2018-2020)
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
- Member, New York Intellectual Property Law Association
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Land use/zoning
- Miami Elite > Commercial and international disputes
- Insurance > Insurance: non-contentious
- Tax > Not-for-profit (Fortune 1000 private foundations, national trade associations, and charities)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: pharmaceuticals and medical devices
- Industry focus > Sport
- Dispute resolution > Financial services litigation
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- Media, technology and telecoms > Outsourcing
- Real estate > Real estate finance
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Real estate > Real estate