Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Intellectual Property and Technology Disputes

Associate - Litigation and Investigations

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