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Kirkland & Ellis LLP Offices

Kirkland & Ellis LLP
1301 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C., 20004
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
United States
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Mr Paul Brinkman

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+1 202-389-5033 paul.brinkman@kirkland.com View profile

Position

Paul focuses on Section 337 litigation before the U.S. International Trade Commission. His work for plaintiffs has led to orders excluding competitors’ products from the United States and high-value settlements and license agreements, and he has a near-perfect track record of wins following trial on the defensive side. Paul also works with Customs and Border Protection.

Career

Previously leader of the Section 337 practice at Quinn Emanuel, founder of the Washington office; partner at Alson & Bird; law clerk to the Hon. James Turk (W.D. Va.).

Education

UVA School of Law, J.D.; Cambridge University, M.Phil.; Yale University, B.A.

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United States > Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (International Trade Commission)

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Paul Brinkman – Kirkland & Ellis LLP

With extensive experience in Section 337 actions, Kirkland & Ellis LLP represents both claimants and respondents before the ITC in matters relating to a wide range of products and technologies. In Washington DC, Paul Brinkman is an ITC specialist with a long track record of litigating Section 337 cases, and Gregg LoCascio is capable of acting on a broad range of IP matters. Also in DC, Edward Donovan focuses on tech-related litigation, Karthik Ravishankar has broad experience with ITC investigations related to a variety of technologies, and Christopher Mizzo is an IP disputes expert. The group also Gregory Arovas in New York, who frequently represents tech clients at the ITC, New York-based Todd Friedman, who is a seasoned litigator, and Chicago-based patent infringement expert Jay Emerick.

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