Michael A. Morin > Latham & Watkins LLP > Washington DC, United States > Lawyer Profile

The intellectual property litigation practice at Latham & Watkins LLP is an ‘excellent team with highly creative thinkers’ who represent both tech and life sciences clients in patent disputes across all key avenues in the country, including in proceedings at the International Trade Commission as well as the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Jeff Homrig in Austin is well-versed in patent infringement and trade secret cases and co-heads the group with Tony Sammi, who is based in New York, and Jennifer Barry, who practices from San Diego. In Washington DC, the group features Michael Morin, who is an expert in life sciences patent disputes and works with clients such as Johnson & Johnson and Regeneron, trial lawyer and patents expert Maximilian Grant, and IP disputes specialist Matthew Moore, who defends major industry players and brands against claims of patent infringement. Also in DC, Gabriel Bell is an expert appellate attorney in the intellectual property space. Key practitioners in the Bay Area group include trial lawyer Douglas Lumish, who represents clients in a wide range of cases relating to IP and tech, skillful IP litigator Patricia Young, and Greg Sobolski, who litigates patent and trade secret matters in a diverse range of industries.

International litigation is a key strength at Latham & Watkins LLP, frequently undertaking complex, bet-the-company cases. The group is retained by an impressive roster of clients, including Nissan Motor Corporation, Oracle, and Microsoft Corporation. The practice is adept at representing clients in complex enforcement actions levied by the Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Michele Johnson leads the team and acts as chair, based in the Orange County office of the firm. Johnson has extensive experience across securities class action, SEC enforcement actions, and shareholder derivative litigation. Noted practitioners within the department include Chicago-based Sean Berkowitz, leveraging expertise in securities fraud and antitrust, Andrew Clubok in Washington D.C, and in San Francisco, Peter Wald. Michael Morin and Jamie Wine are ‘exceptional litigators‘.