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Thomas Makin

Thomas Makin

A&O Shearman, United States

Work Department

Litigation

Position

Partner

Career

At A&O Shearman, Thomas is a first-chair trial counsel and appellate specialist, with a practice focused on intellectual property litigation, in federal and state court, in arbitration, and before the International Trade Commission (ITC). He also participates in post-grant proceedings before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and counsels clients regarding substantive patent law, patent valuation and licensing issues. 

Thomas represents clients across a wide range of technologies: vehicular safety, propulsion, infotainment, and control systems; semiconductor circuitry, fabrication, and packaging; lighting systems; rechargeable battery systems; fintech software; monoclonal antibodies; and medical devices.