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Arnold & Porter

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Arnold & Porter has an excellent patent litigation group with deep technical expertise in the life sciences and tech sectors. Representing clients such as Boston Scientific and Hologic, trial lawyer and practice co-head Matthew Wolf in Washington DC is experienced in a range of technical fields and co-heads the group with Dina Hayes in Chicago, who is capable of handling a variety IP related issues before numerous US courts, including multi-patent and multi-party infringement disputes. Also in DC, patent litigator Jennifer Sklenar is particularly knowledgeable in the medical device, biotech, computer hardware and software and networking related fields, and IP specialist Michael Berta in San Francisco focuses on software patent and trade secret litigation. The group also includes Silicon Valley-based Deborah Fishman, who is an expert in IP litigation relating to the biopharmaceuticals and medical devices, experienced litigators Patrick Reidy and Christopher Renk in Chicago, and Abigail Struthers in New York, who focuses on the life sciences sector.

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Key clients

  • Hologic
  • Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
  • Sanofi
  • Crocs
  • Google
  • Adobe
  • Foundation Medicine
  • Nike
  • Pfizer
  • Samsung

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Matthew Wolf, Dina Hayes  

Other key lawyers

Jennifer Sklenar, Michael Berta, Deborah Fishman, Patrick Reidy, Christopher Renk, Abigail Struthers