The intellectual property practice at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP features a deep bench of experts that are hailed as ‘sharp, tireless, and tenacious,’ and are regularly sought ought by patent owners and accused infringers who wish to take disputes to trial. The team represents clients from a broad range of industries and maintains close long-term relationships with tech giants such as Google and Samsung. Seasoned trial lawyer Victoria Maroulis in Silicon Valley co-chairs the firm’s life science practice and focuses on intellectual property litigation in a wide range of industry sectors. Sean Pak in San Francisco has deep technical knowledge and extensive experience in patent litigation and other IP-related matters, and Kevin Johnson in Silicon Valley represents tech clients like Sony, MediaTek and Hynix in patent infringement disputes. The group also includes New York-based practitioners Brian Biddinger, who is a highly experienced trial attorney, and Dominic Cerrito, who focuses on Hatch-Waxman litigation for clients in the pharmaceutical industry. Dave Nelson in Chicago specializes in patent infringement litigation in in a wide range of technical fields, and Alex Lasher in Washington DC is an expert in proceedings before the International Trade Commission.
Testimonials
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‘Quinn Emanuel's attorneys are sharp, tireless, and tenacious. Compared with their peer law firms, in my experience, they exhibit more independence and more willingness to spend the time needed to "get it right."’
‘Melissa Baily has stood out from her peers this past year, taking on more responsibility as senior partners left the firm and aptly demonstrating her oral advocacy, attention to detail, and superb writing skills in multiple matters for us.’
Key clients
- Voxer
- Google LLC
- DexCom, Inc.
- Salesforce
- Samsung
- Hesai
- Wisk Aero
- Skillz Platform, Inc.
- Broad Institute
- Becton Dickinson & Co
- Vizgen Inc.
- C.R. Bard, Inc.
Work highlights
- Represented Google LLC in a patent litigation case brought by Sonos LLC and obtained a complete defense judgment.
- Represented Voxer in a trial against Facebook in the Western District of Texas which resulted in an award of $174.5m and a running royalty to Voxer.
- Represented Samsung in a trial against Evolved Wireless in the Eastern District of Texas and obtained a complete defense verdict.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Victoria Maroulis, Sean Pak, Kevin Johnson, Dave Nelson