Legal Services

Litigation, Trials, Appeals & Arbitrations

Our attorneys are experienced litigators and trial lawyers who have successfully represented clients in state and federal courts and in arbitration proceedings.  Unlike many lawyers who are “litigators,” we actually try cases before juries and judges.  Our efficient, trial-focused approach drives litigators crazy, because we refuse to get bogged down in unnecessary and costly discovery disputes and motion practice that litigators love.  We are especially proud of our record of settling disputes that should be settled and successfully trying cases that should be tried.  

Representative litigations and trials include:

1. •Commercial disputes
   

2. •Partnership and joint venture disputes
   

3. •Copyright infringement
   

4. •Trademark infringement
   

5. •Patent infringement
   

6. •Misappropriation of trade secrets
   

7. •Fraud
   

8. •Employment disputes, including breaches of fiduciary duty
   

9. •Real estate disputes
   

10. •Customs and regulatory disputes
    

Intellectual Property & Technology

We offer comprehensive, global intellectual property and technology rights management services, including:

1. •Trademark clearance, registration, enforcement and portfolio management
   

2. •Copyright clearance, registration, enforcement, and portfolio management
   

3. •Patent clearance and enforcement
   

4. •Trade secret protection and management
   

5. •DMCA and cybersquatting enforcement and defense
   

6. •Open source software rights
   

7. •IP and technology acquisitions, licensing, and distribution
   

8. •Confidentiality/nondisclosure, work made for hire, collaboration and invention agreements