Dan advises clients on antitrust issues in connection with pricing and distribution activities, and mergers and acquisitions. He has defended numerous transactions before the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ). He also works regularly with clients on matters relating to merger notifications under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (HSR).

Dan has successfully guided several hospital mergers through FTC review. He also has extensive experience litigating mergers challenged by the FTC under the 16 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 3 Rules. Dan writes frequently on health care antitrust topics and helps clients navigate the antitrust aspects of various emerging issues in the industry, including the impact of health care reform, the emergence of risk and value-based contracting regimes, and the development of integrated health care systems. Dan also regularly counsels health care clients and their employees on antitrust compliance for ordinary-course business activities.

Building upon prior work experience in digital technology and communications, Dan maintains a broad practice at the intersection of antitrust and intellectual property law. Dan is an active member of the American Bar Association (ABA) Antitrust Section’s Intellectual Property Committee and he writes frequently and counsels clients on the antitrust aspects of standard-setting organizations and standards-essential patents. He has helped clients advance antitrust counterclaims in intellectual property litigation in federal district court and handled patent misuse and patent exhaustion defenses in settlement negotiations and in cases before the International Trade Commission (ITC).

In addition, Dan is an active participant in McDermott’s pro bono activities. He has a particular interest in immigration law and has successfully represented clients seeking asylum or withholding of removal.

Previously, Dan worked as a senior researcher with the Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets. He also taught and worked at a major university managing communications and new digital technologies. While in law school, he served as senior editor for the Georgetown Journal of International Environmental Law, and was a law fellow in the Legal Research & Writing program.

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• Represented a leading specialty and defense industry electronics materials manufacturer in the acquisition of a large materials manufacturer, obtaining early termination of HSR review and enabling significant expansion of the client’s product portfolio
• Represented a large regional health system in an FTC merger investigation, successfully obtaining clearance of a transaction combining two of three existing health systems in a major northeastern US city
• Represented a major alcoholic beverage company in a DOJ merger investigation, resulting in a favorable settlement that enabled the client’s acquisition of a new brand and manufacturing capacity
• Defended a major international electronics company against patent infringement claims relating to smartphones and tablet computers in an ITC administrative proceeding
• Represented a major regional hospital system in an affiliation, creating the second-largest health system in a northeastern US state
• Represented a leading dialysis clinic operator before the FTC, obtaining a favorable decision in its acquisition of a large nationwide chain of dialysis clinics
• Represented a national media company in connection with its acquisition of radio stations and communications properties

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In addition to her antitrust and competition work, Lisa maintains an active pro bono practice. She has represented clients in asylum, sexual harassment and employment discrimination matters, as well as assisted Lawyers Without Borders on projects aimed at strengthening legal training and enforcement in various countries.

While in law school, Lisa was the notes and comments editor for the Wake Forest Law Review. She served as a judicial intern to the Honorable Calvin E. Murphy in the North Carolina Business Court.

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• Obtained a dismissal for Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd. in an antitrust suit, alleging a group refusal to license intellectual property and assertion of unlawful conduct related to standards setting activities (SD3, LLC, et al. v. Black & Decker ((US), Inc.)
• Counseled a generic pharmaceuticals company in its acquisition of an independent pharmaceutical company and in obtaining regulatory clearance from the FTC
• Defending pharmaceutical manufacturer in investigations by DOJ, FTC, Congress, and state attorneys general
• Defending an automotive parts manufacturer in global government investigations and complex civil class action litigation
• Counseled innovator and generic pharmaceutical companies on numerous potential acquisitions, as well as antitrust issues concerning product hopping, biologics and biosimilars, and the Robinson-Patman Act
• Counseled clients on potential acquisitions and divestitures in the cement and aggregates, aerospace and defense, and consumer products industries
• Defending a physician organization in a nonpublic FTC investigation into a consummated merger
• Advising a health system on state-action antitrust immunity defense and related merger issues

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• Washington, DC Super Lawyer, Antitrust 2020
• Super Lawyers, Washington DC, Rising Star – Antitrust Litigation, 2018

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• American Health Lawyers Association
• Wake Forest University School of Law Rose Council
• Children’s National Medical Center, Junior Council
• Junior League of Washington

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Alex earned his BS in electrical engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology and his JD from Tulane University School of Law. While in law school, he was a member of the Tulane Law Review. He also interned for the US Department of the Interior, Office of the Solicitor, and was a law clerk for Southeast Louisiana Legal Services, a pro bono legal aid organization.

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• Represented Analog Devices in the Western District of Texas in a patent case regarding Ethernet networking switches
• Represented Target Corporation in Section 337 investigation at the ITC related to filament light-emitting diodes
• Represented TCT Mobile International in the Eastern District of Texas in a patent case related to power management techniques for mobile devices
• Represented Analog Devices and Linear Technology in a Section 337 investigation at the ITC wireless mesh networking devices
• Representing ZTE Corporation in a Section 337 investigation at the ITC investigation regarding 3G and 4G/LTE networking technologies
• Representing Koki Holdings (previously Hitachi Koki) in an ITC investigation and Federal Circuit appeals regarding portable air spring nailers
• Represented Bestway Inflatables in the Eastern District of Texas and seven related inter partes review (IPR) proceedings regarding inflatable airbeds
• Represented Bestway Inflatables in an ITC investigation regarding inflatable airbeds
• Represented Samsung Electro-Mechanics in a post-grant review (PGR) proceeding, successfully defending the validity of its patent directed to multilayer ceramic capacitors
• Represented ZTE Corporation in a breach of FRAND commitment case in the Southern District of New York regarding standard-essential patents (SEPs) directed to 2G, 3G and 4G/LTE networking technologies
• Represented InSite Vision in the District of Delaware regarding non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) eye drops, obtaining early dismissal
• Represented Diablo Technologies in IPR proceedings regarding memory modules, successfully invalidating two patents based on anticipation and obviousness
• Represented Autodesk in the District of New Hampshire regarding 3D modeling software for designing HVAC systems, obtaining summary judgment of patent ineligibility under § 101 and non-infringement and obtaining affirmance of those decisions in an appeal to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
• Represented Fairchild Semiconductor in a multi-district patent dispute in the Northern District of California and District of Delaware regarding power conversion circuits
• Represented Ciena Corporation in a case in the Central District of California regarding fiber optics telecommunication devices
• Represented Rovi Guides in the District of Delaware and an ITC investigation regarding digital entertainment technologies
• Represented Spansion in a multi-district patent dispute in the District of Delaware, Eastern District of Virginia, and ITC regarding flash memory circuits

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Prior to joining the Firm, David served as legislation counsel to the Joint Committee on Taxation in the US Congress where he advised the House Ways & Means Committee, the Senate Finance Committee and other members of Congress on proposed international tax legislation. He played a major role in the development of several international tax bills, including those culminating in the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004.

David also advised the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on the review and ratification of several tax treaties and protocols, carried out the international tax aspects of special investigations and studies requested by members of Congress, and assisted in the Joint Committee staff’s review of large tax refunds in the international area. Prior to working in Congress, David taught in the tax program at the New York University School of Law.

David has testified in congressional hearings on international tax issues and is a frequent writer and speaker on such topics. While in law school, David was an editor of the Harvard Law Review.

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• International Tax Review’s Tax Controversy Leaders, 2017

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Sam has extensive experience with the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). He has provided guidance to hundreds of businesses, non-profit organizations and individuals in connection with PPP loans, from affiliation and eligibility issues to loan forgiveness considerations and government audits. He routinely publishes articles and presents during webinars on these issues.

During law school, Sam was on the senior editorial board of the American University Law Review and received the Ira P. Robbins Award as the law review’s most outstanding senior member. He also received honors for his representation of low-income clients as a student attorney in the school’s Civil Advocacy Clinic. Prior to law school, Sam gained legislative experience at the federal and state levels, working for Congressman Jim Cooper in Washington and State Senator Andy Berke in the Tennessee General Assembly.

Sam is committed to pro bono work and is active in the community. He advises nonprofit organizations on a wide variety of issues, represents veterans seeking appeals of adverse disability determinations and counsels clients seeking special education services for children with disabilities. Sam serves on the firm’s pro bono committee and led the DC office’s pro bono month in 2018 and 2019.

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• Conducted internal investigations for healthcare, defense and telecommunications companies that resulted in self-disclosures to government agencies on potential false claims and export control violations

Political Law

• Successfully obtained the FEC’s dismissal of separate complaints filed by watchdog groups against a US Senator’s campaign committee, a Member of Congress’s campaign committee and leadership PAC and individual donors
• Conducted an internal investigation and submitted a self-disclosure of potential campaign finance violations to the FEC on behalf of a US Senator’s campaign committee and leadership PAC that resulted in a favorable settlement with the FEC
• Conducted internal investigations into corporations’ compliance with campaign finance and lobbying laws, regulations and requirements. Implemented lobbying, pay-to-play and FARA compliance policies and programs for corporate clients

Litigation

• Obtained dismissal of complaint and preliminary injunction motion against the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) (OppoBox v. ARIN (E.D. VA. 2018)) and reached a favorable settlement in a related arbitration in 2019
• Obtained dismissal of breach of contract claim against Free File, Inc. (Swanson v. H&R Block (W.D. Mo. 2020))
• Obtained dismissal of federal RICO and accompanying state law claims against the Florida Manufactured Housing Association (Schalamar Creek v. Adler (M.D. Fla. 2019))
• Obtained dismissal of federal RICO claims against the Ford Foundation, Packard Foundation, Hewlett Foundation, Energy Foundation and ClimateWorks Foundation (Goldstein v. Climate Action Network (N.D. Tex. 2017))
• Represented a former Member of Congress in connection with a breach of contract suit in DC Superior Court, which resulted in a favorable settlement for the client
• Represented local counties and a citizens group in a federal lawsuit against the US Department of Transportation for violations of the National Environmental Policy Act and the Administrative Procedure Act, which resulted in a favorable settlement for the clients
• Obtained summary judgment at the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals on behalf of a defense contractor that had been denied contract costs by the US Army

Pro Bono

• Represented multiple veterans in connection with their appeals of adverse disability determinations by the military
• Represented parents of students with special needs and successfully obtained special services for the children after extensive negotiations with school administrators
• Represented a family facing eviction by their landlord and obtained a favorable settlement that included a $30,000 payment to the family by the landlord
• Assisted with the incorporation of The Freedom Network USA, a national non-profit coalition of service organizations fighting human trafficking

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• Seale et al. v. Cathedral View (Va.) — Lead trial counsel defending a family trust and related business entities against claims of breach of contract, fraud, fraudulent conveyance, and veil-piercing.  Won full defense jury verdict following two-week trial.
• Blackboard v. Desire2Learn  (E.D. Tex., Fed. Cir.) — Lead counsel for plaintiff in intellectual property dispute involving online learning management systems and software. Won jury verdict on all claims following two-week trial. Secured permanent injunction against leading competitor.
• U.S. Conference of Mayors v. Great-West Financial (D.D.C., D.C. Cir.) — Trial counsel for plaintiffs in breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty action. Won jury verdict on all claims following three-week trial. After trial, won award of attorneys’ fees. Won affirmance on appeal.
• Computer Sciences Corporation v. Sears Holdings Corporation (arbitration) — Co-lead counsel for claimant in dispute over breach of information technology outsourcing agreement—the largest of its kind at the time. Secured $75 million settlement on the eve of arbitration hearing.
• United States ex rel. José Valdez v. Aveta, Inc. (C.D. Cal, D.P.R.) — Counsel in False Claims Act case in which a relator represented by Quinn Emanuel sought more than $1 billion from Medicare Advantage organizations.  Won sanctions against the relator.
• United States ex rel. Paul Shorrosh v. UnitedHealth (S.D. Ala.) — Lead counsel for UnitedHealth in qui tam action brought under the False Claims Act alleging Medicare fraud. Won complete defense judgment.
• Intrafamily Battle (E.D. Cal.) — Lead counsel in litigation between multi-billion-dollar family enterprise and estranged family member.  Obtained dismissal of all claims against our clients while still pursuing our own counterclaims.
• Netlist v. Diablo Technologies (N.D. Cal., Fed. Cir.) — Counsel for defendant in trade secret case.  Following jury trial victory, judgment was affirmed on appeal.
• GHS HMO v. United States (C.F.C., Fed. Cir.) — Lead trial and appellate counsel for Sierra Health Services and Scott & White Health Plan. In the trial court, won multimillion dollar judgment against the government and invalidated federal healthcare regulation. In the Federal Circuit, won affirmance.
• Deane v. Deane (Del., Mass., Paris) — Lead counsel in multi-national intrafamily dispute, including claims for breach of fiduciary duty claims with associated nine-figure damages.
• Authentic Apparel Group v. United States (C.F.C.) — Lead trial counsel for Dwayne Johnson, a.k.a. The Rock, in dispute involving the protection of confidential information. Obtained the full relief sought by The Rock.
• Northwestern Mutual v. J.R.H. (D.D.C.) — Lead counsel for an heir to the 1990s rapper Biz Markee in dispute over the disposition of life insurance proceeds.  Won summary judgment.
• In re Guardianship and Conservatorship (S.C.) — Lead counsel defending a father and mother against estranged son’s attempt to capture their fortune.  Achieved complete capitulation on the eve of trial, with the court dismissing the actions with prejudice.
• Digital-Vending Services International v. University of Phoenix (E.D. Va.) — Lead counsel for the University of Phoenix and Laureate Education in intellectual property dispute. Won multiple sanctions awards and secured an adverse inference jury instruction as a result of the plaintiff’s spoliation. Then won summary judgment.
• Bruce-Terminix Co. v. Terminix International (M.D.N.C., 4th Cir.) — Lead counsel for defendant in dispute with franchisee involving breach of contract, unfair trade practices, and business torts.  Defeated motion for preliminary injunction to block $8 billion public company merger.  Won summary judgment.
• F.P. Winner Ltd. v. Dogfish Head Craft Brewery (Md.) — Lead counsel for The Boston Beer Company and Dogfish Head in lawsuit brought by a distributor to obtain an injunction blocking termination of distribution rights. Won complete victory, with distribution rights immediately terminated.
• Kirgan v. M&T Bank (E.D. Va., D. Md., 4th Cir.) — Lead trial counsel in dispute among trustees to determine control of a family trust. Following bench trial, won award of $750,000 in attorneys’ fees for client trustees.
• In re ZTE (Fed. Cir.) — Appellate counsel in successful mandamus action in which the Federal Circuit redefined the application of the burden of proof in patent venue cases.
• Safe IP v. Anthology (S.D. Tex.) — Lead counsel for Anthology in patent infringement case brought by non-practicing entity represented by William Ramey.  After moving to dismiss for improper venue, procured voluntarily dismissal with no payment or concession.
• True Health Diagnostics v. Azar (E.D. Tex.) — Lead counsel for provider of diagnostic services challenging suspension of Medicare reimbursement payments.  Won TRO against the government.
• Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation v. Filan, (N.D. Ill., 7th Cir.) — Won judgment, affirmed on appeal, striking down as an unconstitutional taking Illinois’s attempt to seize $125 million from a non-profit foundation.
• Asakawa v. Aranda (Va.) — Lead counsel for plaintiff bringing breach of contract and unjust enrichment claims.  Secured full requested relief.
• Louisville Ladder v. Werner Co. (E.D. Tex, W.D. Ky., PTAB, Fed. Cir.)—Co-lead counsel defending No. 1 ladder manufacturer in the United States against patent infringement claim by No. 2 manufacturer. Won venue battle. Won stay pending inter partes review. Then won decision invalidating all asserted patent claims. Won affirmance on appeal.
• Morales et al v. Intelsat (D.D.C., D.C. Cir.) — Defeated attempt to enjoin changes to employee benefits plan.  Won affirmance on appeal.
• Uniloc v. Blackboard (W.D. Tex, D. Del., Fed. Cir.) — Lead counsel in patent infringement action against multiple defendants.  Invalidated several patent claims after claim construction.  After partial affirmance, won dismissal of remaining patent claims on standing grounds.  Won affirmance on appeal.
• Gerald v. Amsterdam Café & Lounge (D.C.)—Lead counsel defending against claims for violation of consumer protection statutes. Won dismissal and Rule 11 sanctions.
• Prudential Insurance v. ACDF (E.D. Cal.) — Lead counsel for billion-dollar agricultural enterprise.  Defeated lenders’ attempt to impose emergency receivership over operations.
• Chernov v. MTM Trading (Md., D. Md., 4th Cir.)—Lead counsel in contract and business tort dispute involving uranium trading.  Secured dismissal of corporate and individual defendants.
• Linfo IP v. The Knot Worldwide (W.D. Tex., S.D.N.Y.) — Lead counsel in patent infringement action.  Secured dismissal for improper venue.  Then, in new court, forced plaintiff to dismiss with no payment.
• Jackson v. Corrections Corp. of America (D.D.C.) — As court-appointed trial counsel, won award of damages for medical negligence in prisoner’s rights case.
• 1723 Wisconsin Avenue LLC v. Marinovic (D.D.C.) — Lead counsel in dispute over control of high-value properties owned by a family trust.
• A10 Associates v. McNamara (E.D. Va.)—Lead counsel for plaintiff in employment dispute.
• Geisinger Health v. AtlantiCare Health System (M.D. Pa.) — Counsel for plaintiff in contract dispute in claims involving breach of fiduciary duty by a director.
• Rentokil North America Inc. v. Hurley (E.D. Va.) — Lead counsel for plaintiff in trademark infringement, breach of contract, and business tort dispute.
• Waterbird Spirits v. Barstool Sports (W.D. Va.) — Lead counsel for plaintiff in suit for breach of internet advertising agreement.
• Waterbird Spirits v. Countermeasures Consulting, Inc. (W.D. Va.) — Lead counsel for plaintiff in suit for breach of expansion services agreement.
• Allagash Brewing Co. v. Shangy’s (E.D. Pa.) — Lead counsel in declaratory judgment action involving beer distribution rights.
• Alemayehu v. Abere et al. (D.D.C.) — Lead counsel defending against equitable claims arising from business dispute. Won complete dismissal of all claims, with plaintiff recovering nothing against any defendant.
• Bioganic Safety Brands v. Ament (D. Colo.) — Won permanent injunction enjoining Colorado from enforcing a labeling regulation that violated the dormant Commerce Clause of the US Constitution.
• F.P. Winner Ltd. v. Pabst Brewing Company (Md.) — Lead counsel for Pabst in lawsuit brought by a former distributor alleging breach of contract and wrongful termination.
• Spatium Innovations v. Blackboard Inc. (E.D. Va.) — Lead counsel for defendant in patent infringement case involving web conferencing and collaboration technology. Won judgment of invalidity on indefiniteness grounds.
• Beck v. PACE Int’l Union (US Supreme Court) — Won decision that employer that a sponsored and administered pension plan did not violate its fiduciary duties under ERISA.
• Braude & Margulies, P.C. v. Fireman’s Fund Ins. Co.(D.D.C.) — Won dismissal of breach of contract claims.
• City of Tempe v. FAA (D.D.C.) — Defeated motion for preliminary injunction to bar construction of a new runway at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.
• North Texas Patent Group v. Blackboard (N.D. Ill.) — Lead counsel for defendant in unfair competition case. Won complete defense judgment.
• Sampo IP v. Twitter (D. Del.) — Lead counsel for Twitter in patent case involving distributed communication methods. Won motion to transfer case to Northern District of California.
• Microbix Biosystems v. Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics (E.D. Tex.) — Trial counsel for Novartis in patent infringement case involving methods for making flu vaccine. Won judgment of non-infringement.
• Neopart Transit v. CBM Groupe (E.D. Pa.) — Lead counsel for plaintiff in trade secret, tortious inference, and conspiracy suit arising from unfair competition in the bus part distribution market.
• In re Certain Optical Disc Drives (I.T.C.) — Counsel for Panasonic and Nintendo in Section 337 investigation targeting laptops, Blu-ray players and gaming devices. Won Initial Determination of no domestic industry and lack of standing.
• In re Certain Audiovisual Components (I.T.C.) — Counsel for Panasonic in Section 337 investigation involving televisions, home theater systems, tablets and mobile telephones. Won Initial Determination of non-infringement as to all patents, invalidity as to two patents and no domestic industry.
• Williamson v. Citrix Online (C.D. Cal., D.D.C., Fed. Cir.) — Lead counsel in patent infringement case involving collaboration software. Won motion to transfer venue to the District of Columbia. Invalidated all asserted patent claims after two trips to the Federal Circuit.
• CoolTVNetwork.com v. Blackboard (D. Del., Fed. Cir.) — Lead counsel in case involving multifunctional website technology brought against Facebook, IBM, Microsoft, Snap, Blackboard, and others. Won invalidation of all asserted claims following Markman hearing.  Won affirmance on appeal.
• Ingeniador, LLC v. Interwoven (D.P.R.) — Lead counsel in patent infringement case involving content management system software. Won dismissal for lack of personal jurisdiction.
• Escort, Inc. v. K-40 Electronics (S.D. Ohio) — Lead counsel for K-40 in patent infringement case involving radar detection technology. Won motion to stay the case pending inter partes review, after which the USPTO invalidated asserted patent claims.
• TechRadium, Inc. v. Twitter (S.D. Tex.) — Lead counsel for Twitter in its first patent suit. Obtained stay pending inter partes reexamination, and then invalidated patents.
• Ridgeview IP v. Anthology (E.D. Tex., N.D. Tex., E.D. Va.) — Lead counsel for Anthology in multi-jurisdictional intellectual property battle involving software technology, ending in dismissal of plaintiff’s claims with prejudice.
• AK Meeting IP v. Anthology (S.D. Fla.) — Lead counsel for Anthology in patent infringement case brought by non-practicing entity.
• Class Technologies v. AK Meeting IP (S.D. Fla.) — Lead counsel for Class in declaratory judgment action involving educational collaboration software accused of patent infringement by a non-practicing entity.
• Aptix Corp. v. Quickturn Design Systems (Fed. Cir.) — Won holding that a court may not strip a patent holder of its patent based on litigation misconduct.
• QNX Software Systems v. Netrino (D. Md.) — Counsel for QNX in trademark infringement and unfair competition case.
• AARP v. American Prepaid Legal Corp.(M.D.N.C.) — Counsel for AARP in trademark infringement, unfair competition and civil RICO case.
• Property Disclosure Techs. v. Redfin Corp. (E.D. Tex.) — Lead counsel for Redfin in patent infringement case involving real estate disclosure technology.
• Riggs Technologies v. Blackboard (W.D. Tex.) — Lead counsel for Blackboard in patent infringement case involving the provision of training materials.
• Fusion IP v. Blackboard (E.D. Va.) — Lead counsel for Blackboard. Moved to dismiss for lack of standing and obtain full dismissal with prejudice.
• Location Services v. JP Morgan Chase & Co. (E.D. Tex.) — Lead counsel for JPMorgan in patent infringement case involving location database feature of smart phone apps.
• In re Collaborative System Products (I.T.C.) — Lead counsel for Promethean in Section 337 investigation initiated by a leading competitor involving learning response systems.
• Rothschild Location Technologies v. CNH Industrial America (D. Del.) — Lead counsel in patent infringement case involving global positioning systems.
• Plexxikon Inc. v. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. (N.D. Cal.) — Trial counsel in patent infringement case involving treatment for metastatic melanoma.
• Sampo IP v. Blackboard (E.D. Va.) — Lead counsel in patent infringement case involving distributed communication methods.
• Aeritas, LLC v. Groupon (E.D. Tex.) — Lead counsel for Groupon in patent infringement case involving mixed-mode use of a wireless device to submit queries.
• Location Services v. Groupon (E.D. Tex.) — Lead counsel for Groupon in patent infringement case involving location database feature of smart phone apps.
• In re Certain Course Management System Software Products (I.T.C.) — Lead counsel for Blackboard in Section 337 investigation regarding learning management systems.
• AKM LLC v. Secretary of Labor (D.C. Cir.) — Won decision overturning administrative citations on statute of limitations grounds.
• Clear with Computers v. CNH America(E.D. Tex.) — Lead counsel in patent infringement case involving electronic proposal preparation systems.
• ABBYY USA Software House v. Nuance Communications (N.D. Ill.) — Lead counsel for Nuance in unfair competition, Lanham Act and false advertising case.
• Better Education, Inc. v. eInstruction (E.D. Tex.) — Lead counsel for Promethean in case involving interactive classroom technology.
• JRL Enterprises v. Blackboard (D. Del.) — Lead counsel for Blackboard in patent infringement case involving education technology.
• Fundamental Innovations v. ZTE Corp. (N.D. Tex.) — Trial counsel in patent infringement case involving mobile phone technology. Secured transfer from the Eastern District of Texas.
• American GNC Corp. ZTE Corp. (E.D. Tex) — Trial counsel in patent infringement case involving mobile phone technology.
• ComCam International v. Brivo Systems (E.D. Tex.) — Lead counsel in patent infringement case involving security system technology.
• CIBA Vision Corp. v. Johnson & Johnson (M.D. Fla.) — Counsel in patent infringement case involving soft contact lenses, in which judgment of infringement was secured as to Acuvue Oasys, then the best-selling contact lens in the world.
• Lincoln Electronic Co. v. National Standard (N.D. Ohio) — Counsel for National Standard in patent infringement and unfair competition case between competitors involving weld wire technology.

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