Practices

Our Intellectual Property and Technology practice provides comprehensive legal services across patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, and technology transactions, helping clients protect, manage, and monetize their most valuable intangible assets.

Our Copyright practice helps clients protect and enforce rights in creative works including software, literary works, music, visual arts, and digital content through registration, licensing, and litigation.

Our General IP practice provides integrated intellectual property counsel across patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets, developing comprehensive strategies that align IP protection with business objectives.

Our Information Technology practice advises on the legal issues arising from technology procurement, development, and deployment, including software licensing, cloud computing, outsourcing, and IT governance.

Our Internet practice addresses the legal issues unique to online business, including e-commerce, digital content, platform liability, domain disputes, and online advertising and marketing compliance.

Our IP and IT in Intellectual Property and Technology practice provides specialized support for M&A, investments, and financings where intellectual property and technology assets are significant value drivers or risk factors.

Our Patent Counseling and Transactions practice provides strategic advice on building, managing, and leveraging patent portfolios through prosecution, licensing, opinions, and portfolio management.

Our Patent Litigation practice represents clients in high-stakes patent disputes in federal courts, the ITC, and PTAB proceedings, with deep experience across technology sectors and a proven track record of success.

Our Privacy and Data Security practice helps organizations build compliant privacy programs, respond to data breaches, and navigate the complex global landscape of data protection regulation.

Our Right of Publicity practice helps celebrities, athletes, and brands protect and monetize personality rights through licensing, enforcement, and defense of right of publicity claims.

Our Trademark practice helps clients build, protect, and enforce brand rights through strategic registration, portfolio management, licensing, and litigation.

Our Trade Secrets practice helps companies protect confidential business information through protection programs, employment agreements, and enforcement of trade secret rights when misappropriation occurs.

Our IP Litigation practice handles disputes involving patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets, combining deep IP knowledge with trial experience.

We handle trademark infringement, dilution, and unfair competition litigation in federal courts and TTAB proceedings, protecting brands through aggressive enforcement.

We handle copyright infringement litigation for all types of creative works including software, music, visual arts, and digital content.

We handle copyright registration strategy and prosecution, preparing and filing applications with the Copyright Office to secure maximum protection for creative works.

We structure and negotiate copyright licenses, publishing agreements, content distribution deals, and other transactions that monetize creative works while protecting owner interests.

We protect creative works through enforcement including cease and desist letters, DMCA takedowns, and federal court litigation seeking injunctions and damages.

We advise on Digital Millennium Copyright Act compliance including takedown procedures, safe harbor requirements, anti-circumvention provisions, and counter-notification responses.

We provide strategic intellectual property counseling across patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets, developing integrated protection strategies aligned with business objectives.

We help clients build, maintain, and optimize intellectual property portfolios across patents, trademarks, and copyrights through strategic prosecution, maintenance, and portfolio audits.

We conduct comprehensive IP due diligence for M&A transactions, investments, and financings, evaluating ownership, validity, enforceability, and freedom to operate.

We prepare formal opinion letters on patentability, freedom to operate, validity, infringement, and other IP matters to guide business decisions and demonstrate good faith.

We draft and negotiate software licenses, development agreements, maintenance contracts, and other technology agreements that protect client interests while enabling business objectives.

We negotiate cloud and SaaS agreements addressing service levels, data security, privacy compliance, business continuity, and other issues critical to cloud deployments.

We structure and negotiate IT outsourcing agreements including managed services, infrastructure outsourcing, and business process outsourcing arrangements.

We advise on cloud computing legal issues including IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS agreements, data governance, security compliance, and multi-cloud strategies.

We handle domain name disputes through UDRP proceedings, ACPA litigation, and negotiation, recovering domains from cybersquatters and protecting brand identity online.

We advise on legal issues arising from social media including platform terms compliance, influencer marketing, content moderation, employee social media policies, and social media disputes.

We draft and review website terms of service, user agreements, and online policies that protect business interests while creating enforceable user relationships.

We prosecute patent applications before the USPTO and coordinate international filings, building strong patents through strategic claim drafting and examination.

We structure and negotiate patent licenses, cross-licenses, and settlements that monetize patent assets while achieving commercial objectives.

We develop patent portfolio strategies aligned with business objectives, helping clients build portfolios that provide competitive advantage and support business goals.

We conduct freedom_to_operate analyses identifying third-party patents that might affect planned products or processes and advise on risk mitigation strategies.

We conduct comprehensive intellectual property due diligence for mergers and acquisitions, evaluating ownership, validity, freedom to operate, and risk factors affecting deal value.

We structure and negotiate intellectual property licenses, technology transfers, and commercialization agreements that monetize IP assets while protecting owner interests.

We structure joint ventures and strategic alliances involving intellectual property, addressing IP contributions, ownership of developed IP, licensing arrangements, and exit provisions.

We advise on IP-backed financing transactions including patent-backed lending, royalty monetization, and IP sale-leaseback structures that unlock IP asset value.

We handle patent infringement litigation in federal district courts nationwide, from case assessment through trial and appeal.

We represent complainants and respondents before the International Trade Commission in Section 337 patent investigations.

We file and defend inter partes reviews, post-grant reviews, and other proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.

We handle patent appeals at the Federal Circuit, protecting favorable outcomes and challenging adverse decisions through skilled appellate advocacy.

We help organizations build and maintain privacy compliance programs addressing CCPA, GDPR, and other privacy requirements.

We provide rapid breach response counsel including incident investigation, notification compliance, regulatory engagement, and litigation defense.

We advise on compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation and California Consumer Privacy Act, implementing compliant data practices.

We help organizations develop data governance frameworks addressing data quality, classification, retention, and lifecycle management.

We structure and negotiate endorsement deals and licensing arrangements that monetize personality rights while protecting the individual's brand and reputation.

We protect personality rights through cease and desist campaigns, platform takedowns, and litigation against unauthorized commercial use.

We advise talent and brands on right of publicity issues including clearance, risk assessment, and compliance with state publicity rights laws.

We prosecute and defend right of publicity claims in state and federal courts, addressing unauthorized commercial use of name, image, and likeness.

Our E-Commerce Law practice advises online businesses on the legal frameworks governing digital commerce, including consumer protection, payment processing, terms of service, and cross-border transactions.

Our Trademark Coexistence practice negotiates and drafts agreements that allow parties with similar marks to operate without litigation, defining boundaries that minimize consumer confusion while preserving both parties' rights.

We handle trademark clearance, prosecution, and registration before the USPTO and international trademark offices, building strong brand protection.

We structure and negotiate trademark licenses that monetize brands while maintaining quality control and preserving trademark rights.

We protect brand value through comprehensive trademark enforcement including monitoring, cease and desist campaigns, TTAB proceedings, and litigation.

We help companies establish comprehensive trade secret protection programs including identification, classification, access controls, and documentation.

We conduct trade secret audits evaluating protection measures, identifying vulnerabilities, and recommending improvements to safeguard confidential information.

We draft and negotiate non-disclosure agreements protecting confidential information in employment relationships, business transactions, and commercial partnerships.

We prosecute and defend trade secret misappropriation claims under the Defend Trade Secrets Act and state laws, seeking injunctions and damages.

We advise on e-commerce legal requirements including online contracting, consumer protection, payment processing, and marketplace operations.

We handle all aspects of Digital Millennium Copyright Act compliance and enforcement, including takedown notices, counter-notices, safe harbor compliance, and anti-circumvention matters.

Our Labor and Employment practice provides comprehensive counsel to employers on workplace legal issues, from daily compliance questions to complex litigation, helping clients build lawful and productive workplaces.

We draft and negotiate employment agreements, offer letters, separation agreements, and executive compensation arrangements that protect employer interests while attracting and retaining talent.

We advise employers on compliance with FMLA, ADA, state leave laws, and company leave policies, helping navigate the complex intersection of leave entitlements and attendance management.

We advise on employment issues in M&A transactions including due diligence, employee transitions, benefit plan matters, and post-closing integration of workforces.

We advise on employment issues in bankruptcy including WARN Act compliance, collective bargaining agreement rejection, employee claims, and workforce transitions in distressed situations.

We develop employment policies, employee handbooks, and workplace procedures that comply with applicable laws while supporting business operations and reducing litigation risk.

We advise employers on employee discipline including performance management, progressive discipline, documentation practices, and termination decisions to minimize legal exposure.

We conduct independent workplace investigations into allegations of harassment, discrimination, misconduct, and policy violations, providing thorough, defensible investigations.

We advise on compliant recruiting and hiring practices including job postings, background checks, interviewing, offer letters, and onboarding to minimize discrimination and misclassification risks.

We defend employers against discrimination claims based on race, sex, age, disability, religion, and other protected characteristics, and advise on compliance with anti-discrimination laws.

We defend employers against harassment claims and advise on prevention and response programs including policies, training, investigations, and remedial measures.

We defend employers against retaliation claims arising from protected activity including discrimination complaints, whistleblowing, and leave requests.

We draft and enforce non-compete, non-solicitation, and confidentiality agreements, helping employers protect competitive interests while respecting employee mobility.

We advise on employee monitoring, workplace privacy, personnel records, and data protection requirements affecting employee information and workplace surveillance.

We advise employers on individual terminations, reductions in force, and facility closings, ensuring compliance with WARN Act requirements and minimizing litigation risk.

Our Employment Litigation practice provides aggressive defense of workplace claims in courts, arbitration, and administrative proceedings, with extensive trial experience.

We advise employers on labor relations including union organizing campaigns, collective bargaining, grievance arbitration, and unfair labor practice charges.

We advise on OSHA compliance, workplace safety programs, safety investigations, and defense of OSHA citations and workplace injury claims.

We advise employers on FLSA and state wage and hour compliance and defend against wage and hour claims including overtime, minimum wage, and classification disputes.

We help employers obtain work authorization for foreign national employees through H-1B, L-1, O-1, and other visa categories, and assist with I-9 compliance.

Our International Arbitration practice represents clients in cross-border disputes before major arbitral institutions, providing experienced advocacy in commercial, investment, and construction arbitrations worldwide.

We represent parties seeking to challenge, annul, or set aside arbitral awards, as well as those defending awards against such challenges in courts worldwide.

We draft and negotiate arbitration agreements that provide effective dispute resolution mechanisms tailored to the parties' relationship, industry, and potential disputes.

We advise on arbitrator selection strategy and manage the appointment process to ensure tribunals are composed of qualified, appropriate decision-makers for each dispute.

We guide clients through the process of initiating arbitration proceedings, from pre-arbitration requirements through filing and initial procedural steps.

We advise on choice of law issues in international arbitration, including applicable substantive law, procedural law, and the law governing the arbitration agreement.

We advise on arbitration costs, cost allocation, security for costs, and third-party funding arrangements to help clients manage the financial aspects of international disputes.

We enforce arbitral awards under the New York Convention and other frameworks, pursuing recognition and enforcement in courts worldwide while defending against enforcement of adverse awards.

We represent clients in both institutional arbitrations administered by major arbitral institutions and ad hoc arbitrations conducted without institutional administration.

We pursue and defend interim measures in arbitration including emergency relief, preliminary injunctions, security for claims, and asset preservation orders.

We represent investors and states in investment treaty arbitrations arising from bilateral investment treaties, free trade agreements, and investment contracts before ICSID and other tribunals.

We address jurisdictional challenges in arbitration including arbitration agreement validity, scope of arbitrable disputes, party consent, and competence-competence issues.

We handle arbitrations involving multiple parties, multiple contracts, joinder, consolidation, and the complex procedural issues that arise in multi-party disputes.

We advise on arbitration procedure and evidence including document production, witness testimony, expert evidence, and hearing conduct under various institutional and ad hoc rules.

We advise on remedies available in arbitration including damages, specific performance, declaratory relief, interest, costs, and equitable remedies.

Our Litigation practice represents clients in complex commercial disputes, IP litigation, employment matters, and other high-stakes litigation in federal and state courts, arbitration, and administrative proceedings.

We handle case initiation, complaint drafting, answers, counterclaims, and all aspects of pleadings to establish strong positions from the outset of litigation.

We handle removal of cases from state to federal court based on diversity, federal question, and other grounds, and defend against improper removal through remand motions.

We manage all aspects of litigation discovery including document production, depositions, interrogatories, and e-discovery to build strong cases while controlling costs.

We handle evidentiary issues including admissibility, authentication, expert testimony, and motions in limine to ensure favorable evidence comes in and harmful evidence stays out.

We handle all types of litigation motions including motions to dismiss, summary judgment motions, preliminary injunctions, and other dispositive and non-dispositive motions.

Our trial lawyers have first-chair experience in jury and bench trials and handle all post-trial matters including post-verdict motions and judgment enforcement.

We handle all aspects of judgments including entry, modification, enforcement, and satisfaction, ensuring clients obtain and collect what they are owed.

Our Appellate practice handles appeals in federal and state courts across all practice areas, protecting favorable outcomes and challenging adverse decisions.

We represent clients in domestic commercial arbitrations under AAA, JAMS, and other rules, providing effective advocacy in this alternative forum.

We defend companies against class action litigation including consumer, securities, employment, and privacy class actions, focusing on defeating certification.

We represent clients in antitrust litigation including monopolization claims, price-fixing allegations, and merger challenges, with expertise at the IP/antitrust intersection.

We defend companies and individuals in securities litigation and SEC enforcement matters including securities fraud claims and insider trading investigations.

We handle specialized litigation matters including product liability, professional liability, and other complex commercial disputes requiring specialized expertise.

Our general litigation practice handles a wide range of business disputes including contract claims, business torts, and partnership disputes.