Matters

  • Served as outside general counsel for clients for defense, firearms, nanotechnology, medical device, and other regulated industries. 
  • Negotiated sales and purchasing agreements for technology centered clients in a broad range of disciplines.
  • Negotiated patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright and software licenses, development and services agreements.
  • Represented down-hole tool manufacturers, cell phone manufacturers, satellite communications, financial services and drug manufacturing clients in inter partes review, covered business method proceedings and other post-grant proceedings. 
  • Represented engineering company in Texas trade secret disputes relating to down-hole tools and MWD and LWD technologies. 
  • Developed and implemented privacy policies, data breach and prevention strategies and terms of service for start-up web-based companies. 
  • Assisted startups with organizational agreements, funding agreements, employee intellectual property agreements, licenses, and non-disclosure agreements. 
  • Organized and conducted due-diligence on intellectual property-driven acquisitions. 
  • Represented cell phone manufacturer against multi-million dollar infringement claim in the Eastern District of Texas. 
  • Represented truck manufacturer and satellite tracking defendants against multi-million dollar infringement claims in the Eastern District of Texas. 
  • Represented designer and manufacturer of vertical cavity surface emitting laser before International Trade Commission.