Venable is highly recommended in New York for multiple practice areas, including patent litigation, and patent and trademark prosecution. The firm also has a notable practice focused on copyright and trademark litigation.
The office’s deep bench of patent litigators includes John Carlin, Dominick Conde, John Murnane, Scott K Reed, Michael Sandonato, William E Solander and Ha Kung Wong. Conde serves as co-chair of the firm’s IP group, and is one of the firm’s expert litigators focused on life sciences matters. He is well-versed in district court Hatch-Waxman disputes, as well as proceedings before the PTAB. Solander, Reed and Sandonato co-chair the IP litigation group. Reed and Solander specialise in life sciences litigation, while Sandonato brings experience in hi-tech. Alicia Russo is one of the firm’s leading patent strategists, specializing in portfolio development, due diligence, licensing and office proceedings. She is co-chair of the IP transactions practice.
