Williams & Connolly

United States (National)

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Overview

DC-based Williams & Connolly is recognized for its exceptional reputation in contentious IP matters. The firm offers a group of talented litigators who routinely represent some of the country’s leading companies in patent litigation, for which it is highly recommended.

Standout attorneys in the practice include David Berl, Jessamyn Berniker, Paul Gaffney, Bruce Genderson and Thomas Selby. Genderson is the founder of the firm’s patent litigation practice and has significant experience as first chair in high-stakes disputes. Berl and Berniker are well-versed in life sciences patent litigation, particularly in the biopharma area. Selby specializes in complex patent disputes for clients in several industry areas. He is former co-chair of the firm’s patent litigation practice group.

This year the firm was shortlisted for the Managing IP awards for Patent Contentious Firm of the Year in the Northeast and US Appellate Firm of the Year.

Testimonial

2023

"They are responsive and they adhere to a budget."

"They have deep experience and good judgement. Brilliant!"

Patent

The firm represented Bayer in multiple litigations, including a Hatch-Waxman matter against Mylan and Sigmapharm Laboratories. The District Court of Delaware recently upheld the validity of the client’s patent covering the branded drug Xarelto.

A team also successfully represented Dropbox in patent infringement litigation brought by Synchronoss Technologies, alleging that Dropbox’s products infringe three US-based synchronization-related patents. Additional patent clients include AstraZeneca, ION Geophysical, Genentech, Pfizer, Hoffman-LaRoche and Leo Pharma.