Charles K. Verhoeven

Charles K. Verhoeven is a senior partner at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, where he is co-chair of the firm's national intellectual property litigation practice. His practice focuses on high-stakes patent, trade secret, and copyright litigation for major technology companies. The provided case list and public record show a clear emphasis on defending industry-leading clients in complex software, internet, and computer hardware disputes, including matters involving online advertising, network security, and consumer electronics.

Verhoeven predominantly represents defendants, a trend supported by the provided data showing four of his six tracked appearances are on the defense side for clients like Google, Oath (Yahoo!), and Palo Alto Networks. His career has been defined by his role as lead counsel in some of the technology sector's most significant legal battles. He was lead counsel for Google and companies in the Android ecosystem during the "Smartphone Wars," defending against patent infringement claims brought by Apple and Microsoft. Notably, he represented Samsung in its widely publicized patent trials against Apple.

Beyond the smartphone cases, Verhoeven has secured major victories for Google, including a complete defense verdict against a $300 million claim by SimpleAir, Inc. and a subsequent Federal Circuit reversal of an $85 million verdict in a related case. He also served as lead counsel for Waymo in its trade secret litigation against Uber concerning self-driving car technology, which resulted in a significant settlement on the fifth day of trial. There is no significant record of him appearing in IPR or other PTAB proceedings. All of his tracked appearances have been while at Quinn Emanuel.

Verhoeven earned his law degree from the University of Iowa College of Law in 1988 and was admitted to the bar in 1989.