Craig H. Bessenger

Craig H. Bessenger is a Partner in the Trial and Global Disputes practice at King & Spalding, based in Los Angeles. He focuses on complex civil litigation, with a practice that encompasses intellectual property matters alongside business, contractual disputes, and white-collar criminal defense. His IP experience includes patent infringement actions and copyright disputes, such as representing Hat World in a settlement over a graffiti artist's copyright claim.

In patent litigation, Mr. Bessenger has primarily represented defendants. Notably, he is counsel for ASUSTek Computer Inc. in the ongoing multi-jurisdictional patent dispute with Nokia Technologies Oy. This case involves standard-essential patents (SEPs) related to H.264/AVC and H.265/HEVC video decoding standards. In connection with this dispute, ASUSTek Computer Inc. has also been involved in an Inter Partes Review (IPR) proceeding, IPR2025-01154, challenging a Nokia patent.

Mr. Bessenger joined King & Spalding in April 2020 from Boies Schiller Flexner, as part of a significant expansion of King & Spalding's trial and investigations practices in California.

He earned his J.D. from the University of California Hastings College of Law, magna cum laude, and his A.B. from Brown University. He is admitted to practice in California and the District of Columbia, as well as in the U.S. District Courts for the Central, Northern, and Southern Districts of California.