Marc David Collier

Marc David Collier is a seasoned patent litigator and trial lawyer at Norton Rose Fulbright, where he serves as Head of Disputes and Litigation for the firm's Austin office, which he joined in 1997. His practice focuses on complex intellectual property, life sciences, and technology disputes, handling matters for clients in diverse sectors including pharmaceutical companies, medical device manufacturers, semiconductor manufacturers, streaming music providers, and multinational software, hardware, and service companies. He also has experience with emerging issues in artificial intelligence (AI) governance and its intersection with legal privilege.

Collier regularly represents both plaintiffs and defendants in high-stakes litigation, having successfully defended clients and secured multi-million dollar verdicts and judgments. While the provided case list shows one plaintiff-side appearance, his broader experience includes serving as counsel for defendants in complex intellectual property MDL and class action lawsuits. He has held first-chair responsibilities in trials across the nation before juries, courts, and administrative agencies such as the International Trade Commission (ITC), FDA, and FTC. Public records do not explicitly detail his involvement in PTAB or IPR proceedings, though he has extensive experience with administrative agencies.

Collier earned his J.D., magna cum laude, and an M.A. in Taxation from Baylor University Law School in 1995, where he was Editor-in-Chief of the Baylor Law Review. He also holds a B.B.A., summa cum laude, from Eastern New Mexico University, earned in 1992. Prior to joining Norton Rose Fulbright, he served as a Judicial Clerk to the Honorable Paul Brown in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas from 1995 to 1997. He is admitted to practice in the State of Texas, as well as before the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and various U.S. District Courts in Texas and Florida.