Steven J. Balick

Professional Summary: Steven J. Balick

Effective Date: 2026-05-11

Steven J. Balick is a Director at Ashby & Geddes and chairs the firm’s Intellectual Property Litigation group. His practice is concentrated in patent litigation before the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, where he has developed a national reputation as an expert in local practice and procedure. His firm biography states that he advises on patent disputes across a wide range of fields, including pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, computer hardware, and software. He has been recognized for his work in intellectual property litigation by publications such as Chambers USA and Best Lawyers in America.

While firm materials note that his practice includes representing both plaintiffs and defendants, the provided case list and recent notable matters highlight his work for defendants. The two tracked cases show him serving as local counsel for the defendant. This defense-side work is exemplified by his role as Delaware counsel for Amazon in the VB Assets, LLC v. Amazon.com Services LLC litigation. In that matter, which concerned patents related to voice recognition technology used in Amazon's Alexa products, a federal jury returned a $46.7 million verdict against Amazon for willful infringement in November 2023. The case was subsequently settled and dismissed at the Federal Circuit by agreement of the parties in April 2026.

Mr. Balick has spent his entire private practice career at Ashby & Geddes, which he joined in 1986. He is a veteran of the Delaware bar, having served as a judicial clerk for the Delaware Superior Court and as a Deputy Attorney General for the State of Delaware before entering private practice. There is no significant public record of his direct representation in IPR or other PTAB proceedings.

He earned his J.D. from Boston University School of Law in 1981 and a B.A. from the University of Delaware in 1978. He was admitted to the Delaware bar in 1982.