Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is a prominent global law firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California, with 23 offices worldwide across the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. A distinguished BigLaw firm, Gibson Dunn ranked #4 on The American Lawyer's 2026 Am Law 100 by gross revenue, underscoring its significant presence in the legal industry with over 2,200 attorneys globally.

The firm's intellectual property litigation practice specializes in high-stakes patent and trade secret disputes, serving clients across diverse industries including technology, telecommunications, software, semiconductors, and pharmaceuticals/biotechnology. Their experience spans complex technologies such as Wi-Fi standards, 5G wireless technology, internet advertising, cloud computing, secure communications (VPN, FaceTime), medical devices, biologics, therapeutic nucleic acids, small molecules, and mercury emission reduction technology. Gibson Dunn largely operates on the defense side, with 44 defendant-side appearances compared to 6 plaintiff-side appearances in its tracked patent cases, often defending operating companies against non-practicing entities.

Gibson Dunn has secured notable outcomes in high-profile patent disputes. The firm achieved significant defense victories, including successfully defending EMD Serono and Pfizer in a biologics case that resulted in what has been described as the single largest defense verdict in patent litigation history. The firm also obtained a complete defense jury verdict for T-Mobile USA, Inc. in a $100 million patent infringement case, which was affirmed on appeal, with the asserted patents subsequently invalidated on Section 101 grounds. Other successes include securing a directed verdict of non-infringement for VMware and Dell in a $435 million claim related to cloud computing in the Western District of Texas and defending Archer Aviation against patent infringement and trade secret theft allegations, invalidating over half of the asserted patent claims. While representing Apple Inc. in VirnetX Inc. v. Apple Inc., the litigation involved multiple large verdicts for VirnetX, ultimately seeing the patents found unpatentable by the PTAB, leading to the vacation of the district court judgment. In Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. et al. v. CERT Operations II LLC et al., where Gibson Dunn represented defendants, a jury awarded over $57 million in damages to the plaintiff for patent infringement related to mercury emission reduction technology. The firm also maintains a notable practice in post-grant proceedings, handling Inter Partes Reviews (IPRs) and Post-Grant Reviews (PGRs) before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB).

Key partners leading the Intellectual Property Litigation practice include Kate Dominguez, Josh Krevitt, and Jane M. Love, Ph.D. Other prominent litigators within the practice include Brian Rosenthal and Wayne Barsky, recognized for their extensive experience in high-stakes patent matters.