Greenberg Traurig

Greenberg Traurig, LLP is a prominent global law firm with approximately 3,100 attorneys across 51 offices in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Latin America, and Asia. Founded in Miami in 1967, its largest office is now in New York City. The firm is consistently ranked among the top firms on the Am Law Global 100, placing #16 by revenue in 2024.

The firm's Intellectual Property Litigation practice is extensive, handling patent infringement, trademark, trade dress, trade secret, copyright, and Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) litigation. Its attorneys possess broad experience across diverse technology sectors, including software, cloud, mobile, and Internet-related disputes, as seen in cases involving fleet management technology and mobile communications. Greenberg Traurig also litigates in areas such as semiconductors, electronics, display technology, retail, financial services, biotech, e-commerce, telecommunications, machine learning, AI, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and Section 337 investigations before the International Trade Commission.

Greenberg Traurig's patent litigation practice demonstrates a balanced approach, representing both plaintiffs and defendants. Of the tracked appearances, the firm has acted as counsel for plaintiffs in 3 cases and defendants in 5 cases, indicating a slight inclination toward defense-side work for operating companies, while also prosecuting on behalf of clients.

Notable engagements include representing Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. as a plaintiff and defending Apple, Inc. in high-profile patent disputes. The firm also achieved a complete victory for Chewy, Inc. in a declaratory judgment action against IBM, which resulted in the invalidation of a patent and favorable claim construction.

The firm possesses a robust Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) practice, with a team that includes 13 former patent examiners and a former PTAB judge. Greenberg Traurig is noted for its substantial expertise in inter partes review (IPR) proceedings and Hatch-Waxman litigation. Trenton A. Ward, co-chair of Greenberg Traurig's patent post-grant group, is a former lead administrative patent judge at the PTAB.

Key partners in the IP litigation practice include Scott J. Bornstein, who serves as Co-Chair of the firm's Global Patent Litigation Group and Global Intellectual Property & Technology Practice, with deep patent trial experience across various industries including pharmaceuticals and electronics. Thomas D. Pease, a shareholder, focuses on patent litigation with extensive experience in cellular telecommunications, Wi-Fi, semiconductors, and AI. Nicholas A. Brown, Vice Chair of the Global Patent Litigation Group, specializes in patent and trade secret litigation, handling cases in diverse technical fields from pharmaceuticals to DNA sequencing, including before the ITC, PTAB, and Federal Circuit. David S. Bloch is recognized as a "Who's Who Legal Thought Leader" in Intellectual Property & Technology.