Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy

Milbank LLP is an American multinational law firm, headquartered in New York City, with 12 offices across the globe and over 900 attorneys as of 2024. The firm is recognized as a prominent BigLaw entity, ranking 29th on The American Lawyer's 2025 Am Law 200 by gross revenue and 9th for overall prestige in the 2027 Vault Law Rankings.

The firm's intellectual property litigation practice specializes in complex, technically dense, and business-critical patent matters. Milbank handles disputes across a broad spectrum of technologies, including biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, computer/electrical, communication networks and infrastructure, financial services, market data, and medical devices. While the firm explicitly represents both innovator companies and defends technology powerhouses, its tracked appearances include serving as lead counsel for the defendant in eDekka LLC v. Sally Beauty Supply LLC.

Milbank's litigators have secured notable outcomes for clients, including a trial victory on behalf of Empire Technology Development against Samsung. The firm maintains an active practice before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), with partners serving as lead counsel in inter partes review (IPR) and post-grant review (PGR) proceedings.

Key partners in Milbank's IP litigation practice include Christopher Gaspar and Nathaniel Browand, both based in the New York office. Mr. Gaspar is recognized for handling a wide range of intellectual property litigation, including patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade dress, and trade secrets, and is ranked in the "gold band" for patent litigation by IAM Patent 1000. Mr. Browand focuses on intellectual property litigation, transactional work, and counseling, with extensive experience before U.S. district courts, the International Trade Commission, and the PTAB.