Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Firm overview:

Wilson Sonsini is noted by a peer as a competitor for patent work. The firm has a strong life sciences offering, with most of its 170+ patent and IP practitioners possessing advanced degrees in biology, chemistry, biomedical or other scientific fields. Wilson Sonsini is also well versed in technology, with an artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning team that has worked with hundreds of AI companies.

The firm has the resources and experience to represent clients in disputes spanning multiple jurisdictions, including parallel proceedings in courts and tribunals within and outside of the US.

Team overview:

San Francisco-based Wendy Devine co-chairs the firm’s patent litigation practice group, representing clients in complex patent and IP disputes. She has particular expertise in Hatch-Waxman litigation and draws on her scientific background to advise pharmaceutical companies when contentious matters arise.

Accomplished trial lawyer Amy Candido focuses on high-stakes IP matters and advises technology and life sciences companies of all sizes. She has successfully defended Google in patent infringement disputes and secured a $283 million jury verdict for global communications company Viasat in a patent and breach of contract lawsuit over satellite technology.

Key matters:

• Wilson Sonsini represented IBG in the closely watched case Brumfield v IBG. Plaintiff Brumfield sued IBG for alleged infringement of patents related to trading platform technology. On appeal, the parties disputed the calculation of damages based on foreign use of software that was “made” in the US. Ultimately, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled that patent owners can recover reasonable royalty damages based on foreign activity.

Clients:

IBG