Winston & Strawn LLP is praised for fielding a team that is ‘standout in patent litigation’. The group is knowledgeable in a wide variety of high-tech industries and has particular expertise in the biotech, pharmaceutical and life sciences sectors. The firm’s intellectual property and patent litigation practices are co-chaired by Los Angeles-based attorneys David Enzminger, who focuses on the intellectual property aspects of tech litigation, and Nimalka Wickramasekera, who is an expert in patent and licensing disputes in the medical device and high-tech space. Washington DC-based trial lawyer Chuck Klein is experienced in patent, antitrust and commercial disputes, and George Lombardi in Chicago is an experienced patent attorney with experience in a wide variety of tech-related matters. The group also includes Tom Melsheimer in Dallas, who covers a broad range of contentious matters, New York-based Krishnan Padmanabhan who has extensive experience handling patent infringement cases in the telecoms space, and Jovial Wong in Washington DC, who focuses on patent litigation and counseling in the life sciences industry.

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Testimonials

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‘Exceptional knowledge, legal prowess, and diligence make them a standout in patent litigation. Communication and client inclusion is superb. Legal work is exceptional, and trial ability is outstanding.'
'They use technology smartly and are extremely efficient in all aspects of their systems.’
'A well-oiled machine where the team works together seamlessly, smartly, and efficiently. I am repeatedly stunned at how they outclass and out-lawyer other major firms.’
‘George Lombardi, Dustin Edwards and Danielle Williams make a great team. They are strong litigators who put on a strong defense in large-scale patent litigation. ’

Key clients

Advanced Micro Devices
Cisco Systems
U.S. Well Services Holdings
Flypsi
Corning Incorporated
MSN Laboratories Private Limited
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Inc.
Lupin Limited
Abbott Laboratories
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd.
Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.

Work highlights

Acted for U.S. Well Services in a Western District of Texas jury trial patent case against its competitor, Halliburton, related to electric fracturing fleets.
Represented Corning in a Minnesota federal court trial that found in favor of the client on every claim and defense across in a decade-long patent, trade secret, and breach of contract dispute over cell-culturing technology.
Acted for Sun Pharmaceutical Industries in a trial before The District of Delaware, which found that Sun proved by clear and convincing evidence that all six of the challenged patents-in-suit covering Allergan’s Viberzi® product were invalid.

Lawyers

Hall of fame

The lawyers at the very top of the profession, widely known and respected by peers and clients for their longstanding involvement in market-leading work.

George Lombardi

Work highlightsWinston & Strawn LLP

https://www.winston.com/en/who-we-are/professionals/lombardi-george-c.html#full-bio A Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, George’s skills have been widely recognized by a number of the leading legal directories. The American Lawyer (2014), named him a “Litigator of the Year,” and he is described by IAM Patent 1000 as a “truly gifted lawyer and one of the finest trial lawyers anywhere in the world.”

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

David Enzminger, Nimalka Wickramasekera

Other key lawyers

Dustin Edwards, Danielle Williams, Chuck Klein, George Lombardi, Tom Melsheimer, Krishnan Padmanabhan, Jovial Wong