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Norton Rose Fulbright Offices

FULBRIGHT TOWER
1301 MCKINNEY, SUITE 5100
HOUSTON, TX 77010-3095
TEXAS
United States
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Mr Daniel Leventhal

Work Department
IP Disputes and Patent Litigation
Career
https://nortonrosefulbright.com/en-us/people/1009652
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
Norton Rose Fulbright has a trial-ready team that manages a broad array of patent litigation cases across district courts and the PTAB. They have expertise in the technology, life sciences, energy and consumer market sectors. The team is led by Daniel Leventhal, who splits his time between Houston and Austin, and Tim Kenny in Minneapolis. Leventhal is a high-tech patent litigator and represents an impressive roster of clients: Qualcomm, AT&T and Palo Alto Communications. Richard Zembek, the firm’s global head of technology who also divides his time between Houston and Austin, frequently serves as lead counsel on high-stakes technology patent disputes in Texas. The Dallas office features Brett Govett, a seasoned trial lawyer who focuses on cases in the Eastern District of Texas, and Art Licygiewicz, a reputed expert on LED lighting patents. In Austin, Talbot Hansum is well-versed in electric and biotech patents. Meanwhile, Mike Solomita in New York is well-regarded for successfully challenging and defending tech patents in various US District Courts and the USPTO. Johanna Schmitt joined the team from Kirkland & Ellis LLP in February 2024.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > E-discovery
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco)
- Dispute resolution > International litigation
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m)
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): municipal
Firm Rankings
- Transport > Aviation and air travel: finance
- Industry focus > Education
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: toxic tort
- Finance > Project finance
- Transport > Shipping: finance
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Energy > Energy litigation: oil and gas
- Energy > Energy regulation: electric power
- Energy > Energy transactions: electric power
- Environment > Environment: litigation
- Insurance > Insurance: non-contentious
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Media, technology and telecoms > Outsourcing
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: automotive/transport
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: pharmaceuticals and medical devices
- Healthcare > Service providers
- Finance > Structured finance: securitization
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing)
- Tax > US taxes: contentious
- Insurance > Advice to insurers
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Finance > Fintech
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Intellectual property > Patents: prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings)
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Real estate > Real estate
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense