Michael Kahn > Akin > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile
Akin Offices
ONE BRYANT PARK
NEW YORK, NY 10036
NEW YORK
United States
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Michael Kahn
Work Department
Partner; Intellectual Property
Position
Michael Kahn’s practice focuses on patent infringement and trade secret litigation. He represents innovative companies in a broad range of sectors, including life sciences, medical devices, engineering, consumer products and communications. Michael carefully and efficiently evaluates and addresses patent infringement and trade secret claims in the context of his clients’ market position and business goals. His trial practice includes matters in district courts across the country and before the International Trade Commission (ITC). Michael is also called upon regularly for IP due diligence, both in transactional circumstances and in anticipation of litigation.
To learn more about Michael, please visit his profile here: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/michael-p-kahn.html
Education
J.D., Fordham University School of Law, 2001
B.A., University of Pennsylvania, 1998
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
Akin’s patent litigation team are engaged in all major venues and demonstrates strength in the pharma and biotech industries. Its varied caseload includes Hatch-Waxman cases, IPR proceedings, and competitor disputes. Steven Maslowski, a life sciences patent specialist in Philadelphia, chairs the practice; Malowski’s notable roster of clients includes Johnson & Johnson and Boston Scientific. Also in Philadelphia, Matthew Pearson is a skilled litigator for life sciences patents, with a particular focus on biologics and antibody tech. Key attorneys in Washington DC include Cono Carrano, whose expertise spans semiconductors, computer and optics tech, and Rachel Elsby, who excels in business-critical life sciences cases. Meanwhile, Daniel Moffett, based in San Antonio, and Michael Kahn, based in New York, are experienced trial lawyers for patent infringement and misappropriated trade secret cases.
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- International trade and national security > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions
- Government > Government relations
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- International trade and national security > Trade remedies and trade policy
Firm Rankings
- Investment fund formation and management > Alternative/hedge funds
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Industry focus > Education
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- Industry focus > Native American law
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Corporate governance
- Government > Government contracts
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: transactional
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: middle-market (Up to $500m)
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Shareholder activism
- Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: regulatory
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- International trade and national security > CFIUS
- Energy > Energy transactions: electric power
- Environment > Environment: transactional
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Antitrust > Merger control
- Finance > Project finance
- Real estate > Real estate
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Finance > Commercial lending > Advice to direct lenders/private credit
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Industry focus > Sport
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market (sub-$500m)