Elizabeth A. Niemeyer > Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP > Washington DC, United States > Lawyer Profile
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP Offices

901 NEW YORK AVENUE, NW
WASHINGTON, DC 20001-4413
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
United States
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Elizabeth A. Niemeyer

Work Department
Intellectual Property
Position
Co-leader, ITC Litigation Practice
Career
Elizabeth Niemeyer represents and advises international and domestic companies, both large and small, in patent and trade secret litigation before the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) and in federal district courts, as well as in administrative proceedings before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
Memberships
- National Women’s Law Center
(Leadership Advisory Committee) - Intellectual Property Owners Association
(vice chair, U.S. International Trade Commission Committee, 2016-2020) - American Intellectual Property Law Association
- ITC Trial Lawyers Association
Education
- University of Texas School of Law
- J.D., 2000
- Bryn Mawr College
- A.B., Physics, 1994
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (International Trade Commission)
(Leading partners)Elizabeth A. Niemeyer – Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP
Largely based in Washington DC, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP has a seasoned ITC practice that represents both claimants and respondents in Section 337 patent infringement cases related to a broad range of technologies. The ITC litigation practice is co-led by intellectual property litigator Smith R. Brittingham IV, who has particular expertise in cases before the ITC, and Elizabeth A. Niemeyer, who frequently assists clients before the ITC with patent litigation and administrative proceedings in the electrical arts, alongside Erika Arner and Anand Sharma. Frank A. DeCosta III frequently defends clients against patent infringement charges in tech, and Mareesa A. Frederick stands out for her ability to litigate cases related to mechanical and electrical patents before the ITC. The group also includes patent litigation specialists Forrest A. Jones and J. Preston Long as well as patent and trade secret litigator Cara Regan. Lionel M. Lavenue and Kara A. Specht, respectively based in Reston and Atlanta, are also key practitioners.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading partners United States > Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (International Trade Commission)
- Patents: litigation (International Trade Commission) United States > Intellectual property
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Intellectual property > Patents: prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings)
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing)
Firm Rankings
- Intellectual property > Patents: licensing
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (International Trade Commission)
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: litigation
- Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)