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

Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP
901 NEW YORK AVENUE, NW
WASHINGTON, DC 20001-4413
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
United States

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 lawyers)

Elizabeth A. NiemeyerFinnegan, 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.