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Kirkland & Ellis LLP
1301 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C., 20004
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
United States
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Position

Jason Wilcox is an intellectual property partner in Kirkland’s Washington, D.C., office. He litigates complex intellectual property disputes and commercial cases at the trial and appellate levels. Jason has handled complex appeals on a broad array of subject matters, from patent infringement and constitutional issues of first impression to multi-million dollar contract disputes and bankruptcy matters. In addition to his appellate practice, Jason maintains an active litigation practice representing clients in all aspects of patent and other technology disputes before federal district courts. He has resolved cases with motions practice, represented clients at trials and hearings, and argued cases before multiple courts of appeals.

Before joining Kirkland, Jason served as a law clerk to Justice Antonin Scalia of the U.S. Supreme Court and Judge Jeffrey S. Sutton of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)

Lauded by one client as ‘outstanding across the board’, the team of ‘excellent strategic thinkers’ at Kirkland & Ellis LLP draws on notable experience briefing and arguing cases in the federal courts of appeals, state appellate courts, and the Supreme Court of the United States. The team has significant expertise in appeals involving antitrust, bankruptcy, class action, IP, trade secrets, environmental, and professional liability matters. Washington, D.C.-based John O’Quinn, who is praised as a ‘keen legal thinker, amazing writer … and responsive and clear with client communications’, steers the practice and majors on IP disputes, regulatory matters, and commercial litigation at the trial and appellate levels. Also noted in D.C. are George Hicks and Jason Wilcox. A key contact in New York, Jay Lefkowitz recently represented Gilead Sciences, Inc. in antitrust class action litigation related to the development and sale of HIV treatments.