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Kirkland & Ellis LLP Offices
1301 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C., 20004
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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Mr Gregg LoCascio
Position
Gregg LoCascio is a leader of Kirkland & Ellis’ intellectual property practice and a member of the Firm’s Executive Committee. He has over twenty-five years of experience as a trusted counselor and courtroom litigator on complex intellectual property and technology issues. In addition to a record of jury trial wins in Federal and State Courts, he has also successfully appeared before the International Trade Commission, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and the United States Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
Education
University of Notre Dame Law School, J.D., 1995. Virginia Tech, B.S., 1992.
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
The intellectual property practice at Kirkland & Ellis LLP has extensive experience representing clients across the country in front of the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the International Trade Commission, and the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. The team maintains a focus on trial strategy from the beginning to the end of a case, regularly protecting clients’ IP interests at the appellate level, and acts on precedent-setting cases for high-profile cases. Adam Alper is a notable member of the team, acting out of the team’s San Francisco office. Based in Los Angeles, Michael De Vries is another key name, with experience representing clients in a wide range of high-value intellectual property-related matters. Gregory Arovas and Gregg LoCascio are both key names in the group; the former, the practice head out of the New York office, and the latter, a leader of the Washington DC office.
United States > Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (International Trade Commission)
The intellectual property practice group at Kirkland & Ellis LLP is highly active in the International Trade Commission, representing complainants and respondents. The team is experienced, frequently seeing success in ITC proceedings, with particular knowledge of specific procedural rules and challenges facing parties based in the ITC. The team works on matters spanning industries, recently successfully representing Pegasus Partners’ company Global Value Lighting in industry-wide patent litigation. Also of interest are mutli-disciplinary matters, including competition-related issues, reflected in the firm’s offensive and defensive patent representation for iFit. In Washington DC, Paul Brinkman is a key lawyer in the team, with a track record of success at the ITC. Also of note are Gregory Arovas in New York, Gregg LoCascio, and Chicago-based Jay Emerick.
United States > Media, technology and telecoms > Advertising and marketing: litigation
Kirkland & Ellis LLP has a strong track record in handling high-profile matters, covering prosecuting and defending against false and misleading advertising claims, as well as defending against agency actions. It is particularly adept at handling claims in front of the NAD and the National Advertising Review Board. Practice head Ross Weisman, based in Chicago, has broad advertising and promotions law expertise, with significant experience defending and challenging advertising claims in the federal court under the Lanham Act. Also in Chicago, Robin McCue focuses on intellectual property litigation, with particular expertise on trademark and false advertising matters, including in the context of requests for expedited relief. In Washington DC, key practitioners include Gregg LoCascio, who has substantial IP and false advertising disputes expertise, as well as Richard Cunningham and Olivia Adendorff, both of whom are noted for their experience in consumer protection and antitrust matters, with particular expertise handling FTC-related matters. Meanwhile, Los Angeles-based Robyn Bladow focuses on defending against consumer class actions and false advertising claims.
Lawyer Rankings
- Advertising and marketing: litigation United States > Media, technology and telecoms
- Patents: litigation (full coverage) United States > Intellectual property
- Patents: litigation (International Trade Commission) United States > Intellectual property
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Media, technology and telecoms > Advertising and marketing: litigation
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- International Trade > CFIUS
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Government > Government relations
- Intellectual property > Copyright
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Energy > Energy litigation: oil and gas
- Energy > Energy transactions: electric power
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- Environment > Environment: transactional
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Tax > International tax
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Investment fund formation and management > Mutual/registered/exchange-traded funds
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: large deals ($500m+)
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Real estate > Real estate
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Shareholder activism
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: litigation
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
Firm Rankings
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Antitrust > Cartel
- Energy > Energy regulation: electric power
- Environment > Environment: litigation
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: litigation
- Antitrust > Merger control
- Media, technology and telecoms > Outsourcing
- Intellectual property > Patents: licensing
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (International Trade Commission)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: automotive/transport
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: pharmaceuticals and medical devices
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: toxic tort
- Finance > Project finance
- Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
- Government > State attorneys general
- Finance > Structured finance: securitization
- Tax > US taxes: contentious
- Dispute resolution > E-discovery
- Dispute resolution > Financial services litigation
- Insurance > Insurance: non-contentious
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing)
- Energy > Energy regulation: oil and gas
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: transactional
- Real estate > Construction (including construction litigation)
- International Trade > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Investment fund formation and management > Mutual/registered/exchange-traded funds