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Kirkland & Ellis LLP Offices

Kirkland & Ellis LLP
300 NORTH LASALLE
CHICAGO, IL 60654
ILLINOIS
United States
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Mr Russell Levine

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+1 312-862-2466 russell.levine@kirkland.com

Position

Trial and ADR: patent infringement and trade secret misappropriation matters, disputes involving patent license agreements, PTAB proceedings, ITC Section 337 proceedings. Appellate: includes Federal Circuit appeals. Licensing: structuring, negotiating licensing-in and -out transactions. ILO Client Choice 2012 Award – Litigation, USA. Included in Chambers USA each year since 2008 with comments describing him as having a “strategic and client-oriented mindset,” being “an awe-inspiringly good litigator,” “an excellent patent litigator,” and “very bright and effective;” and praising him “for delivering pragmatic and well-reasoned legal advice in an understandable, business-friendly way.” Member, WIPO Center’s List of approved Mediators and Arbitrators; USPTO registered; Certified Licensing Professional.

Career

Co-editor (with A. Liberman and P. Chrocziel): “International Licensing and Technology Transfer: Practice and the Law,” Kluwer Law Publishing

Memberships

Licensing Executives Society (USA & Canada), Past President

Society of Automotive Engineers

Museum of Science & Industry, Past Chair of the Presidents Council

Education

University of Chicago Law School (J.D., 1986); University of Michigan (B.S., 1982, economics); (B.S., 1982, interdisciplinary engineering).

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Intellectual property > Patents: licensing

Kirkland & Ellis LLP represents both patent licensors and licensees in patent licensing agreements, with patent portfolio management an area of expertise for the firm, which is also experienced in the negotiation of commercial arrangements implemented alongside patent licensing deals, such as joint development, supply, and technical assistance agreements, and is active on behalf of major companies such as Eli Lilly & Co. Chicago’s Seth Traxler often serves as lead counsel in strategic deals that encompass technology assets or opportunities, alongside other areas of expertise, including in relation to the negotiation of licenses. David MacDonald, based in the New York office, is experienced in the intellectual property, pharma and tech sectors with regard to licensing agreements, among others. Russell Levine, who practices in Chicago, utilizes his trial and appellate practice to handle technology transfer and patent license agreements.

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