Jeff Homrig > Latham & Watkins LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile

Latham & Watkins LLP maintains a strong track record at the ITC for complex Section 337 conflicts across the technology and life sciences sectors. The department is distinguished by its expertise handling high-stakes competitor vs. competitor cases involving industry-leading companies. The team recently dealt with a business-critical case for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation before the ITC and district court. The practice is co-led by the renowned Bert C. Reiser, the team’s port of call for high-stakes ITC matters, and Jamie D. Underwood, another recognised ITC leader with specialized trade experience. Michael David is singled out for his ability to represent complainants, respondents and third parties before the ITC. First-chair trial lawyer Kevin Wheeler focuses on competitor disputes and typically represents leading technology and medical device companies. The ITC team are further supported by the firm’s Intellectual Property Litigation department co-heads: San Diego-based Jennifer Barry, Austin-based Jeff Homrig and David P. Frazier. All named lawyers practice out of Washington DC, unless otherwise stated.

Recommended for its ‘great depth of IP knowledge combined with strong litigation strategy and business awareness’, Latham & Watkins LLP deploys its trademark, trade dress and copyright expertise to assist a diverse variety of tech and pharma companies, among others. Three key players lead the practice: San Diego’s Jennifer Barry is well-versed in trademark and trade dress litigation, counseling and prosecution, Washington DC’s David P. Frazier and Austin’s Jeff Homrig. Another name to note is Orange County’s Perry Viscounty, who counts a broad array of brands, tech companies and athletes among his key roster of clients.

Latham & Watkins LLP‘s workload includes handling high-stakes disputes for well-known names across a range of industries, from tech to pharma. Trade secrets litigator Douglas Lumish handles cross-border disputes from the San Francisco office. In San Diego, Jennifer Barry assists with both counseling and litigious matters. Chicago’s Matthew Walch handles some of the team’s most prominent cases, including representing Shenzhen Senior Technology in a near billion-dollar global IP dispute. Jeff Homrig works from Austin and has particular expertise in the tech and life sciences sectors. On the East Coast, Tony Sammi ’embodies everything a client wants to see in a lawyer’ and Rachel Renee Blitzer is noted for her capabilities in both litigation and the due diligence aspects of IP. David Frazier is based in Washington DC and oversees the national offering alongside Barry and Homrig.

Recognised for its ‘strong track record of great results’, Latham & Watkins LLP’s team advises household names on complex, multi-patent and high-value patent litigation cases. As well as its market-leading pharmaceutical and life sciences patent practice, the ‘extremely sharp’ department has been growing a major technology offering for technology giants such as Netflix and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation. The team demonstrates experience in all key litigation avenues, including the ITC and PTAB. David P. Frazier, from Washington DC, is a stand-out practitioner renowned for defending cutting-edge pharmaceutical products against infringing biosimilars. Frazier co-heads the department with Jennifer Barry, based in San Diego, and Austin’s Jeff Homrig. In Washington, DC, Gabriel K. Bell specializes in patent litigation in the Federal Circuit and District Courts. In New York City, Rachel Renee Blitzer, who was promoted to partnership in March 2024, focuses on complex patent and trade secret cases involving technologies, machinery, and medical devices. Douglas Lumish is well-regarded for his exceptional patent litigation record, and practices from the Bay Area. Maximilian Grant retired in December 2024.