Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP

Mike is a partner with more than 30 years’ experience in complex commercial and intellectual property litigation, including trade secret, patent, copyright, trademark and trade dress suits, as well as contract, licensing and internal governance and control disputes, for a broad range of technology, AI, media and entertainment companies.

Mike has been frequently named by clients and the press as one of the nation's leading litigators. He is the recipient of the California Lawyer Attorney of the Year (CLAY) award for “extraordinary achievements” in intellectual property litigation.  He is ranked by Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Lawyers both for intellectual property litigation and for media, entertainment and sports litigation. Mike has also been recognized by Managing IP for patent litigation and has been named as one of Southern California's Top Lawyers every year since 2007. In addition, ALM/Law.com recently recognized Mike for his decisive victory protecting POP Mart's iconic LABUBU brand.

Mike represented Samsung in the high-profile, multi-billion dollar Apple v. Samsung lawsuits involving multiple patent and trade dress claims. After trial, Mike won a complete defense decision for Samsung against Apple’s claims of design patent infringement in the International Trade Commission, where Apple had sought to bar importation of Samsung smartphones and other products into the United States. In related federal court actions, he invalidated Apple’s claimed iPhone trade dress in a landmark Federal Circuit decision and ultimately defeated each of Apple’s repeated attempts to enjoin Samsung products based on design patent and trade dress claims.  In December 2016, Mike won for Samsung a widely reported, unanimous decision in the United States Supreme Court that reversed Apple’s claims to design patent damages – the first design patent case heard by the U.S. Supreme Court in more than 120 years.

Mike’s victory for Mattel in the Ninth Circuit against trade secret claims brought by MGA Entertainment was named in the press as one of the year’s most significant federal appellate decisions. In a subsequently filed state court action by MGA, where it sought in excess of $1 billion in damages, Mike won summary judgement for Mattel, a ruling that was affirmed on appeal.

Mike is a Chair of the firm's Trade Secret Litigation Practice as well as a Chair of the firm's Trademark and Copyright Litigation Practice. He is admitted to the State Bars of California, New York and Illinois and regularly practices in the federal courts across the country as well as in the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. He also routinely litigates international, cross-border intellectual property and technology disputes.

Throughout his career, Mike has been committed to pro bono representation. He represented mental health advocacy groups in Jaffee v. Redmond, 518 U.S. 1 (1996), the seminal U.S. Supreme Court decision recognizing a federal privilege for patient communications with psychiatrists, psychologists and social workers.