Mark Selwyn > WilmerHale > Palo Alto, United States > Lawyer Profile

WilmerHale
950 PAGE MILL ROAD
PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA 94304
CALIFORNIA
United States

Work Department

Intellectual Property Litigation ; Intersection of Antitrust and IP ; Litigation ; Life Sciences ; Trials

Position

Partner

Co-Chair, Intellectual Property Litigation Practice Group

Career

Mark Selwyn is a partner in the Litigation/Controversy Department and co-chair of the Intellectual Property Litigation Practice Group. He joined the firm in 1994.

Mr. Selwyn’s practice focuses on intellectual property litigation. Major corporations have relied on him to litigate biomedical, electrical, chemical, mechanical, and business method patents involving a diverse array of technologies, including wireless communications, electronic commerce, digital cameras, solid state disk drives, location sensing, biosensors, water and wastewater filtration, integrated circuits and angioplasty catheters. He has represented clients in dozens of patent and other intellectual property cases in federal courts throughout the country and before the International Trade Commission (ITC). Mr. Selwyn counts among his clients many of Silicon Valley’s most prominent technology companies.

Mr. Selwyn is a member of the California Bar Foundation’s Board of Directors.

Memberships

California

Massachusetts

New York

Education

JD, Columbia Law School, 1993

AB, Harvard University, 1990

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)

The intellectual property practice at WilmerHale acts for domestic and international clients, frequently providing innovative solutions spanning trademark, copyright, patent drafting and prosecution, post-grant proceedings, and strategic IP portfolio development. Attorneys in the team have tech transfer and licensing, litigation, and due diligence experience, and also benefit from expertise in the team beyond the United States to other jurisdictions, frequently working with lawyers in the United Kingdom, Germany, and China. The strength of the team is demonstrated through their impressive client list, boasting the likes of Twitter, Sony, Meta Platforms, Hulu, and Bristol-Myers Squibb. Lisa Pirozzolo and Mark Selwyn co-chair the firm’s IP litigation practice, operating out of Boston and Palo Alto respectively, alongside Amy Wigmore, based in Washington DC, where Brittany Amadi is another key lawyer. Emily Whelan in Boston is the chair of the general IP department, focusing on litigation related to chemistry, biotech, and pharma. Boston-based William Lee remains a key figure in the team, with Palo Alto’s Sonal Mehta has vast experience in high-stakes patent and tech disputes.