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

With full-service capabilities and a global reach, WilmerHale‘s patent attorneys are praised by clients as ‘second to none in their ability to find the right strategies and execute them to win.‘ The firm’s intellectual property litigation practice is co-chaired by Mark Selwyn in Palo Alto, who represents major tech companies in multidisciplinary and multi-jurisdictional IP disputes, and Lisa Pirozzolo in Boston, who specializes in life sciences disputes and Hatch-Waxman cases. Also in Boston, William Lee is an expert trial and appellate lawyer in IP, Emily Whelan focuses on litigation in the chemistry, biotech and pharmaceuticals fields, Joseph Mueller specializes in IP cases with antitrust elements, and Michael Summersgill is praised as a ‘superlative trial lawyer.‘ New York-based Robert Gunther is a seasoned trial lawyer who has specialist knowledge in IP disputes in both the tech and life sciences industries, while litigator Sonal Mehta in Palo Alto represents clients primarily in tech-related patent disputes. The group also includes IP litigation specialists Brittany Amadi and Gregory Lantier  in Washington DC as well as Omar Khan in New York, who focuses on the life sciences sector.

WilmerHale‘s IP practice is well-regarded for its patent litigation work and increasingly represents its blue-chip clients in Section 337 investigations. The group is led by IP specialist Mark Selwyn in Palo Alto, who co-chairs the firm’s wider intellectual property litigation group and has experience litigating patent infringement disputes for a wide variety of tech companies. James Dowd in Los Angeles focuses his practice on patent litigation and strategy and is seasoned litigating before the ITC. Boston lawyer Sarah Frazier, who has a diverse litigation practice with a particular emphasis on IP disputes, is another a key contact.