Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A.

Intellectual Property/ Commercial Litigation

Steven Fineman, assistant general counsel of the firm, focuses his practice on intellectual property and commercial litigation.

He has experience litigating complex disputes in all of Delaware’s state and federal courts, including appeals to the Delaware Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

Steve has substantial experience in Hatch-Waxman litigation.  His clients have included large pharmaceutical companies as well as technology and communications companies.  Steve co-authored a chapter in ANDA Litigation: Strategies and Tactics for Pharmaceutical Patent Litigators.

Publications

Delaware’s Two Courts for Trade Secrets and Restrictive Covenants—ABA | January 26, 2016

Delaware is known for its robust litigation in the field of corporate governance, generally arising from transactions among some of the country’s largest and most well-known companies. But Delaware also has become a forum of choice for litigants seeking to protect a variety of intellectual and competitive interests, including trade secrets, restrictive covenants, and confidentiality agreements.…

District Court Considers Post-Octane Fitness Fee Awards—Delaware Business Court Insider | October 22, 2014

In Octane Fitness LLC v. ICON Health & Fitness, the U.S. Supreme Court evaluated the language in 35 U.S.C. Section 285, a statute that allows for the award of attorney fees to prevailing parties in “exceptional” patent infringement cases, and rejected a restrictive interpretation of the statute by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Recognition

The Best Lawyers in America, since 2017 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America, 2026, 2025, 2024, 2023

Bar Admissions

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit, 2004 United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 2001 Delaware, 2001