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MoloLamken LLP Offices

600 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVENUE, N.W
WASHINGTON D.C. 20037
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
United States
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Jeffrey A. Lamken

Position
Jeffrey Lamken, a nationally recognized appellate practitioner, has argued 27 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court and briefed dozens more on a wide range of topics, including administrative law, antitrust, bankruptcy, civil rights, criminal procedure, energy, intellectual property, searches and seizures, separation of powers, and telecommunications. He has handled matters in virtually all of the federal courts of appeals. He possesses particularly deep expertise in the specialized Federal Circuit. Mr. Lamken also develops, briefs, and argues critical motions in trial matters.
Career
Before founding MoloLamken, Mr. Lamken headed Baker Botts’ Supreme Court and Appellate Practice in Washington, D.C. Mr. Lamken served as an Assistant to the Solicitor General in the U.S. Department of Justice and was a partner in the Washington, D.C. litigation boutique Kellogg, Huber & Hansen. He clerked for the Honorable Sandra Day O’Connor of the U.S. Supreme Court and the Honorable Alex Kozinski of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Memberships
American Academy of Appellate Lawyers; Edward Coke Appellate Inn of Court; Giles S. Rich Inn of Court; District of Columbia Bar; California Bar.
Education
JD, Stanford Law School, 1990 (Order of the Coif, Nathan Abbott Scholar); BA, political science, Haverford College, 1986 (magna cum laude).
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
(Leading partners)National dispute resolution boutique MoloLamken LLP continues to strengthen its formidable record before the US Supreme Court; it argued three SCOTUS cases during the 2022/23 term, despite the Court’s shrinking docket overall. The firm’s emphasis on high-profile appeals involving IP, energy, telecoms and sovereign immunity also ensures that it is frequently engaged to represent clients before various courts of appeals. Highlighted by sources as a ‘great senior partner’, appellate chair Jeffrey Lamken has argued twenty-seven cases before SCOTUS. Among Lamken’s recent cases, he represented The Humane Society of the United States before the US Supreme Court in a successful defense of California’s Proposition 12 against a constitutional challenge. Next-generation partner Lucas Walker recently argued—and won—his first case before SCOTUS, when he represented Abitron Austria in a precedent-setting trademark case holding that US trademark law is not extraterritorial and applies only to uses of trademarks within the US. The team also includes experienced appellate litigator Michael Pattillo, who is noted for his record in patent appeals before the Federal Circuit; Robert Kry, whose practice spans trial and appellate litigation; and Rayiner Hashem, who focuses on appellate and patent litigation. Named attorneys are based in Washington DC.
United States > Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
(Leading partners)National litigation boutique MoloLamken LLP is ‘incredibly effective‘ and has extensive experience in patent disputes, standing out in particular for its ability to handle appellate IP matters before the Supreme Court and Federal Courts of Appeals. Seasoned appellate practitioner Jeffrey A. Lamken is based in Washington DC and has comprehensive experience representing clients in the pharma, telecoms and tech industries in patent appeals at the Federal Circuit. The group also includes the ‘energetic and experienced attorney‘ Ben Quarmby in New York, who specializes in trial and appellate litigation related to patent, trademark, trade secret, and tech licensing disputes, and Washington DC-based patent litigator Michael Pattillo.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading partners United States > Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Leading partners United States > Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Patents: litigation (full coverage) United States > Intellectual property
- Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal) United States > Dispute resolution
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Firm Rankings
- New York City Elite > Commercial disputes
- Washington DC Elite > International litigation
- Washington DC Elite > International litigation
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: plaintiff
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense